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Janelle Monáe Blasts Nelly for Playing Trump Inauguration: ‘A Motherf-cking Fool’

During a Grammys afterparty Sunday, Janelle Monáe called out Nelly for performing at Donald Trump's inaugural ball, calling him a 'fool.'

Janelle Monáe did not mince their words during a freestyle about Nelly over the beat of his song, “Hot in Herre.” During a Grammys afterparty Sunday, the musician called out the singer for performing at Donald Trump ‘s inaugural ball. The Monáe diss comes several weeks after Nelly defended his decision to perform during the presidential inauguration event, saying he would’ve agreed to play even if Kamala Harris or Joe Biden won the election. Monáe previously endorsed Harris in a November interview with Bossip, slamming Trump’s policy stances and rhetoric: ”He’s a hateful person and he wants the rest of the world to exhibit that behavior and that is dangerous.

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