Wiz Khalifa finds himself in hot water after linking up with controversial boxer Ryan Garcia just days after Garcia’s racist rant.
In a video clip that began circulating on social media on Sunday (July 7), Wiz and Garcia were seen shaking hands at a bar before the Taylor Gang rapper exchanged contact information to stay in touch.
“Wiz Khaikfa is officially a lame for this 🤣🤦♂️,” wrote one user.
“Wiz has no code,” one person wrote in the comments, while another added: “Black people allowing this weirdo to use them as props 🤦🏾♂️”
Others, questioned Garcia’s health, writing: “Sucks to see this cuz you can definitely tell he’s high af on drugs and not just weed. Hope this kid actually gets some help and makes a comeback fr 🙏🏽”
“He can’t stop moving and his hands are all over the place. He’s on some coke or meth. Dude is ready to run through a wall. It’s just sad to watch, it’ll get much worse before he gets better. Watch, you’ll see,” another comment reads.
On Thursday (July 4) 25-year-old, who has made headlines for a series of bizarre outbursts in recent months, sparked outrage with a social media rant in which he used the N-word and invoked the Ku Klux Klan.
“I hate n-ggas. I’m anti-Black,” Garcia, who is of Mexican heritage, said during an X Spaces broadcast. “I’m KKK, n-gga. I hate n-ggas […] Let’s go bring George Floyd back to life and kill that n-gga.”
The racist comments continued on his own profile, where he wrote “I love n-ggas” and “Lil Wayne said I can say the N Word.”
The backlash included a statement from Garcia’s parents disavowing his comments and urging him to seek mental health help. Initially, Garcia refused to apologize but changed his tune the very next day, saying he would “take all responsibility for my words,” while citing his own trauma, substance abuse issues, Black-on-Black crime, and opposition to pedophilia.