May 29, 2013

Adam Levine ‘I hate this country’ comment after ‘The Voice’ eliminations draws outrage 

A hot microphone blunder after a night of upsets has Adam Levine eating his seemingly unpatriotic words.

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The Maroon 5 frontman has come under fire for stating ‘I hate this country’ under his breath, but it was picked up and broadcast live thanks to a hot microphone.

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The Maroon 5 frontman has come under fire for stating ‘I hate this country’ under his breath, but it was picked up and broadcast live thanks to a hot microphone.

Adam Levine had a few un-patriotic words after America voted off his contestants, Judith Hill and Sarah Simmons, from "The Voice" on Tuesday night.
The Maroon 5 musician muttered "I hate this country" after two of his strong singers got the boot, but America opted to save his third — country singer Amber Carrington.
Levine, 34, received a lot of backlash for the unpatriotic words.

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Levine, 34, received a lot of backlash for the unpatriotic words.

Though Levine, 34, was probably just fuming from his loss on the show, his statement was picked up under the hot microphone … on live television.
Levine clearly had a bad night. The judge saw two of his contestants eliminated.

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Levine clearly had a bad night. The judge saw two of his contestants eliminated.

Almost immediately, the singer felt the wrath of angry Americans on his Twitter page.
America opted to save his third contestant — country singer Amber Carrington.

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America opted to save his third contestant — country singer Amber Carrington.

Some called for the singer to be fired from his position as judge on the NBC show. Others suggested he should be deported.
A few people came to his defense — saying Levine is right because America tends to favor Blake Shelton, the country musician and judge who has enjoyed a winning streak throughout the show.
Levine took to Twitter defining a series of words like ‘joke’ and ‘misunderstand,’ perhaps in efforts to clarify he didn’t mean what he said.

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Levine took to Twitter defining a series of words like ‘joke’ and ‘misunderstand,’ perhaps in efforts to clarify he didn’t mean what he said.

Instead of tweeting an apology, on Wednesday Levine posted a series of definitions of words like "joke," "humorless," and "misunderstand" — in a lighthearted attempt to clarify that his allegiance is still to the flag.
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