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Jason Derulo Asked A South African Crowd If They Spoke English And It Was Super Awkward

Oh, Jason...

Jason Derulo had abit of an uncomfortable moment last night.

While appearing at the ANN7 South African of the Year Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa, this weekend he upset his crowd.

At one point, main act for the nightDerulo askedif his audience spoke English.

Eeek.

Angry people quickly took to Twitter to question the singer, tweeting in English, no less.

Because, as we know, South African people obviouslydo speak English.

Some were rather angry...

The South African of the year awards were dope, but I left as soon as Jason Derulo asked if we can speak English!! ✋

— AfricanRapQueen (@Nadia_nakai) October 17, 2015

Jason Derulo needs to leave our country right now. How dare he?

— Lotus Mbali Bomb (@KhumoYami) October 17, 2015

While others mocked the singer...

Jason Derulo is one of the millions of people who think that In Africa you can just bump into a lion on the streets

— Tomi Rikhotso (@TomiRecords) October 18, 2015

When Jason Derulo asks South Africans if they can speak English pic.twitter.com/5vVSzOxbwx

— Marley (@iAm_Rego) October 18, 2015

He's since tweeted to try and explain his comments, which is probably a good move to get fans back on his side.

"Speaking English" remark I made, was directed to a specific table. It wasn't literal, just a figure of speech when someone isn't responding

— Jason Derulo (@jasonderulo) October 17, 2015

But his attempts to clear the air didn't sit well with everyone...

@jasonderulo @happyserumula you're still not apologising you mudafuka. Waitse you don't deserve nice things

— Zeus's bae #ANTI (@MaqCrazyNerd) October 17, 2015

@jasonderulo Futsek. You're no longer welcomed in SA

— Zeus's bae #ANTI (@MaqCrazyNerd) October 17, 2015

We're not sure what Jason's next move will be. Whether he issues a proper apology to the fans he offended remains to be seen...

By Mike Williams

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