Chance The Rapper will not be a member for ESPN's upcoming The Undefeated panel “An Undefeated Conversation: Athletes, Responsibility and Violence," as was widely reported on Tuesday. He shared his views on "responsibility" with ESPN on Twitter. Read his tweets below.
I saw some publications report that I'll be at the @espn forum about athletes' and celebrities' responsibility to speak on issues. Not true.
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 23, 2016
@espn but since I won't be there let me just say a few thoughts on "responsibility".
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 23, 2016
@espn it is the responsibility of our court systems to fully represent & work for The People in all cases of Murder
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 23, 2016
@espn it is the responsibility of all media outlets to correctly label all killings by 1st responders as what they are: Murders.
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 23, 2016
@espn it is the responsibility of all first responders to deescalate unlawful situations and restore peace without committing murder.
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 23, 2016
@espn and it is the responsibility of athletes and celebrities to say all that out loud whether at a forum, on twitter or at work.
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 23, 2016
I have no issues wit @espn neither one of us seem to know who sent out a press release saying I'd be at that forum pic.twitter.com/bae6Y2Nk0w
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 23, 2016
This post was corrected at 3:51 p.m. on August 23 to reflect Chance's non-involvement with the show.
