Beyoncé has vowed to remove an ableist slur from her new album Renaissance following backlash over the 'deeply offensive' lyric
Disability equality charity Scope had described the mega star's use of the "deeply offensive term" as "appalling", while disability advocate Hannah Diviney said the singer's status as one of the most famous musicians in the world did not "excuse her use of ableist language".
The charity's media manager Warren Kirwan said: "It's appalling that one of the world's biggest stars has chosen to include this deeply-offensive term. He added: "Words matter because they reinforce the negative attitudes disabled people face every day and which impact on every aspect of disabled people's lives.
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