Country star Morgan Wallen has been dropped by a number of radio stations in light of a video emerging which sees him use a racial slur.
Wallen currently has the number one album in the United States with ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’, which has held the top position for three weeks.
The new video, which was reportedly filmed by a neighbour in Nashville, sees Wallen greeting friends and referring to one of them as the n-word.
Responding to TMZ, who first published the video, Wallen said he was “embarrassed and sorry”.
“I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back,” he added. “There are no excuses to use this type of language, ever. I want to sincerely apologise for using the word. I promise to do better.”
In light of the video emerging, radio network Cumulus Media are “requesting that all of Morgan Wallen’s music be removed from our playlists without…