Slik Talk Apologises to Riky Rick’s Wife Bianca Following Insensitive Video: “It Was Very Distasteful”

• Popular YouTuber Slik Talk has issued a heartfelt apology to Riky Rick's widow Bianca following one of his videos
• The content creator faced heavy backlash from social media users when he made the insensitive video calling Bianca out
• He, however, took down the distasteful video 30 minutes after posting it and apologised to the late rapper's wife

Controversial YouTuber Slik Talk has become popular for calling out celebrities. The content creator, however, went too far when he made a video for Riky Rick's wife, Bianca Naidoo.

In the now-deleted video, Slik Talk asked what Bianca had done to help Riky Rick with his depression. Riky Rick took his own life and was cremated after a private funeral.

TimesLive reports that Slik Talk received massive backlash from social media users for the insensitive video. Many urged him to take the video down and apologise to Bianca.

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According to The South African, the vlogger issued an apology in a video on his YouTube channel. The report further states that Slik Talk admitted that his video was insensitive and distasteful, and he did not expect it to have the impact it had.

"I apologise to Bianca Naidoo, Riky Rick’s wife, for the video I made about her. It was extremely insensitive, very distasteful. I was out of order. I was speculating, I didn’t think the video would do what it did. I uploaded the video and deleted it in 30 minutes. But there were already clips on Twitter ... I hope the video didn’t get to you. And if it did, just know I am apologetic about what I said."

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Trevor Noah fires shots at the media for ‘double standards’ in coverage of Russia-Ukraine war

In more entertainment news, Briefly News Reported that the media has played a pivotal role in showing people worldwide what is happening in Ukraine after Russia attacked the country.

South African comedian and TV host Trevor Noah has, however, called out some media houses and reporters for their double standards while covering the conflict.

TimesLive reports that Trevor Noah shared various clips of reporters from different parts of the world reporting on how Ukraine is not a “developing nation or Third World country” but a European nation. The publication further reports that Trevor said news reporters seemed to suggest that war should not happen in a European country like Ukraine but instead in African and Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq.

Source: Briefly News