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The hot mic nabs another victim: This time it cought "The Voice" coach Adam Levine, who said his seemingly unpatriotic comment on Tuesday night's broadcast was just a joke. Levine was having a rough night, as voters cut two of his best singers, Judith Hill and Sarah Simmons.
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While the camera was focused on fellow coach Blake Shelton, Levine can be heard saying "I hate this country."
(You can hear the comment at the 1:14 mark.)
While his comment was probably more of a general expression of frustration with how the voting was going on the popular singing competition, Levine still felt pressed to try to explain his comments in a series of tweets.
"Joke--noun," he wrote early Wednesday morning. "1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or prankish act."
He followed "joke" up with definitions for "humorless," "light-hearted" and "misunderstand."
joke-noun1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or prankish act
— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) May 29, 2013
hu·mor·less(hymr-ls)adj.1. Lacking a sense of humor.2. Said or done without humor
— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) May 29, 2013
light·heart·ed Function: adjective1 : free from care, anxiety, or seriousness : happy-go-lucky 2 : cheerfully optimistic
— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) May 29, 2013
mis·un·der·stand Pronunciation: \(ˌ)mi-ˌsən-dər-ˈstand\Date: 13th century1 : to fail to understand 2 : to interpret incorrectly
— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) May 29, 2013
Although he had received some criticism for his comments, at least one person suggested we all heard him wrong:
"Adam clearly meant to say "I hate country (music)," one person tweeted, a nod to the ongoing rivalry between Levine, who fronts Maroon 5, and Shelton, who proudly touts his country music cred.
@imgregrunge @thevoice_tf1 Adam clearly meant to say "I hate country (music)"
— Richard Pyle (@pyle27) May 29, 2013
