The family of autistic airport employee Andrew Farrell has come forward to respond to rap star 50 Cent‘s publicized apology letter for insulting him last weekend.
The family issued a statement and revealed they accepted his apology.
“We would first like to thank everyone for the amazing amount of support that they have shown over the past few days. It has been an emotional roller coaster that we are ready to put to rest. As requested we have received a letter apologizing for 50 cent’s behavior and we have chosen to accept it, along with a request that a donation be made to Autism Speaks. Though a letter of apology will not undo what 50 cent has put our family through, we are choosing to forgive. A great lesson can be learned from this heartbreaking situation. Regardless of the way that another person appears to you, it is never okay to publicly humiliate them via social media. We hope that this situation brings more awareness to what people with autism and other forms of social anxiety suffer through on a daily basis. Again, we thank the growing number of supporters who have shown both love and acceptance during this difficult time.” (Fox 19)
50 also issued a public apology Tuesday (May 3) evening.
“While the incident at the airport resulted from an unfortunate misunderstanding, I am truly sorry for offending the young man,” the rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, told Page Six in a statement. “It was certainly not my intent to insult him or the disability community, which is a source of great strength in America. I have apologized personally to him and his family.” (Page Six)
Reports claimed the victim’s family wanted 50 to make an apology.
Ken says Andrew has never smoked or had a sip of alcohol in his life. He says Andrew has severe social anxiety, and that’s why he ignored 50 — he also doesn’t know who the rapper is. Ken says the family has lawyered up, and the only thing stopping them from suing immediately is concern about stiff attorney fees. He says they’d be willing to forget the whole thing, IF 50 Cent donates $1 million to Andrew’s GoFundMe page, and makes a face-to-face apology. (TMZ)
50 sparked headlines after mocking Farrell in-person and posting the footage to social media.
In a since-deleted video shared on Instagram and Twitter, 50 Cent can be heard harassing the employee, identified as 19-year-old Andrew Farrell, for how he looks. “What kind of sh*t you think he took before he got to work today? He high as a motherf*cker right here in the airport,” 50 says. “Pupils dilated and everything, looking like… the new generation is f*cking crazy.” (Complex)
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LOL dummy you got lucky for this one 50!! smh
50 need to lay low and keep to himself. These last few years have been shameful.