Rory Farrell Deletes X Account After Backlash Over Resurfaced Posts About Black Women

Overview

• The New Rory & Mal co-host removed his X profile after users surfaced old posts that many said disparaged Black women, including Rihanna and Beyoncé.
• During a live X Spaces discussion, Farrell faced pointed challenges over the posts and was described by listeners as sarcastic in his replies.
• Farrell insisted he never called Black women ugly or roaches, said he would not apologize for claims he denied, and apologized for other past remarks.
• Earlier coverage highlighted screenshots of tweets attributed to Farrell that called Beyoncé a "hoodrat" and included comments about not seeing a good-looking Black woman and Blue Ivy’s hair.
• Critics such as Joe Budden and Marc Lamont Hill labeled his response dismissive or arrogant, screenshots of deleted tweets continued to circulate, and producer Demaris “Baby D” Giscombe also deleted an X account.