With social media (and ego) at play, the brief but positive interaction between Bernice King and Sexyy Red could be a lesson for all of us.

That was quick. Sexyy Red has apologized and deleted a controversial AI-generated photo featuring herself and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after the late civil rights leader’s daughter called the image “distasteful” and disrespectful.

"This is intentionally dishonoring, deplorable, and disrespectful of my family and my father," Bernice King wrote on X Tuesday (Jan. 21).

Bernice King called out Sexyy Red for her "disrespectful" post about Martin Luther King Jr. On Monday, Sexyy took to X, formerly Twitter, to share a post in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It was AI-generated and showed Dr. King posing with the "Pound Town" rapper in what appeared to be a nightclub.

Bernice King comes to Sexyy Red’s defense amid backlash surrounding the rapper’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day post. The family […]

Sexyy Red wasted no time in acknowledging her mistake. Responding directly to Bernice King’s social media post, Red apologized, writing, “You ain’t wrong, never meant to disrespect your family, my apologies.” She further clarified that she had not created the image herself but merely shared it, believing it to be “innocent.”

Rapper Sexyy Red apologizes to Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. after posting an AI generated image of the two of them.

Rapper Sexyy Red has apologized to Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter after posting an AI-generated image of herself holding hands with the civil rights icon in a club.

"This is intentionally distasteful, dishonoring, deplorable, and disrespectful to my family and my father," wrote Bernice King in response to the rapper