Bryan Adams criticised for racist coronavirus comment

Canadian singer Bryan Adams has been facing the music for a social media comment that implicates Chinese people. The singer was due to perform in London this week, before lockdown measures halted the concerts.

"Thanks to some bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy [expletives], the whole world is now on hold," Adams wrote on Instagram.

He deleted the post from Twitter, but it remains in its original form on Instagram.

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CUTS LIKE A KNIFE. A song by me. Tonight was supposed to be the beginning of a tenancy of gigs at the @royalalberthall, but thanks to some fucking bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy bastards, the whole world is now on hold, not to mention the thousands that have suffered or died from this virus. My message to them other than “thanks a fucking lot” is go vegan. To all the people missing out on our shows, I wish I could be there more than you know. It’s been great hanging out in isolation with my children and family, but I miss my other family, my band, my crew and my fans. Take care of yourselves and hope we can get the show on the road again soon. I’ll be performing a snippet from each album we were supposed to perform for the next few days. X❤️ #songsfromisolation #covid_19 #banwetmarkets #selfisolation #bryanadamscutslikeaknife #govegan?

A post shared by  Bryan Adams (@bryanadams) on May 11, 2020 at 8:45am PDT

Many interpreted the star's comments as anti-Asian or anti-Chinese, although he was praised by some animal rights groups.