DaBaby Slaps a Woman
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DaBaby Slaps a Woman refers to rapper DaBaby assaulting a female fan before a concert by slapping her after she waved her phone into the rapper's face. The assault became a subject of discussions and memes online.
Origin
On March 7th, 2020, Instagram[1] user t9bitxh shared footage of rapper DaBaby slapping a woman before his concert at Whiskey North, Tampa. In the footage, the rapper, dressed in a red hoodie and a coat, slaps a woman in the crowd after she waves her phone into the rapper's face (footage shown below).
DaBaby slaps a woman as he’s walking through a crowd of people. pic.twitter.com/bx6Ds717iu
— THE NEIGHBORHOOD TALK (@TNHTalk) March 8, 2020
Following the incident, the crowd booed DaBaby, with the rapper leaving the concert without performing a single song.[3]
Spread
Following the incident, the footage received viral spread online. On March 8th, Twitter[2] account The Neighborhood Talk @TNHTalk shared the video of the incident, with the footage gaining over 950,700 views, 3,000 retweets and 9,900 likes in two days. On March 8th, TMZ[3] and Daily Mail[4] reported about the incident.
Starting on March 8th, 2020, users on Twitter and Instagram posted memes about the incident. For example, on March 8th, 2020, Twitter[5] user @da_chieff_2 posted a meme in which he compared DaBaby to Chris Brown, with the post gaining over 9,000 retweets and 29,400 likes in one day (shown below, top). A same-day joke about DaBaby appearing on Red Table Talk by Twitter user @AyeeKay40seven[6] gained over 40,200 retweets and 150,400 likes in the same period (shown below, bottom).
DaBaby: slaps a women
Chris Brown: pic.twitter.com/iucck9MqQp— IG:da_chieff_ (@da_chieff_2) March 8, 2020
On March 8th, 2020, DaBaby shared an Instagram story in which he apologized to the woman whom he hit. On the same day, TMZ[3] reported that Tyronesha Laws, the woman who was slapped, hired a lawyer.
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. But you know, keep in mind, I couldn’t see you because you got the flash this close to me."
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External References
[3] TMZ – APOLOGIZES FOR SLAPPING WOMAN
… Let's Make It Right
[4] Daily Mail – Shocking moment rapper DaBaby SLAPS a woman as she tries to take a photo of him as he makes his way to the stage – and is then booed off without performing a single song
[5] Twitter – @da_chieff_2
[6] Twitter – @AyeeKay40seven
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