Justin Bieber says Fox News host Laura Ingraham should be fired for 'disgusting' Nipsey Hussle comments

Justin Bieber has called for Fox News host Laura Ingraham to be fired after she laughed during a segment about late rapper Nipsey Hussle’s memorial service.

Following the death of Hussle, an activist and artist, Ingraham smiled and laughed while discussing the rapper during her show The Ingraham Angle last Friday.

On Thursday, Bieber acknowledged the incident on Instagram, where he called Ingraham’s behaviour “absolutely disgusting” and said she should be fired.

“Laura Ingraham absolutely disgusting what you did on national television. How dare you laugh in the face of a person who has passed on,” the 25-year-old singer wrote. “Doesn’t matter who it is. But disrespecting someone who was a pillar in the community and did right by people?

“Did you not think about the family who just lost a loved one and now have to see you mock him on national television it’s absurd and you should be fired period.”

Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, was shot outside of his clothing store, The Marathon, in Los Angeles on 2 April.

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Laura Ingraham absolutely disgusting what you did on national television. How dare you laugh in the face of a person who has passed on. Doesn’t matter who it is. But disrespecting someone’s who was a pillar in the community and did right by people? Did you not think about the family who just lost a love one and now have to see you mock him on national television It’s absurd and you should be fired period. #repost #spreadawareness

A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Apr 18, 2019 at 10:22am PDT

During her show, Ingraham and guest Raymond Arroyo discussed Hussle’s memorial and joked about a song he’s featured in titled “FDT,” “F**k Donald Trump,” which they played.

Here's Laura Ingraham mocking a murder victim, just hours after he was laid to rest, because he opposed Trump 3 years ago. (Also, the man rapping in that video is YG, a person who is not Nipsey Hussle.) For shame.pic.twitter.com/02iBYdr5wo

— Angela Morabito (@AngelaLMorabito)

April 13, 2019

“Now that’s a very creative refrain,” Ingraham said before adding: “So, the chorus it goes on and on. Is that related to the lowest unemployment ever basically for African Americans?”

Bieber is just one of multiple musicians who has responded to the clip with outrage, with The Game, TI and Snoop Dogg also calling for the Fox News host to be fired over her behaviour.

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So lemme tell you what’s going to happen here.... @foxnews fires this disrespectful cunt by tomorrow, Monday morning or you will lose millions of viewers one person at a time until it drastically effects your ratings, views etc... if our demographic doesn’t effect that we will STOP support of ALL SPONSORS immediately !!! We are NO LONGER laying quiet while you continuously disrespect our brother, culture African Americans as a whole. I will use my platform & call on my peers to do the same. Nips passing nor his legacy is to be taken lightly as there will be consequences for any disrespect now or in the future as long as I have a voice !!! I’m asking all of my followers, fans, friends & family to spread this video with demands of #LauraIngrahams termination immediately !!!!! This is not a game & my brothers untimely demise has noticeably shifted the world & brought people from all ethnicity’s together in mourning. There is a power in that, that will be used & action will be taken from now going forward. We will not be accepting any apology from her... we want her fired, PERIOD !!!!! #TheMarathonContinues 🏁🏁🏁 DO NOT LET THIS SLIDE MY PEOPLE. I know you can feel the energy NIP left all of us.. I know you feel it !!!!! 🙏🏾

A post shared by The Game (@losangelesconfidential) on Apr 14, 2019 at 7:03pm PDT

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This is Disgusting! You both are vile despicable, poor excuses for people. My expectations have already decreased so much for mankind in the past couple weeks that this hardly surprised me... especially from @foxnews But rest assured that sooner than later you’ll BOTH see... WE ALL GET OUR TURN TO LIVE THROUGH OUR OWN PERSONAL TRAGEDY... and watch how many people dance in the streets,laugh and crack distasteful inappropriate jokes when it’s YOUR TURN!!!! Karma is constant & the laws of reciprocity ARE IN ORDER!!!! Neither of you WILL EVER know or experience the level of love, appreciation and respect that Nip has... EVEN IN DEATH!!! So let that sizzle in ya lil hateful,demonic spirits. And with that... I’m logging off IG at least a month or so... 🖕🏽

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The clip also prompted the creation of a petition requesting Ingraham’s removal over her "disrespectful and unprofessional comments," which has received more than 46,000 signatures.

The Independent has contacted Fox News for comment.