Gloria Bugie has apologised to her fans, but Judith Heard believes one person was missing from that apology: fellow musician Crysto Panda.
The former Ugandan model weighed in after Bugie faced backlash over a now-deleted post that brought some of Panda’s most painful personal experiences into their online feud, including his being an orphan and losing a child.
Bugie later apologised to her fans, but Panda himself deserves a direct apology, according to Heard.
Gloria, I think the apology needs to go beyond the fans. You need to apologize directly to the person whose deepest losses were used as weapons.
Being an orphan or losing a child, she argued, should not become an insult, punishment or proof of bad karma.
Being an orphan or losing a child is not an insult, a punishment, or proof of bad karma.
The remarks could also affect others who have experienced similar losses.
There are thousands of people reading your words who have buried parents and children. Imagine what that message says to them.
Bugie has since deleted the post that sparked the backlash, but the apology, in Heard’s view, should go beyond her fans and directly address Panda.
Gloria, I think the apology needs to go beyond the fans. You need to apologize directly to the person whose deepest losses were used as weapons.
Being an orphan or losing a child is not an insult, a punishment, or proof of bad karma. There are thousands of people reading your… https://t.co/3nABMDfrzz— Judith Heard (@IAMJUDITHHEARD) August 27, 2026