Meghan Trainor is sorry.
The 29-year-old pregnant singer found herself facing backlash over the weekend after a comment she made about teachers.
She and her actor husband Daryl Sabara had Trisha Paytas on their podcast titled Workin’ On It. The trio talked about the failures of the education system in the United States. They also discussed the issue of mass shootings in schools, and discussed their worries about teachers and potential bullies.
At a certain point during the discussion on the podcast, Meghan was heard saying:
“F**k teachers, dude.”
Her comment quickly went viral. Many teachers flooded TikTok and other social media platforms to call her out.
Now, Meghan is apologizing.
In a video which she posted on TikTok, she extended an apology to educators. She began by saying:
“Teachers of TikTok and teachers of the world, I recently said ‘F teachers’ on the podcast and it’s not how I feel.
I was fired up because we were talking about how sending your kid to school here in America is so horrific.”
She admitted:
“[I] did not mean [to say that about] all teachers. I love teachers, I fight for teachers. I think they have the hardest job and they are the most underpaid. They are the most unappreciated when they literally raise all of us.”
Meghan ended by expressing how sorry she is:
“I don’t want to make excuses, I just want to [say] I’m sorry.
I am sorry to any teachers I made feel bad and I will remind myself that my words definitely could have a consequence and I will be more careful.”
