MGK Claims He Turned Down ‘Sinners’ Audition Over Role’s Use of N-Word in Script: ‘I Wouldn’t Do It’

Wayment! Machine Gun Kelly Says He Passed On 'Sinners' Role After Spotting N-Word In The Script

Roommates, would y’all have been here for Machine Gun Kelly popping up in the ‘Sinners’ movie? Turns out, the rapper almost auditioned for Ryan Coogler’s hit film, but he ended up curving the role because of one major detail that just didn’t sit right with him.RELATED: Congrats! Megan Fox And Machine Gun Kelly Are Expecting Their First Child Together Machine Gun Kelly Explains Why He Passed On ‘Sinners’ MovieMachine Gun Kelly pulled up to the ‘P…

Machine Gun Kelly Claims He Refused ‘Sinners’ Audition Offer Because ‘I Wouldn’t Say’ the N-Word’

Machine Gun Kelly says he could have auditioned for Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," but he turned it down over his reluctance to say the n-word.

Machine Gun Kelly Claims He Was “Supposed” To Audition For ‘Sinners’ But Wouldn’t Say N-Word

Although Sinners has landed among the top box office releases of 2025 so far, Machine Gun Kelly had his reasons for passing up a role in the film. The Grammy nominee recently claimed he was “supposed to” audition to play a vampire in writer/director Ryan Coogler‘s critically-acclaimed supernatural period piece about two brothers taking on blood-sucking neighbors in the South. “Like Sinners, I was supposed to be in that,” said Kelly on The Pa…

Machine Gun Kelly says he was 'supposed to be' in 'Sinners' but refused to say N-word

The musician and actor explained that he "just wouldn't do it" in the audition.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/getty; Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures Machine Gun Kelly; Michael B. Jordan in 'Sinners'Key PointsMachine Gun Kelly says he nearly had a role in Ryan Coogler's hit vampire drama Sinners.The musician and actor told The Pat McAfee Show that he was set to audition but didn't want to use a racial slur called for in the script."I just wouldn't do…

MGK Claims He Turned Down ‘Sinners’ Audition Over Role’s Use of N-Word in Script: ‘I Wouldn’t Do It’

MGK has flexed his acting chops on the silver screen in a plethora of roles, but he turned down a chance to star in the Ryan Coogler-directed blockbuster Sinners over the audition’s requirement of using the “n-word.” Kels stopped by The Pat McAfee Show on Thursday (July 31), where he opened up about skipping out on a potential audition for a vampire role over the inclusion of a racial slur in his script. “Like Sinners, I was supposed to be i…

Machine Gun Kelly Turned Down Potential ‘Sinners’ Role Over Script’s N-Word Requirement

Machine Gun Kelly revealed he could've been in 'Sinners,' but he turned down the role over N-word requirement in the script.