Bryan Adams has apologised after being accused of racism following a rant in which he blamed "bat-eating" people for causing coronavirus.
The 60-year-old singer shared an expletive-filled post on Instagram, lamenting how his planned performances in London had been postponed due to the health crisis.
But following a backlash, Adams apologised to "all that took offence" to the post and said his intention had been to promote veganism.
In his initial post, the star wrote: "Tonight was supposed to be the beginning of a tenancy of gigs at the royalalberthall, but thanks to some f****** bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy bastards, the whole world is now on hold, not to mention the thousands that have suffered or died from
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