Babyface Issues Statement About Now-Viral Rude Reporter That Cut Him Off at the GRAMMYs for Chappell Roan

Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds may be used to being regarded as R&B royalty for his nearly 40 years of cranking out hits for himself and others, but on Sunday’s GRAMMY red carpet (February 2) he got royally dissed by a reporter from the Associated Press (AP).

As reported, the legendary producer-singer-songwriter had an awkward encounter with the news outlet’s rep Krysta Fauria when she cut him off mid-sentence to acknowledge the arrival of Chappell Roan.

The interaction outraged the 65-year-old legend’s fans and supporters, prompting AP to later issue an apology.

Now, Edmonds himself is speaking out about the incident. Look inside to see what he said.

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Before AP released a statement on X about the issue, Fauria apologized in advance while still on the carpet (as seen in the video above).

“First, I wanted to say that I’m really sorry about interrupting Babyface earlier. Chappell Roan had come up and there was a lot of commotion as there is on these carpets. I’m a big Babyface fan as are we all, so I just wanted to say that,” she relayed shortly after her interaction with Edmonds.

Before Babyface left the event, however, he was quizzed by E! News about the now-viral moment.

“How do I feel about that? It’s ok,” he said with a smile.

Later chatting with PEOPLE magazine, he elaborated on the matter via an official statement.

“The best part of the night was reconnecting with old friends, meeting new artists and feeling all the love in the room. That’s what I’ll remember. That’s what it’s really about. Music is bigger than any one moment. Much love to everyone who won and everyone out here making great music,” he shared – opting not to slam the young reporter who is already being dissed by everyone from Dionne Warwick to Khloe Kardashian over the snafu.

Click PLAY on the video above to re-live the awkward moment.

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