Sexyy Red deletes AI Image with Martin Luther King Jr after being called “disrespectful” by daughter

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Sexyy Red has deleted AI-generated images of herself with Martin Luther King Jr. after being called out by his daughter.The 26-year-old rapper divided opinion on Monday (January 20) when she shared an image created by artificial intelligence which showed her alongside the late civil rights activist in what appears to be a nightclub.She also shared a second image of herself with MLK, showing her photoshopped alongside him at the historic March On Washington in August 1963.The posts, however, soon captured the attention of Bernice King – the daughter of the civil rights leader – who took to X/Twitter to call out the artist and insist she take down the images.Sexyy Red shares an AI generated picture of her with Martin Luther King Jr.

to celebrate MLK day. pic.twitter.com/Gbaa7ffjCU— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) January 20, 2025In new tweet, Sexyy Red posts an edit of herself over a photo of Martin Luther King Jr.

protesting during the Civil Rights Movement:“Happy MLK Day!!” pic.twitter.com/AXGnW4AHUo— Pop Flop (@ThePopFlop) January 20, 2025“This is intentionally dishonouring, deplorable, and disrespectful of my family and my father, who is not here to respond himself because he was assassinated for working for your civil and human rights and to end war and poverty,” King wrote on X. “Please delete.”Sexyy Red quickly took down the posts, and King added to the social media thread.“Please don’t project your thoughts onto me.

I don’t believe Sexyy Red to be a ‘degenerate’, ‘ghetto’, or ‘trash’. I have spoken out in the past about the use of and comparison to either of my parents to denigrate other people,” King wrote.Please don’t project your thoughts onto me.