While many folks saw this as a wholesome moment, others blasted him for subjecting the child to share the stage with a stripper. Fans also criticized the girl’s parents for allowing her to attend in the first place.

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Amid all this conversation, Tha Doggfather reportedly stepped into Hollywood Unlocked‘s comments section on Instagram to respond to their coverage of the backlash. “Under fire [thumbs down emoji] her father let her get on stage [thumbs up emoji],” he wrote. “She was dancing all night. I let a fan have fun her parents were there sorry try again. Carry on.” The Long Beach legend isn’t worried about perception, but rather defended his real-life decisions.

This is a very exciting development for the hip-hop icon, and a huge step for Daviss’ burgeoning career. We will see how the movie shapes up, as biopics usually get a bad reputation. After all, the reception to the new film Michael tells you all you need to know.

With all this in mind, it’s clear Snoop’s twilight years remain as active as ever. New music, new movies, and new controversies around appropriateness, the youth’s impressionability, and artistic responsibility. He’s enjoying every step of the way, and stepping out to shut backlash down from his critics. Whether or not that’s enough as an “apology” is in the eye of the beholder.