Darius Rucker believes Morgan Wallen ‘not forgiven’ by country fans for racial slur

Darius Rucker is fresh to forgive Morgan Wallen for utilizing a group slur — but he can’t opportunity nan aforesaid for nan remainder of nan state euphony community.

“I deliberation Morgan’s go a amended personification since that. I’ve known Morgan a agelong time,” nan former Hootie & The Blowfish frontman said connected the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, referencing Morgan’s usage of nan N-word that yet led to his “cancellation.” 

“Since each that happened, you know, Morgan’s tried to really amended himself, go a amended personification and spot nan world successful a overmuch amended way. And you know, he’s not forgiven…Morgan’s still not up for CMAs and ACMs.”

“They tin opportunity what they want but nan truth that Morgan Wallen is not up for Entertainer of nan Year and those things is crazy, origin nary one’s sold much tickets than Morgan. Maybe Luke Combs is correct up location pinch him. But they’re playing stadiums, man,” Rucker emphasized.

“But that’s society. What I deliberation doesn’t matter. People are gonna make their ain sentiment and spell pinch it. And so, it is what it is,” he added.

In 2021, TMZ released video of Wallen utilizing nan N-word.

He was met pinch contiguous backlash, having his euphony taken disconnected nan power and being suspended from his grounds label.

“That personification is decidedly not nan aforesaid personification I americium now,” Wallen told Billboard last twelvemonth of nan man successful nan video.

Months aft nan incident happened, Wallen shared connected “Good Morning America” that he and his friends were intelligibly drunk erstwhile he uttered nan slur.

Following nan scandal, Wallen checked himself into rehab.

He besides said pinch Black leaders and pledged $500,000 to Black-affiliated groups, which he yet fulfilled.

A ample information of that money went to nan Black Music Action Coalition.

Wallen donated $300,000 connected behalf of 20 individuals who counseled him done nan trying period.

According to USA Today, those 20 group were fixed nan prime to support nan money successful nan BMAC aliases donate their information to a kindness of their choosing.

Despite nan scrutiny, income of Wallen’s euphony really increased. 

Of nan experience, Wallen told Billboard he realized “just really overmuch that group listen” to him.

“I don’t deliberation I realized that, astatine slightest not astatine that expansive of a standard astatine nan time,” he added.

“I [learned] really overmuch my words matter.”

Wallen besides reflected connected nan consequences he faced and his displeasure of cancel culture. He admitted to being angry complete really speedy nan world was to explanation him a racist.

“There’s nary excuse. I’ve ne'er made an excuse. I ne'er will make an excuse,” Wallen said.

“I’ve talked to a batch of people, heard stories [about] things that I would person ne'er thought astir because I wasn’t nan 1 going done it. And I think, for me, successful my bosom I was ne'er that feline that group were portraying maine to be, truthful location was a small spot of like, ‘Damn, I’m benignant of really huffy astir this a small spot because I cognize I shouldn’t person said this, but I’m really not that guy.’”

“I put myself successful conscionable specified a s— spot, you know? Like, ‘You really messed up here, guy.’ If I was that guy, past I wouldn’t person cared. I wouldn’t person apologized. I wouldn’t person done immoderate of that if I really was that feline that group were saying astir me,” nan “Lies Lies Lies” vocalist said of rectifying his mistake. 

Since nan slur, Wallen has been trying to rehabilitate his image.

He’s deed a fewer bumps successful nan road, including an apprehension successful April for allegedly throwing a chair disconnected nan tile of a Nashville bar.

The vocalist is presently connected his “One Night At A Time” tour.