Rosalía apologizes for her comments on Pablo Picasso: ‘I want to apologize if there was a lack of sensitivity’ |

Singer Rosalía has publicly apologized for her comments about Pablo Picasso after suffering a huge online backlash. He admitted to admiring his art, stating that he could separate the artist from his work. However, after netizens highlighted Picasso’s alleged history of abuse, Rosalía expressed regret for the lack of sensitivity and empathy towards the victims, vowing to be more careful.

Singer Rosalía recently published an apology for her comments about Pablo Picasso. After an interview in which he admitted that he admired Picasso, the singer faced a lot of backlash online. After that, he posted a video online explaining his opinion on the matter and apologizing to the public.

Rosalía apologizes for her comments about Pablo Picasso

After saying that she admires Picasso and that she cannot separate art from the artist, Rosalía received a lot of criticism from online networks. Many mentioned that the famous painter had a controversial history and that Rosalía’s support was not something they appreciated. After the backlash, on March 14, he posted a video on a popular video content sharing platform and openly apologized for his mistake. “I’m not happy with what happened when I spoke about Picasso. I’m not at peace with what I said about Picasso. Everyone says I shouldn’t make a video, I shouldn’t answer, I shouldn’t say anything,” he shared, revealing that he was waiting for the right moment and words.Adding more details on the matter, the singer shared: “I personally thought Picasso was a great man, as people have said before. But I didn’t know there were real cases of abuse. I want to apologize if there was a lack of sensitivity on my part in my conversation with Mariana, and a complete lack of empathy for those women and their testimony.”Many pointed out that Picasso was known to abuse women in his time, and according to Reuters, a protest was also held at the Picasso museum in 2021 for the same reason.

About Rosalía’s comments about Pablo Picasso

A few days ago, while sitting down for an interview on Spotify Present, the Spanish singer talked about his love for Picasso’s work. During the interview, he was very open about his love for Picasso’s artwork. He further commented, “I’ve never bothered to separate the artist from the work. If I’d met him, I might have liked him. Or maybe not, given everything that’s been said about him. But then I say: “Who knows, maybe yes.” I don’t know and I don’t care, I enjoy his work.”