Sabrina Carpenter apologizes for calling Arab cries ‘weird’

Updated April 11, 2026 at 5:32 pm ET— Sabrina Carpenter She responded to the backlash at Coachella 2026, calling fans’ cultural chants “weird.”

“Sorry, I didn’t see this guy in person and couldn’t hear him clearly,” Carpenter tweeted. X Saturday, April 11th. “My reaction was pure confusion, sarcasm, not malice. It could have been handled better! Now I know what a Zaghrouta is! I welcome all cheers and yodeling from now on.”

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When the headlines Coachella Music and Arts Festival 2026singer Sabrina Carpenter The backlash came when she mixed up fans’ cultural cries for a “weird” yodel.

During Carpenter’s show on Friday, April 11, a fan posted Zagruta chant. (one Zagruta cheer Women in Arabic-speaking communities often roar to express their overwhelming joy. ) Carpenter, 26, mistook the slogan for a “yodel.”

“Is this what you’re doing? I don’t like this,” Carpenter said, according to social media reports. lens. After fans tried to explain Zagruta, The singer added, “Is this your culture? Yodeling? Is this Burning Man? This is weird.”

After Carpenter’s performance, some social media users condemned the pop star’s reaction.

“Sabrina said she doesn’t like the cheering of Arab culture. It’s so insensitive and Islamophobic,” one social media user wrote via X on Friday. “I’m very disappointed in her.”

Another fan tweeted: “Sabrina Carpenter mocking Zagruta Because the “yodel song” after receiving his cultural education is so annoying. Being uneducated and proud is actually a disease. Mean girl behavior is no longer cute but exclusive. She’s done. “

Carpenter has yet to respond publicly to the backlash. US Weekly Representatives for the Grammy winner have been contacted for comment.

carpenter, who First appearance at Coachella Music Festival The year 2024 is no stranger to controversy. Her latest album, man’s best friendwhich attracted attention for its overly sexualized lyrics and video concept. However, Carpenter had undisturbed By the haters.

“I think if I’m not someone’s childhood image, it doesn’t matter that much,” she told type In December 2025, a reference was made to her fame as a child performing on the Disney Channel. “There’s nothing I can do about it. It’s not my fault that I got a job when I was 12 and you didn’t let me progress.”

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She continued, “I always thought, ‘When I grow up, I’ll be able to embrace my sexuality more. I don’t even know what that means yet!'” I don’t think they do. I wish there had been more open conversations about all this when I was younger, but people are too afraid to talk about it. “

Carpenter performed songs from man’s best friend and her last album, short and sweetduring her show Friday.

“This is the most ambitious show I’ve ever done,” Carpenter told perfect Earlier this month, the magazine teased her performance at the Coachella music festival. “This is probably the most I’ve ever had to sit down and talk about the show while we’re working on it. Most of the time, you jump right into the actual rehearsals, but this time we started the process about seven months ago. So it’s been a long journey. It’s going to be very special.”