Bachelorette Hannah Brown Apologizes After Saying N-Word on Instagram:

Bachelorette star, 25, Hannah Brown has issued an apology for saying a racial slur on social media during a since-expired Instagram Live video.

“I owe you all a major apology,” she wrote in a statement on her Instagram Story on Sunday.

“There is no excuse and I will not justify what I said. I have read your messages and seen the hurt I have caused,” she continued. “I own it all. I am terribly sorry and know that whether in public or private, this language is unacceptable. I promise to do better.”

Brown found herself in hot water on Saturday night when she repeated the N-word while singing the lyrics to DaBaby’s hit single, “Rockstar.”

Fans watching along caught the moment, immediately confronting her in the comments.

“I did?” a seemingly surprised Brown initially said, according to clips from the Live captured by fan account Bachelor Tea Spill. “I’m so sorry … No, I was singing … I’m so sorry. I really don’t think I said that word, I don’t think I said that word, but now I’m like, ‘Oh God,’ ” she continued. “I’d never use that word. I’ve never called anybody that. We don’t say that word. Y’all can think I said whatever I did or think I’m something I’m not, but I’m not that,” Brown insisted. “Look, people are going to want to think whatever they want to think of me, get mad at me, whatever. And even if I did accidentally say it, I’m very sorry, I was singing a song and not even thinking.”