Lil Wayne speaks out on American Flag controversy, 'I didn't step on the flag on purpose!'

Rapper Lil Wayne is doing damage control after he was seen singing and dancing on the American Flag in a clip for his newest music video, “God Bless Amerika.”

Wayne’s disrespect for the flag stirred outrage over the weekend after he was seen singing in front of a giant flag, which drops to the ground revealing a group of people behind it as he sings, “My country 'tis of thee / Sweet land of kill 'em all and let 'em die / God bless Amerika / This ole' godless Amerika."

Since the videos release, Weezy has received a significant amount of backlash for both the lyrics and his blatant disregard for the flag.

Now, the 30-year-old artist has taken to Twitter to state that he didn’t “step on the flag on purpose.”

“I didn't step on the flag on purpose! It's a scene in a video where the flag drops behind me and after it drop it's just there as I perform,” he tweeted Tuesday morning.

Image: YouTube Video Clip

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