Camila Cabello Apologizes For Using ‘Horrible And Hurtful Language’ In Her Old Tumblr Posts

Earlier this week, a Twitter user uncovered a series of posts from Camila Cabello’s Tumblr blog, from 2012 and 2013. The posts highlighted feature racially insensitive language, and now Cabello has issued an apology.

https://twitter.com/motivatefenty/status/1207075263382732801

In her apology, Cabello accepts responsibility for her past actions, saying that she was “embarrassingly ignorant and unaware.”

Her post begins, “When I was younger, I used language that I’m deeply ashamed of and will regret forever. I was uneducated and ignorant and once I became aware of the history and the weight and the true meaning behind this horrible and hurtful language, I was deeply embarrassed I ever used it.” She concludes, “I can’t say enough how deeply sorry and ashamed I feel, and I apologize again from the bottom of my heart.”

Read Cabello’s full apology below.

“When I was younger, I used language that I’m deeply ashamed of and will regret forever. I was uneducated and ignorant and once I became aware of the history and the weight and the true meaning behind this horrible and hurtful language, I was deeply embarrassed i ever used it. I apologized then and I apologize again now. I would never intentionally hurt anyone and I regret it from the bottom of my heart . As much as I wish I could, I can’t go back in time and change things I said in the past. But once you know better, you do better and that’s all I can do.

I’m 22 now, I’m an adult and I’ve grown and learned and am conscious and aware of the history and the pain it carries in a way I wasn’t before. Those mistakes don’t represent the person I am or a person I’ve ever been. I only stand and have ever stood for love and inclusivity, and my heart has never, even then, had any ounce of hate or divisiveness. The truth is that I was embarrassingly ignorant and unaware. I use my platform to speak out about injustice and inequality and I’ll continue doing that. I can’t say enough how deeply sorry and ashamed I feel, and I apologize again from the bottom of my heart.”