Rapper DaBaby has apologised after hitting a woman at an event in Tampa, Florida.
Set to play an after party at the city's Whiskey North venue, the rapper lashed out, with footage of the incident quickly circulating online.
DaBaby slaps a woman as he’s walking through a crowd of people. pic.twitter.com/bx6Ds717iu
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/blockquote>TMZ broke the story, with DaBaby subsequently sharing an apology across multiple Insta Stories.
The rapper insisted that he couldn't see who the person was, and had lashed out after a camera was pushed towards him.
"I do sincerely apologize. I do. I’m very sorry that there was a female on the other end of that flashlight on their phone."
DaBaby apologizes to the woman who was slapped at his concert last night. pic.twitter.com/uj3z0tDzVc
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He continued: "But you know, keep in mind, I couldn’t see you because you got the flash this close to me. Which is OK, it’s no problem."
"But fans—how many people know how to zoom in? Just zoom in instead of popping me in the motherfuckin’ eye with the phone. But I do apologize that there was a female on the other end."
“I think by this time, you know it’s a well known fact that male or female, I would’ve responded the same exact way…”
DaBaby invited the person involved in the fracas to contact him, and he would fly them out for a private conversation and a one-on-one apology.
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