Stormzy apologises for 'foul and disgusting' homophobic tweets

Stormzy has issued a grovelling apology for a string of “foul and offensive” homophobic comments he tweeted years ago.

The grime star admitted he had held “hurtful and discriminative views” as a younger man but has since “unlearned” his homophobia.

Gay and lesbian website PinkNews revealed on Tuesday that Stormzy, 24, real name Michael Omari, had accused other internet users of being “a faggot”, “a fag” and “gay”.

He posted at least 19 tweets using homophobic language between 2011 and 2014.

On Wednesday, Stormzy took to Twitter again to issue an apology.

“I said some foul and offensive things whilst tweeting years ago at a time when I was young and proudly ignorant,” he said.

“Very hurtful and discriminative views that I’ve unlearned as I’ve grown up and become a man.

“The comments I made were unacceptable and disgusting, full stop.

“Comments that I regret and to everyone I’ve offended, I am sorry, these are attitudes I’ve left in the past.

“The homophobic language I used was, embarrassingly, a part of my vocabulary when I was younger and ignorance made me feel comfortable to use them whilst not understanding the hate and the ramifications they carry.

“That isn’t an excuse, I take responsibility for my mistakes and hope you can understand that my younger self doesn’t reflect who I am today.

“Again, I’m sorry to everyone I’ve offended. To the LGBQT community and my supporters and friends, my deepest apologies.