Country music star and Hootie and the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker recently said on the “Rolling Stone Music Now” podcast that it’s time for the country music community to forgive Morgan Wallen. Wallen found himself at the center of controversy in 2021 when he was caught on video using the N-word and other expletives. The backlash that followed included ratio stations temporarily suspending Wallen’s music, his booking agent dropping him and the Academy of Country Music barring him from nominations at the 2021 awards.
“I think Morgan’s become a better person since that,” Rucker told Rolling Stone.
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