Rap-Up.com || Mary J. Blige Speaks Out About Controversial Burger King Ad

Mary J. Blige is not happy after her Burger King commercial went viral and caused a firestorm on Twitter and blogs. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul is speaking out about her involvement in the controversial spot promoting the fast food chain’s new crispy chicken snack wraps.

In the commercial, Mary sings about “crispy chicken, fresh lettuce, three cheeses, ranch dressing.” But the ad was heavily panned, causing some to believe it was an April Fools’ joke at first.

Mary tells TMZ that she never signed off on the version that surfaced online.

“I agreed to be a part of a fun and creative campaign that was supposed to feature a dream sequence,” stated the 41-year-old singer. “Unfortunately, that’s not what was happening in that clip.”

The ad, which has seen been pulled from Burger King’s YouTube page, was not approved. “I understand my fans being upset by what they saw,” she continued. “But, if you’re a Mary fan, you have to know I would never allow an unfinished spot like the one you saw to go out.”

Burger King confirms the spot was released “before all of the licensing and final approvals were obtained” and offered an apology to Mary. “We would like to apologize to Mary J. and all of her fans for airing an ad that was not final.”

A final approved version of the commercial will be released soon. In addition to Mary, David Beckham, Salma Hayek, and Jay Leno appear in ads for Burger King’s latest campaign.

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63 Comments

Mhmmm
April 4th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
-whass in tha new chikn wraps!?

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MERCY Reply:
April 4th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
@Mhmmm, ♫ CRISPAY CHICKN..

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Mack Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 5:37 am
@MERCY, ♫ PHRESH LETTISS…

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Twista Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 8:04 am
@Mack, THREE CHEESES

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INCAS Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 10:08 am
@Twista, totes gonna get a burger king right now !!! crispppy chickennnn

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X
April 4th, 2012 at 5:05 pm
omfg

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MH
April 4th, 2012 at 5:10 pm
I’m not understanding what’s wrong with it.,,

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Randy Reply:
April 4th, 2012 at 5:21 pm
@MH, The unmastered vocals, the horrible acting, the set up, and how she was the stereotypical sassy black women who loves chicken :/ Not really a big deal but for someone who’s on Mary’s caliber, this was unacceptable. Glad he cleared something though

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CITY Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 10:02 am
@Randy, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
(WEEEESSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPP) UH UM HOL UP
-WHAS N THE NEW CHICKN WRAPS?!?

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No Love
April 4th, 2012 at 5:28 pm
I love Mary J .. I don’t care if she sings chicken wrap ingredients !! God people lighten up !! Can Mary be funny and silly and lighthearted in a damn commercial.
Get A Damn Grip !!

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dodo
April 4th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
In my eyes Mrs. Blige is a legend, but to scoop down to this level..

pretty embarrassing.

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as if .....
April 4th, 2012 at 5:42 pm
prolly missing the point here…. but those wraps do look good….

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LOL
April 4th, 2012 at 5:42 pm
It’s such a shame that Mary J. BLIGE… (BLIGE!!!) is doing BURGER KING (BURGER KING!!!!!) commercials, yo. I highly doubt the deal was nearly as lucrative as Nicki Minaj’s Pepsi deal. Such a shame!

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Diego Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 4:55 am
@LOL, Mary got 2 million for the comercial bitch and has more money than that Gimick Minaj will ever have and oh Nikki album only gonna do 200,000 I see why U mad and Mary did Pepsi comercial in the 90′s so hate on hater

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FVeryee
April 4th, 2012 at 5:47 pm
you still did it mary. stop falling back on legalities and deflecting blame as damage control! that was clearly you singing those lyrics on that table for all those white folks. whether the paper work was finalized or not you were clearly on board with this concept. just ‘fess up and keep it moving. its really not that serious.

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From Tokyo Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 3:22 am
@FVeryee, You do make a point there.

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bijan
April 4th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
why did she agree to this in the first place

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tiz Reply:
April 6th, 2012 at 12:44 am
@bijan, 2million buck a rews.

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2bad2bme
April 4th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
i don’t see the problem…people make a big deal out of nothing damn!

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Yeah
April 4th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
so I guess no one noticed the black couple in the Churchs commercial :/ get over it…not all black like chicken (like me) and so what if it’s a stereotype. deal with it SMH

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Sam from FL Reply:
April 4th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
@Yeah, Spoken like a true uncle tom. yassssumm massaaa.

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ITHINKNOT Reply:
April 4th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
@Sam from FL, you sound stupid and ignorant ! Like @Yeah said not every black person like chicken … That stereotype is no different than the one where white men have small ….

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StopRacism Reply:
April 4th, 2012 at 6:59 pm
Burger King executives thought it was ok to have a black woman sing about fried chicken in 2012? Why not add watermelon? How about a little tap dance number by Mary J. and random black kids?

This is no different than if they had Jeremy Lin do a commercial and he did some Karate and turned into anime.

These “people” have always found it amusing to mock and exploit minority groups for their own sick entertainment and financial gain. Wake up people. If you stand for NOTHING, you’ll fall for ANYTHING.

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batman Reply:
April 4th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
@StopRacism, I don’t get what the big deal is stfu everybody its people like you that brings us back to 19th century. If a black person wants to sing about chicken who gives a flyin f*ck! If a mexican wants to sing about tortilla who gives a f*ck! I bet ya’ll wouldn’t make a big deal about that. I think ya’ll the ones who are racist if you still think that way smdh!

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StopRacism Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 6:16 am
@batman, So I’m racist for calling out racism. lol ok…

BobbyBorisovvv Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 7:11 am
@batman,I absolutely agree

Batman Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 9:01 pm
@StopRacism, that’s what I said ur just ignorant tell me one thing that’s racist in that commercial? All you brought up the fact shes talking about food what’s so racist about singing about a chicken wrap??

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CITY Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 10:16 am
@ITHINKNOT, UH WHICH 1 OF YALL CONFUSED NI***Z DONT LIKE CHICKEN…o_0 HELL I LUV CHICKEN ITS MY MOST FAVORITE-IST FOOD N THE WORLD…FRIED CHICKEN, BAKED CHICKEN, GRILLED CHICKEN, BBQ CHICKEN, CHICKEN FANGERS, CHICKEN NUGGETS, HOT WINGS, CHICKEN ALFREDO, CHICKEN FLAVORED NOODLES, CHICKEN N DRESSING, AND NOW THE NEW BK CHICKEN WRAP…THANKS MARY!!…P.S. RACISM DOESNT EXIST TO PEOPLE WHO R COMFORTABLE WITH THEMSELVES AND UNDERSTAND THAT IGNORANCE N THIS WORLD JUST IS APART OF LIFE…WE SHUD FOCUS MORE ON THE REAL PROBLEMS THAT WE ALL FACE NSTEAD OF THE SEPERATE ISSUES…WE ARE ALL HUMAN BEINGS (WHITE/BLACK/ASAIN/LATIN/CHICKEN LOVERS/ETC.) WE ALL THE SAME SPECIES NOW LETS TALK ABOUT HOW WE GONE KEEP THE GOV’T 4RM KILLIN US ALL AND CONTROLING OUR FUTURE…FUCK RACISM THATS OLD NEWS!

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BIGTHINGS4LIFE Reply:
April 6th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
@CITY, Cosign

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lala fantom
April 4th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Umm okay I don’t see the big deal ! Get a life

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coolio
April 4th, 2012 at 6:18 pm
People are upset about this!?!? Jeez even if it is stereotypical, there’s much more horrible things on TV nowadays. And people should know that stereotypes are superficial

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ra Reply:
April 4th, 2012 at 6:58 pm
@coolio, i got to admitt that me (living in the backwoods south) am the first to point out racisim but this isnt that bad. people are reading to much into it. but i understand

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coolio Reply:
April 4th, 2012 at 8:16 pm
@ra, Is there a lot of racism where you live?

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SE7ENINJAZ
April 4th, 2012 at 6:23 pm
As a Mary J. Blige fan I’m not too upset about it. I can understand why people / other fans are mad, but, I find the commercial kind of funny.

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jp
April 4th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
This commercial is funny, who cares if Mary wants to make a joke.

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Speechless
April 4th, 2012 at 6:31 pm
I don’t see what’s wrong with it.

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myke
April 4th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
i keep crying when i watch this… this is funny as hell..but its also like wtf…she should of known this was a set up… silly

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Trace
April 4th, 2012 at 7:12 pm
Bitches cry racism at every damn thing.

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From Tokyo Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 3:25 am
@Trace, ….nevermind. I’m even gonna…just nevermind. I’ll simply gift you with a sidewards glance and keep it moving.

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jonnyjon
April 4th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
She got paid 2 milli to produce a 30 second commercial and made me want a chicken wrap. #winning

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From Tokyo Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 3:24 am
@jonnyjon, LOL

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Diego Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 4:56 am
@jonnyjon, thank u 2 million these haters mad I would love 2 million for 30 seconds lol

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WednesdayAd
April 4th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
So a check isn’t a check anymore?
As if celebrities/people don’t do mcdonalds, pepsi and snickers commercials. Give me a break

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@novacanemayne
April 4th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
i dont see what the big deal is. the commercial was suppose to be humorous and that’s what is was. she isn’t singing about fried chicken and kool-aid so how is this racist? smh black people love to play the racist card.

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ITAINTYOBABY
April 4th, 2012 at 9:03 pm
People need to stop it, everybody it’s chicken so I don’t see what’s the big deal if you go to KFC, Bojangles, or Popeyes you going to see everybody so my fellow black people and any other race that got their panties in a bunch needs to chill out some stereotypes are just stupid

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John
April 4th, 2012 at 11:34 pm
Oh well. I made gifs of it and posted it on my Facebook.

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ChaosKat
April 5th, 2012 at 3:40 am
Wow how racist…NOT. What about if the commercial was about an italian singing about some pizza or a german about sausage instead of fried chicken…those all are stupid stereotypes, but to say racist is way too much. Why is everybody so sensitive nowaydays? You people must be really bored with your lives trying to FIND something where there is nothing really…sorry.

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Me
April 5th, 2012 at 4:45 am
how is this racist, if a white person sang that they wld just say she a dumb bitch

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April 5th, 2012 at 5:33 am
[...] ● Mary J. Blige bemoaned yesterday that her pulled “crispy chicken, fresh lettuce” Burger King commercial was not the “fun and creative campaign” she had signed up for. Burger King meanwhile apologized to Blige and her fans for airing the ad “prematurely,” adding that they hope to have the final spot on air soon. [Rap-Up] [...]
Stre3t Danc@
April 5th, 2012 at 7:10 am
It’s just a commercial.. what’s the big deal

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Mentamir
April 5th, 2012 at 7:14 am
What is exactly so controversial about this commerical?

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Mentamir
April 5th, 2012 at 7:15 am
Wait, did they seriously made this about race? Oh, come on… Really? I can’t.

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Love_Lost
April 5th, 2012 at 7:31 am
Honestly,this video is hilarious.People are so ridiculous. Being furious with her is unnecessary.I love Mary and honestly if you are a real fan a stupid BK commercial wouldn’t make you all so hostile. It’s advertisement, it had it’s pro’s and con’s however, it is the consumer’s choice. If you think it’s fattening and unhealthy don’t get it because Mary’s in the video.

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Phoenix_Wright
April 5th, 2012 at 7:46 am
“wat’s-in da nu chickun wraps”

It’s just funny cause of how she butt into the conversation and she’s holding up 6 fingers while saying “3 cheeses”. mary cool though

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Jj
April 5th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
If You don’t understand why some black people would be mad over that coonery this generation is more Dumb and ignorant to racial history then I recently thought. Yes everybody loves chicken. Italians singing about spaghetti would be wack but not as bad. you don’t even have to look to far to see minstrel shows put on mocking black people with with the black face, big red lips, eating watermelon and fried chicken making the enter race look lower then dirt. It’s just some shyt you don’t do. Shucking and jiving for a paycheck would be on that list. I get why some clueless white people wouldn’t get it but blacks who don’t understand the insult of a black women with a legacy of Mary’s standing on a table singing her heart out about some damn fried chicken is wrong. You need to pull your head out your azz

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Batman Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
@Jj, U have some issues smdh it’s 20 f*cking 12 not the 19th century yeah there are some stupid people in the world who still don’t know that .. I’m black watchin this commercial nothin racist about it. Not like she was dressed like a slave and had to say “yes massa”. You should be proud black people are doing things they’re doing now such as being on commercial movies the radio. And were you even born when black people were slaves were you even born when black people had to be segregated from white people did u even feel gettin whipped and beaten from a white person back in those days? No? STFU! Comming from an educated mixed with black person :)

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Jj Reply:
April 6th, 2012 at 11:18 am
@Batman, bytch you can take several fckin seats with the bullshyt you just said to me exactly what is the point of bringing up it being 2012 as if rascim just stop you got to be the dumbest fool walking the earth to believe some shyt like that exspecially when I have personal encounters with rascim.. You can convince the next IDIOT that rascim is dead but you ain’t saying shyt to me And as I already said if yOu can’t see why some blacks would be upset with this your more brain dead then I thought. Even Mary herself was upset with the stereotypical look of this coomercial hence it. Being pulled.. And I give a damn about what your mixed with.obviously your parents did a horrible job of explaining to you what it means to be black and should be slapped for allowing your a s s to be so nieve and stupid when it comes to the history of blacks, obviously I wasn’t around for slavery but I’m smart enough to know the influences it has on today’s world and how it still affects how we think and how we are Percieved.. Don’t come at me with that bull

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Batman Reply:
April 7th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
@Jj, At the end of the day we’re all human beings no matter what race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. pulling the race card out of this commercial is dumb point blank u f*ckin dumb

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EAT_CUNT
April 6th, 2012 at 1:55 am
NOT THE QUEEN!

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Jalin
April 6th, 2012 at 5:14 pm
So ratchet where’s Verizon and Ciara’s sexy commercial when ya need it?

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KlassActqw
April 6th, 2012 at 5:33 pm
Mary knew exactly what she signed up for even if she say it was suppose to be a dream the fact that she up there singin all hard about some chicken for white people is a mess! She sure took us back to the white face paint days hum! That was an EPIC FAIL now the queen can go have a seat in the corner and think about what she did! smh!

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Altirique
April 9th, 2012 at 11:41 pm
…wrapped up in a, tasty, flour, tortilla. Crispy chicken! Wrapped up in a! Flour Tortilla! Lol. Work it out Mary!

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Leti
August 27th, 2012 at 11:07 pm
My heart is heavy today for the both of you and Mason in the lost of Marina. No words can be expressed the pain and soorrw your experiencing. I’m so sorry for your lost of your daughter. My prayers and toughts will continue for all of you. Love, Cheryl

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