Camila Cabello says she was "embarrassingly
ignorant" before, admitting she feels "deeply ashamed" of her
past behaviour.
Camila Cabello has apologised after a string of
racist posts she is alleged to have posted as a teenager resurfaced online.
The American singer wrote a lengthy post on
Twitter, saying she was "deeply ashamed" about her past use of
"horrible and hurtful language".
Her comments appear to be in response to a Twitter
thread which claimed to exposed posts it says Cabello posted on Tumblr between
2012 and 2013.
The post - titled "Exposing Camila Cabello's
racist and downright disturbing tumblr reblogs" has since been deleted.
In her apology, Cabello wrote: "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."
Cabello goes on: "I apologised then and I
apologise 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."
The 22-year-old says she has since grown up and
realised the error of her ways, saying she is "conscious and aware of the
history and the pain it carries in a way I wasn't before".
She added: "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 an ounce of hate or
divisiveness.
"The truth is 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 apologise again from the bottom of my heart."
Cabello shot to fame as a member of girl group
Fifth Harmony, but left three years ago to go it alone as a solo artist.
She has since won two Latin Grammy Awards, four
American Music Awards and a Billboard Music Award.
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