Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg found himself in hot water recently for asking singer-actress Kelly Rowland about how it feels to “play second” to her Destiny’s Child bandmate Beyonce.
After being checked in real-time by Rowland, many of the ‘Motivation‘ singer’s fans and supporters were motivated to do the same (albeit less tactfully in some instances).
The uproar on social media in defense of Kelly led Rosenberg to issue an apology and also take to the platform to explain his side of the story. Details inside.
Kelly called him out to his face & he still didn’t get it. Even, Marsai Martin caught it. Outside of Destiny’s Child, Thee Kelly Rowland is an international superstar, actress, author & businesswoman! She’s been in this industry 25+ years & in 2022 you’re still comparing? 🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/1n2GjSXwhN
— Jerome Trammel, MBA (@MrJeromeTrammel) November 16, 2022
As reported here, Rosenberg got on Rowland’s bad side when he quizzed the diva – who was on hand to promote her new movie ‘Fantasy Football’ – about her “ability to play second” to Beyonce.
“Angie [Martinez] gave you flowers for your ability to play second to Beyonce,” he started before later continuing, “…you happen to be standing next to the brightest light on planet Earth. You think Big Boi from Outkast has it tough being next to Andre [3000], and you’re with Beyoncé. Not only did you not fight it, but it also seems you like you really love the position you were in.”
Kelly wasted no time hitting back to shut down the comparison.
“I don’t think anybody’s light dims anyone else’s,” she said. ”I think that when other people start to compare you, I think that shows how dim they are of themselves.”
Her response earned major praise on Twitter from commenters who also set their sights on checking Peter. Seeing his name sent to trending status on the platform Thursday (November 17) prompted a response from the DJ.
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His discussion on the matter wasn’t limited to Twitter, however. Taking to Hot 97, Peter reflected on the hoopla from Rowland’s fans with co-hosts Ebro Darden and Laura Stylez.
There, he attempted to make clear that he respects Kelly and didn’t mean to be offensive.
“Kelly Rowland to me, it’s so obvious that she is such an iconic star that I didn’t think twice about bringing it up as a conversation. But, in retrospect, I brought it up in a way that was clumsy and I understand why people were annoyed by it,” he shared as he revisited the awkward incident.
See the full recap above.
She’s not just second to Beyoncé, she’s final place and to most other artists.
You are so lame dude.
That’s right start setting these interview people straight.. Put some respect o her name
Kelly is internationally known and artistically they’re two different artist only difference Kelly clearly loves being on the TV scene while Bey continues on the music scene. They’re both winning at what they’re doing individually at this point it gets redundant with the comparisons.
Kelly should’ve sent flower to this guy for mention her nobody cares flop ass💅🏾 All her life had been using Queen B’s name. “Tired of compare to damn Beyoncé, she’s so pretty that just ain’t me” 🎶
So true 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
When solange does interviews they barely bring up bey. Kelly will always be Beyonce’s spineless lackey.
TRUTH HURTS !!! Sorry KELLY~
She eats like Bey, moans like Bey during s**, walks, talks heck even smokes like Bey wtf wrong with Kelly!! lmaoo Jk!
Kelly u looking good girl!