Method Man is good in Tina Knowles Lawson’s book after the legendary rapper issued a lengthy overdue apology to her daughter and the ladies of Destiny’s Child after mistreating them during a 2001 celebration in honor of Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Janet Jackson.
Tina shared a brief clip from the nearly 12-minute-long interview featuring the Wu-Tang Clan during his appearance on the “My Expert Opinion” podcast with host Math Hoffa.
“Thank you, Method Man,” the former hairdresser wrote in her post before declaring, “It takes a real man to tell this story! Such a great example for other young men.” She added,” Don’t assume someone is dissing you !” before tagging the rapper.
In the video, the New York native recalled seeing the ladies Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. They by then had been reduced to a trio, and he went over to to say hi as they were surrounded by several of pop culture’s most prominent stars.
The “C.R.E.A.M.” emcee noted that the incident occurred in his “low self-esteem era.” He continued, “But I’m thinking like, comfort zone here; I’m gonna say what’s up to the girls. I love them, I’m just gonna say hi. I go over to say hi to them, and when I said hi they didn’t even turn around and acknowledge me.”
Although they didn’t acknowledge him then, Method said he ultimately met the girls that night but said when “they put their hands out to shake, and I kept my hand here and was like, ‘Go ’head with that Hollywood sh-t.’”
The actor, born Clifford Smith Jr., shared that he was hurt at that moment but acknowledged his own fault, stating, “But me being so miserable and in that f–king moment, I felt like they wasn’t treating me the way I should have been treated.”
He continued, “Who am I to think that about these girls? They’re here to promote themselves and break records and things of that nature. And it was not about me; it was about Janet f–king Jackson. And to this day, man, I don’t think I’ve ever apologized for that.” He added, “I didn’t like myself, so I didn’t like anybody f–king else. So that meant anything that would have come in my circumference at that point in time was gonna get it.”
Ms. Lawson wasn’t the only person praising Meth for the mature gesture. One social media user wrote, “It’s so many folks out here that’s goin through that stage/ faze in life! It takes a lot of courage and growth to apologize when wrong!” Another person commented, “Respect!!! It’s never too late.”
