Omarion desires his followers to know that they do not must get examined for COVID-19 in the event that they run into him on the road.
The singer-songwriter, 37, took to TikTok to inform followers that he'd heard the entire comparisons between his stage title and the Omicron variant.
The star, whose authorized title is Omari Grandberry, stated jokingly, 'Hello everyone, that is Omarion. I'm an artist, not a variant. So please remember that should you simply so occur to run into me on the road, you do not have to isolate for 5 days, nor do you must have a unfavourable check consequence so as to dance to my music.'
'So please, be protected, be wholesome, completely satisfied new yr,' he continued.
The comparisons between the artist's title and the variant's have been making the rounds over the previous a number of weeks partly due to a since-deleted publish shared by Atlanta star LaKeith Stanfield.
The actor, 30, posted a screenshot of a textual content he despatched to the musician which learn, 'You ruining Christmas for everyone smh.'
He captioned the photograph, 'I am weak i'm wondering if he is gunna reply.'
Omarion beforehand stated he thought the jokes about Omicron had been actually an excellent factor.
'There may be nothing extra therapeutic than music or an excellent snicker,' the Contact singer informed Yahoo Leisure.
Omicron and different coronavirus variants, just like the delta variant, have lately hit america laborious. CNBC reported 4 days in the past that COVID-19 circumstances within the nation reached a report seven-day common of greater than 265,000.
The publication additionally reported roughly 75,000 Individuals had been in hospitals due to the illness and about 1,500 individuals had been dying every day from it.
Whereas Omarion made a number of jokes about Omicron, his profession has been something however a joke lately.
The Put up to Be singer has an album titled Full Circle which, although it has no launch date but, is on the way in which. His final studio album was launched in October of final yr.