SUZANNE CORDEIRO via Getty Images The Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am has defended his use of noise-cancelling headphones while on a Qantas flightThe Black Eyes peas rapper will.i.am has defended his use of noise-cancelling headphones while on a Qantas flight, after the airline requested he retract his statement accusing a crew member of being racist. Qantas, which called the incident a “misunderstanding,” requested the rapper to retract his statement. The airline said on Monday it stood ready to offer legal assistance to the member of its flight crew. “Absent a retraction, and if the crew member wanted to take the matter further, we’d certainly be willing to provide legal support for them to do this,” a spokesman told Reuters in a statement. But she has clearly aimed all her frustrations only at the people of colour — will.i.am (@iamwill) November 16, 2019

Source: Huffington Post November 19, 2019 00:45 UTC