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.

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

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

Sexy Red shared a post that featured Dr. King’s face alongside a joke that didn’t sit well with a lot of people, Bernice King included.

Sexyy Red posted an AI-generated image of MLK that prompted the icon's daughter, Bernice King, to demand the deletion of the "disrespectful" image.

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.

Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., has publicly denounced an AI-generated image showing her father alongside rapper Sexyy Red.

While the situation surrounding the MLK image could have spiraled into further controversy, Sexyy Red’s apology appears to have diffused the tension. It’s a positive step for the artist, who has expressed a desire to refocus public attention on her music.

Dr. Bernice King, the CEO of the King Center and the youngest daughter of the civil rights leader, has some ideas.