'Show Me The Money 4' Faces Elimination Controversy, San E And Verbal Jint Apologize

Mnet's rap competition program Shoe Me the Money 4 has hit another point of controversy.

On the July 31 episode, San E and Verbal Jint sparked the controversy through their decision to eliminate fan favorite Black Nut from their team. Show Me the Money 4 fans were outraged to see Black Nut leave when his fellow teammate Hanhae (from the boy group Phantom) made mistakes with his lyrics. San E and Verbal Jint gave their explanation for removing Black Nut, saying it was due to his lingering sense of stage fright and his unwillingness to remove his sunglasses as he performed.

That wasn't the end for Black Nut, however, as the rapper appeared later on by Verbal Jint and San E's request. Meanwhile, Hanhae had become uncomfortable with the situation and in his guilt requested that Black Nut stay and he drop out from the competition.

Fans seemed unwilling to accept the sudden turn around, and their outcry against it even had Show Me the Money's producers replying to the controversy. "We try to honor the producers' (producer-judge teams) opinions as much as possible," they stated on August 1, according to TV Report.

Additionally, on August 1 San E and Verbal Jint themselves took to Facebook to issue their own official apologies to Show Me the Money 4 fans. "Yesterday's shots were not altered by the production crew and was 100% a real situation," their apology begins as reported by Sports Chosun.

They continued, "The decision we made initially contradicted the consistency we had determined to maintain when we first decided to join 'Show Me the Money 4.' We are embarrassed and sincerely apologetic for realizing our contradiction and furthering the situation by retracting our decision." They further apologize to everyone affected including Black Nut, Hanhae, Zico and Paloalto's team (who was scheduled to go against Verbal Jint and San E's team in a rap battle), the shows production team, the other contestants, and finally the viewers.

With Black Nut back on as a contestant, the next episode of Show Me the Money 4 will air this upcoming Friday.

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