"This is intentionally distasteful, dishonoring, deplorable, and disrespectful to my family and my father," wrote Bernice King in response to Sexyy Red.

Bernice King called out Sexyy Red for her "disrespectful" post about Martin Luther King Jr. On Monday, Sexyy took to X, formerly Twitter, to share a post in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It was AI-generated and showed Dr. King posing with the "Pound Town" rapper in what appeared to be a nightclub.

"This is intentionally dishonoring, deplorable, and disrespectful of my family and my father," Bernice King wrote on X Tuesday (Jan. 21).

Martin Luther King’s daughter, Bernice King, recently slammed rapper Sexyy Red for posting an AI-generated image of her and Martin on MLK Day. Although Red later apologized for it, many users on social media also criticized her for the post.

Bernice King comes to Sexyy Red’s defense amid backlash surrounding the rapper’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day post. The family […]

T his year, the King family is commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 96th birthday. His daughter, Dr. Bernice King, continues to shine a light on her parents' mission throug

With social media (and ego) at play, the brief but positive interaction between Bernice King and Sexyy Red could be a lesson for all of us.

Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., has publicly denounced an AI-generated image showing her father alongside rapper Sexyy Red.