R&B star Kelis has claimed she was racially abused at a London airport, and claimed "racial issues in the UK are disgusting."
The star was flying back to the states after performing at Bestival on the Isle of Wight. She wrote on Twitter that she had been criticised by a "50-year-old man" after she jumped the queue while going through passport control.
She said the man had called her a "slave" and a "disgusting Nigerian".
Kelis said she was also called "Kunta Kinte" - a black character from Alex Harvey's slavery novel Roots.
The 32-year-old singer continued: "I didn't say anything at the time of the riots in London for a lot of reasons.
"It's [the UK] racially decades behind progression because everything is swept under the rug. People don't talk about it.
"People don't fight about it. Not mentioning a problem doesn't make it go away."
Officials from the Home Office say they won't be investigating the claims as they haven't received a complaint from her.
Best known for tracks like Milkshake and A Capella Kelis has had 10 top ten singles in the UK.
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