Babyface fans, rise up. The 65-year-old singer got snubbed by two reporters from the Associated Press who were more interested in talking to Chappell Roan on the 2025 Grammy Awards red carpet.
The incident went viral on social media as many people — including Khloé Kardashian — bashed the “disrespectful” journalists, Krysta Fauria and Leslie Ambriz.
Babyface (whose real name is Kenneth Brian Edmonds) was in the middle of his interview with the AP when one of the reporters noticed that Roan, 26, was behind them. Fauria shouted Roan’s name, and Babyface realized that the duo was no longer paying attention to him.
“You guys wanna take that? Go do that then,” Babyface politely told the reporters, who said “sorry” to the 13-time Grammy winner.
Babyface then handed the mic to the reporters and walked away as the pair welcomed Roan over to interview her. The reporters apologized for snubbing Babyface at the end of the red carpet.
Kardashian, 40, slammed the reporters and shared a clip of the incident on X (formerly Twitter). More X users criticized the reporters for how they treated Babyface.
Babyface won his 13th Grammy Award last year for Best R&B Song as a songwriter on SZA’s “Snooze.” Roan, meanwhile, won her first Grammy for Best New Artist on Sunday night.
