Darius Rucker thinks people should forgive Morgan Wallen as he’s “tried to really better himself”

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Morgan Wallen after he used a racial slur.During an appearance on Rolling Stone’s Music Now podcast, the Hootie and the Blowfish vocalist said Wallen has grown since the 2021 incident, in which a video emerged of the country star saying the n-word.“I think Morgan’s become a better person since that,” Rucker said. “I’ve known Morgan a long time.

Since all that happened, Morgan’s tried to really better himself and become a better person and see the world in a much better, better way.”After footage of him using the slur surfaced, Wallen said he was “embarrassed and sorry”.

Responding to TMZ, who first aired the clips, he said: “I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back.“There are no excuses to use this type of language, ever.

I want to sincerely apologise for using the word. I promise to do better.”Despite having his music withdrawn from radio stations in the US and UK, Wallen is still a dominant force in country music, with ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ going No.