St. Louis rapper Chingy found himself at the center of a controversy that resulted in the ousting of Estée Lauder executive John Demsey, who posted a racist meme on social media referencing the rapper.

As Blavity previously reported, the meme portrayed a fake book cover with Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus, along with a racial epithet in the title joking about the coronavirus pandemic.

Estee Lauder senior executive John Demsey has been fired after posting this meme on his Instagram.

He was making nearly $10M a year.

He's posted an apology saying he "didn't read it before posting" pic.twitter.com/kCoIwN2n98
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) February 28, 2022

Demsey issued an apology for sharing the meme, and Chingy decided to step into the fray and address the situation in the comments of Demsey’s Instagram post.

“I’m CHINGY who you wurr speaking of and I didn’t take it a way at all. Matter fact I can tell you wurr jus trying to be hip like the kids today an it jus came out the wrong way. I didn’t see it as being a racial slurr ethier my brother. I love you guys products always have and I hope you keep yurr job my man,” the rapper wrote, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Chingy says he’s not offended by the meme posted about him. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/Iy96u1QtcV
— TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom) March 1, 2022

Chingy also posted a video of himself with his daughter to speak on why his name was trending on social media, Hot 97 reports.

“I think it was just an honest mistake that the guy made,” Chingy said, according to the video shared by The Shade Room. “I want to say peace and love to J. Demsey. I didn’t take it no type of way.”

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