Overview
- Speaking on Cam Newton’s Funky Fridays, Smollett said he has no personal issue with Kendrick Lamar and respects him as an artist.
- He added that he does not know Lamar personally and does not know what the video was meant to convey.
- Smollett confirmed he will not release a diss track in response to The Heart Part 5.
- Lamar’s 2022 video used DEEP VOODOO’s deepfake technology to morph into several public figures, including Smollett, Will Smith, Ye, Nipsey Hussle and O. J. Simpson.
- Smollett reiterated that many people have already made up their minds about his 2019 case; his conviction was later overturned, and reports earlier this year described a settlement with Chicago that he has said involved donations but no admission.