Bill Burr has been receiving backlash following his appearance at the 2021
Grammy Awards. Here’s a look at why he was cancelled and the drama that
unfolded.
- The comedian presented Best Regional Mexican Music at Sunday's Grammys
- He struggled to pronounce the name of the winner Natalia Lafourcade
- Burr joked feminists would hate a 'cis-white male doing all this Latino stuff'
- The stand-up also commented he wanted to 'kill himself' after a piano solo
2021 Grammy Awards has been in the center of controversy weeks before the
show aired. Amid this, Bill has been receiving a lot of heat after his appearance
during the award show. Fans have been calling out the comedian for saying
some problematic statements. Here’s a look at what he said.
WHY IS BILL BURR CANCELLED?
Bill was chosen as the presenter for various categories in the award show. He
decided to joke about the lockdown and went on to present the Best
Regional Mexican Music Award.
Singer Natalia Lafourcad had won in this category, but Bill found it hard to
pronounce her last name. “I can’t say this name. And the Grammy goes to
Natalia Lafourcade. I will accept on behalf of her. If I butchered her name,
I’m sorry. Natalia, you won. That’s it,” he said.
The comedian went on to call for trouble once again while presenting the
Best Tropical Latin Album category. Before announcing the winner he joked,
“The feminists are going nuts, ‘Why is this cis-white male doing all this
Latino stuff.'”
some more hate in spoiler:
Bill has a black wife