Associated Press Apologizes To Babyface Following Reporters Red Carpet Disrespect, X Says It's Too L

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The Associated Press had to apologize to Babyface following some blatant disrespect on the Grammys' red carpet.
Reporters for the Associated Press, Leslie Ambriz and Krysta Fauria, had to apologize after social media, specifically the Black delegation, expressed dissatisfaction with how they treated the legend, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
Ambriz and Fauria were initially talking to Babyface but quickly lost interest in the iconic singer/songwriter when Chappell Roan appeared behind him.
Babyface quickly noticed the disrespect, telling the two thirsty reporters to interview Roan, "You guys wanna do that? Go do that," before handing them back the microphone and walking off.
1/ She @krystafauria wasn't even paying attention to Babyface, she just rudely yelled "Chappell!" and still didn't acknowledge him before he walked away.
And her disingenuous apology saying she's a "big Babyface fan" please... that's not big fan behavior. pic.twitter.com/JvyopqVmYI
— Mr. Christopher (@iamalmostlegend) February 3, 2025
The outrage on social media was instant. Dionne Warwick said on X, formerly Twitter, "13x Grammy Award-winning Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds? Am I seeing this correctly?" and followed that up with a screenshot of the dictionary definition of the word "decorum."
@AP pic.twitter.com/iHqzUoGSO1
— Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) February 3, 2025
You know it's bad when culture vulture Khloe Kardashian calls you out.
This is so disrespectful how Babyface was treated in this interview. Babyface has had such a significant impact on the music industry, in sooo many ways. Its maddening to see a LEGEND not get the respect and attention they deserve. He is a pioneer and deserves so much better than... pic.twitter.com/adXhcN2jY1
— Khloé (@khloekardashian) February 3, 2025
The Associated Press Apologized
The fallout was so bad that the Associated Press apologized to Babyface for the two reporters' behavior.
"We are deeply sorry for cutting our interview with Babyface short on our YouTube livestream of the Grammys red carpet. We have apologized to him through his representative and to our viewers on the live stream," AP's post reads.
We are deeply sorry for cutting our interview with Babyface short on our YouTube livestream of the Grammys red carpet. We have apologized to him through his representative and to our viewers on the livestream.
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 3, 2025
Folks on X aren't accepting the apology. One person wrote in response to the AP, "Girl [middle finger emoji] you and this fake ass apology. Next time hire some real reporters and not dumb fangirls to conduct the interviews."
Damn.
Still, it was an epic night that saw Kendrick Lamar sweep every category he's in and cement "Not Like Us" as the greatest diss song ever, Doechii bring home a Grammy for the rap girlies, Beyoncé win "Best Country Album," and the elusive "Album of The Year," and Janelle Monáe piss off Michael Jackson fans.
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