Matty Healy Apologized to Ice Spice ‘A Bunch of Times’

Ice Spice followers have been livid when Matty Healy made racist feedback about her earlier this 12 months — however she says the drama is all previously.

“Once I had heard that little podcast or no matter, I used to be so confused. As a result of I heard ‘chubby Chinese language girl’ or some s–t like that, and I’m like, ‘Huh? What does that even imply?’” the 23-year-old rapper informed Billboard in an interview printed on Thursday, September 28. “Initially, I’m thick. What do you imply Chinese language? What? However then they apologized or no matter. And the entire time, I didn’t actually care.”

Ice added that she noticed Healy, 34, at a Vogue Week social gathering earlier this month, and the duo formally made up. “He was like, ‘Hey, you OK?’ and I’m like, ‘After all,’” she recalled. “He apologized to me a bunch of occasions. We’re good.”

Healy got here underneath hearth in February after he poked enjoyable at Ice throughout an look on “The Adam Friedland Present.” He joined in because the podcast hosts mimicked Chinese language and Hawaiian accents and stated Ice seemed like an “Inuit Spice Lady” or a “chubby Chinese language girl.” The episode was later pulled from Apple and Spotify after listeners decried the feedback as racist.

That very same month, Healy issued a public apology to Ice through Instagram. “I simply really feel a bit dangerous, and I’m type of a bit sorry if I’ve offended you,” he wrote. “Ice Spice, I’m sorry. It’s not as a result of I’m irritated that me joking bought misconstrued. It’s as a result of I don’t need Ice Spice to assume I’m a d–ok. I really like you, Ice Spice. I’m so sorry.”

Three months later, Healy informed The New Yorker that the backlash “doesn’t really matter,” including that he didn’t assume anybody actually cared what he stated. “No person is sitting there at night time slumped at their laptop, and their boyfriend comes over and goes, ‘What’s fallacious, darling?’ and so they go, ‘It’s simply this factor with Matty Healy,’” Healy stated in Could. “That doesn’t occur.”

When The New Yorker’s author argued that “possibly it does” matter, Healy doubled down. “If it does, you’re both deluded or you might be, sorry, a liar,” he stated. “You’re both mendacity that you’re harm, otherwise you’re a bit psychological for being harm. It’s simply individuals going, ‘Oh, there’s a nasty factor over there, let me get as near it as attainable so you may see how good I’m.’ And I type of need them to do this, as a result of they’re demonstrating one thing so base stage.”

The controversy escalated partly as a result of Healy was then courting Taylor Swift, who launched her “Karma” remix with Ice in Could. In early June, nonetheless, Us Weekly confirmed that Swift, 33, and Healy had referred to as it quits.

One month later, Healy admitted he has some regrets about issues he’s stated previously. “I used to be at all times, like, attempting stuff and a few stuff I bought proper and a few stuff I bought fallacious,” he stated throughout his live performance with The 1975 in London. “However, have you learnt what? There’s plenty of issues I’ve stated, jokes that I’ve made, you already know what, there’s in all probability a few f–king songs I’d take again if I had the prospect.”

Healy introduced on Tuesday, September 26, that The 1975 is taking an “indefinite hiatus” from exhibits after they wrap up their present tour, which ends in Europe in March 2024. “We love coming to this place and enjoying for you guys at any time when now we have the prospect, and it’s great you’re all right here,” Healy informed the gang on the band’s Sacramento, California, live performance. “It’s great to have you ever guys with us tonight.”