Peter Rosenberg Apologizes Amid Facing Backlash For Claiming Kelly Rowland ‘Stood Second’ To Beyonce: I Hated My Question, Clumsy & Stupid

Peter Rosenberg Apologizes Amid Facing Backlash For Claiming Kelly Rowland ‘Stood Second’ To Beyonce: I Hated My Question, Clumsy & Stupid

Peter Rosenberg needs to put a little more respect on Kelly Rowland’s name!

Things got awkward when Destiny’s Child star Kelly Rowland and actress Marsai Martin recently sat down with Hot 97’s radio host Peter Rosenberg. As we all know, Destiny’s Child is a legendary former girl R&B group whose final lineup comprised of Grammy-Award winners Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams.

While chatting with Kelly Rowland, Peter Rosenberg questioned what was it like being “second” to the group’s lead singer, Beyonce.

Destiny’s Child Circa 2004

Peter Rosenberg asked:

“Angie gave you flowers for your ability to play second to Beyonce. Which for so many [of us] — everyone who gets in the entertainment business gets into it to be ‘the man,’ right?”

The 43-year-old added:

“It does take an ego check and you happen to be standing next to the brightest light on planet earth. Like, you think Big Boi from Outkast has it tough being next to Andre. You’re with Beyonce. And not only did you not fight it, it seems like you really love the position that you we’re in and took it seriously.”

Kelly responded:

“Here’s the thing. Light attracts light. I am light. So I am a beautiful brown shining light. So I don’t think anybody’s light dims anyone else’s. I think that when other people start to compare you I think that that’s when it shows how dim they are of themselves.”

Peter Rosenberg

Setting the record straight, Kelly, born Kelendria Trene Rowland, continued:

“So I don’t take somebody else trying to dim my light anymore for anybody else cause I love B, I know that she’s a light but I know that I’m a light too.”

The 41-year-old added:

“My sister has knocked down doors and made positions for so many women that look like her, that are deeper shades than her or brighter or whatever. But specifically for Black women and put Black women in other places that we’re grateful for. You know what I mean? But also somebody else did that for her, and another group has done that for us and I do it for other brown girls. So it’s just a cycle and a space for all of us to open up doors for each other instead of compare. Don’t be so limited.”

Kelly called him out to his face & he still didn’t get it. Even, Marsai Martin caught it. Outside of Destiny’s Child, Thee Kelly Rowland is an international superstar, actress, author & businesswoman! She’s been in this industry 25+ years & in 2022 you’re still comparing? ????? pic.twitter.com/1n2GjSXwhN

— Jerome Trammel, MBA (@MrJeromeTrammel) November 16, 2022

 Following the now-viral interview, Rosenberg faced backlash from many people, including fellow media personality Loni Love. Addressing the situation, Loni Love shared the video to her IG page and wrote:

“Y’all this is why I think about getting back into interviews. No woman should have to deal with this type of question. Who raised you?! Shoutout to Kelly Rowland. Always a class act and she know who she is!!

Rosenberg has since issued an apology after fans and celebrities called him out for comparing Kelly to Beyonce. He said:

“I did get it… I hated my question…Clumsy and stupid…dropped her a line to apologize how it came off.”

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