After video surfaced of Morgan Wallen using a racist slur, Jimmie Allen reached out to him. Although he didn’t disclose what was said between them, he did confirm that he wanted to offer him perspective and some assistance. They talked every day for about a week, until Morgan left. Since then Morgan has remained silent and has not publicized his whereabouts.
Jimmie said, “I had two choices: I could yell at him and bash at him on social media, or I could take some time and really process the whole thing, and look at who Morgan is, look at Morgan's state of mind when he said that, and look at Morgan's history.”
Jimmie said of their conversation, “This is a guy — a fellow country artist — that we've seen struggling for years, you know what I mean? And no one cared until he said the N-word. He's been a person the whole time, with a problem.”
Quickly after the incident, Morgan lost radio airplay and inclusion on streaming playlists, and his record label temporarily suspended his contract. Since then, Morgan’s music sales continue to soar.
TL;DR:
- After video surfaced of Morgan Wallen using a racist slur, Jimmie Allen reached out to him.
- He wanted to offer him perspective and some assistance.
- “This is a guy — a fellow country artist — that we've seen struggling for years, you know what I mean?