<p>Roommates, as a guest and performer at one of George Floyd&#8217;s funeral services, Ne-Yo made sure to share some words about George with the congregation. What he thought was a heartfelt message however, was perceived by some as insensitive. If y&#8217;all recall, Ne-Yo called George&#8217;s untimely passing a &#8220;sacrifice&#8221;, and now he&#8217;s responding to backlash that came along shortly after.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://bossip.com/1912314/ne-yo-doubles-down-on-george-floyd-sacrifice-statement-amid-backlash-yes-it-was-a-sacrifice-video/">Bossip</a>, Ne-Yo joined<a href="https://youtu.be/AsvIHZ0g7nM"> The Morning Hustle</a> to double down on what he said a couple of weeks ago at the funeral in Houston. Before singing during the service, Ne-Yo thanked &#8220;George Floyd for his sacrifice, so that my kids can be alright later on.&#8221; He says he meant nothing negative by the comment, and wants the black community to stay focused on what&#8217;s important!</p>
<p>&#8220;We cannot let ignorance divide us right now,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;m singing at this man&#8217;s funeral you cannot believe that I meant anything negative towards him towards his family.&#8221;</p>
<p>Instead of focusing on his short speech, Ne-Yo says he wants people to honor George&#8217;s life, and even makes the comparison between George&#8217;s unwilling sacrifice and that of Jesus Christ.</p>
<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s not mess up the narrative, let&#8217;s not get away from the narrative,&#8221; Ne-Yo said. &#8220;No, he was not a willing sacrifice, neither was Jesus. Jesus didn&#8217;t want to get on the cross but he did it to save us, George Floyd didn&#8217;t wake up that morning planning to be a sacrifice. He didn&#8217;t plead and plan to go out and die for <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/five-new-york-city-streets-to-be-painted-renamed-in-honor-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/">black people</a> but that&#8217;s what happened and its unfortunate that it happened that way but that&#8217;s what happened.&#8221;</p>
<p>He continues saying:</p>
<p>&#8220;So yes, it was a sacrifice. He wanted to be here but he&#8217;s not here, his life was sacrificed so that the change that is happening slowly but surely can happening.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ne-Yo also notes that he did not show up to the funeral with the intention of speaking or singing. He says he tried to stay low-key and show his support from the back, but was ushered to the front of the service.</p>
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