DaBaby apologises on Instagram after hitting female fan in the face

09 March 2020, 14:55 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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DaBaby has apologised on Instagram after video footage emerged of him hitting a female fan in the face at a Florida nightclub.

The video footage shows the US rapper walking in front of a stage in Tampa, Florida before stopping to hit a fan who appeared to be videoing the rapper with the flash on at close range.

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— Toeslurper (@ToeSlurper101) March 8, 2020

Yesterday (8 March) on his Instagram Story, DaBaby, real name Jonathan Kirk, apologised for his actions, "I do sincerely apologise. I do. I'm very sorry that there was a female on the other end of that flashlight on their phone."

He adds, "But you know, keep in mind, I couldn't see you because you got the flash this close to me. Which is okay, it's no problem. A lot of people did - they didn't put it as close as you put it - but a lot of people had flash on me, and that's okay. That's what I signed up for."

DaBaby goes on to demonstrate a better way for fans to get a close-up shot of the rapper, "Out of all those fans - how many people know how to zoom in? Just zoom in instead of popping me in the motherfucking eye with the phone."

He goes on to apologise again, "But I do apologise that there was a female on the other end. I think by this time, you know it's a well known fact that male or female, I would've responded the same exact way."

It's not DaBaby's first hiccup since being the limelight. In January he was arrested on a battery charge (which was dropped on 5 March) after arguing with a music promoter over a payment for a performance.