Rory Farrell, cohost of the popular “Rory & MAL” podcast, is trying to contain the fallout after a wave of old racist and offensive tweets resurfaced and spread across social media. Screenshots of the posts began circulating with people calling out comments like “Every black woman has either, wanted to, thought about, or actually f***ed a white guy #whitepeoplefacts” and “I’ve never saw a good looking black woman.” Another tweet that shocked many online was Rory’s personal jab at Beyoncé, where he referred to her as a “hoodrat” and even criticized the name of her daughter, Blue Ivy.
By Wednesday night, Rory jumped onto an X Spaces conversation with his cohosts Mal and Demaris, expecting to address the controversy directly. Instead, he was met with intense pushback from Black journalists, creators and longtime hip hop fans who questioned both his past remarks and his claims of being authentically connected to the culture. Several participants also reminded him that he owed a sincere apology not just to the audience but to his Black fraternity, Kappa Phi Kappa, which was also dragged into the conversation as people revisited his history.
Rory initially responded with sarcasm and dismissed the backlash as exaggerated social media outrage, but after continued criticism, he eventually apologized. Even then, he held firm that people were adding unnecessary sensationalism to the story and amplifying the situation beyond what the old tweets represented.
The timing hasn’t helped him either. Earlier this week, he made headlines for his comments about Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” earning Grammy nominations. Now, with the resurfacing of his past tweets, the conversation around Rory has shifted from music debates to accountability. He is not alone in facing that scrutiny though, as Kayla Nicole is also experiencing a similar wave of old content being brought back to the surface.
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