Fox News host Laura Ingraham has come under fire for mocking slain rapperNipsey Hussle.
On Friday’s episode ofThe Ingraham Angle, Ingraham, 55, was shown laughing and grinning while speaking about Hussle’semotional memorial servicethat took place just one day before.
“Now this dear artist recently released a song called ‘FDT’ [F—-Donald Trump],” Ingraham continued, airing a clip from the music video.
The clip that she then showed while mocking the late musician was from the music video only shows YG, 29, and not Hussle.
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Representatives for FOX News did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The incident has since caused an uproar on social media, with many prominent figures in music calling for Ingraham to be fired.
“We are NO LONGER laying quiet while you continuously disrespect our brother, culture African Americans as a whole.”
Snoop Dog, whospoke at Hussle’s memorial, commented “I’m in” on The Game’s post.
T.I.alsojoined the conversationsaying, “This is Disgusting! You both are vile despicable, poor excuses for people. My expectations have already decreased so much for mankind in the past couple weeks that this hardly surprised me… especially from @foxnews.”
Hussle wasfatally shotin front of his Los Angeles clothing store, Marathon Clothing Company on March 31. He was 33. Two other men were also shot, though they survived their injuries.
Over 20,000 people gathered in the Staples Center Thursday to pay their respects to the prolific rapper.
During the memorial, Hussle’s longtime girlfriendLauren London, whom he shared 2-year-old sonKross Asghedomwith, emotionallyspoke of the love she sharedwith Hussle, born Ermias Joseph Asghedom.
Snoop Dog at Nipsey Hussle’s memorial.Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images For Atlantic Records
Beginning her eulogy with a text message she wrote on Jan. 21, London read the loving words she put together for her boyfriend of six years.
“Ermias was asleep one morning and I was watching him because I used to love to watch him sleep and I wrote him a text while he was sleeping so when he woke up he would read it,” said London, who also shared a copy of the text message in the funeral’s pamphlet.
“I want you to know I feel real joy in my heart when I’m around you. I feel safe around you. Protected. Like a shield over me when you’re around, I am totally myself when I’m with you,” London had written. “You’ve made me into more of a woman. You’ve given me an opportunity to really love a man,” she continued.
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Hussle was laid to rest the following day at an intimate and private funeral at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles.
On April 4, he entered a plea of not guilty in court. The aspiring rapper could face a maximum sentence of life in state prison if convicted.
source: people.com
