By now, you’ve likely heard of Morgan Wallen, the rising country star who was caught on camera last week, yelling racial slurs at his friend after an apparent night of drinking.
Wallen told TMZ: “I’m embarrassed and sorry. I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back.
There are no excuses to use this type of language, ever. I want to sincerely apologize for using the word. I promise to do better.” The backlash has been … a bit unexpected, as along with those condemning him, his album sales have surged.
If Wallen’s name is relatively new to you, we’ll fill you in on a few things about the controversial singer. He grew up with a preacher father and teacher mother, both of whom loved music -- hard rock and