Drake FIRES BACK at Critics Questioning Millie Bobby Brown Friendship _ E! News

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00:00 Drake is firing back at people criticizing his friendship with actress Millie Bobby Brown.

00:06 In "Another Late Night," one of the songs off Drake's new album "For All the Dogs,"

00:12 which was released on October 6th, the 36-year-old addresses his friendship with the actress,

00:18 who is 17 years younger.

00:21 He raps in the song quote, "Weirdos in my comments talkin' about some Millie Bobby

00:26 look Bring them jokes up to the gang we get to really flockin' Or send a finger to your

00:33 mama in some FedEx boxes."

00:37 Fans were first drawn to the Degrassi alum and the Enola Holmes star back in 2018, when

00:44 Millie revealed that she and Drake had a close friendship, which included him giving her

00:49 advice on boys.

00:51 Millie, who was 14 at the time, told Access Hollywood quote, "I met him in Australia,

00:58 and he's honestly so fantastic and a great friend and a great role model.

01:04 You know, we text.

01:05 We just texted each other the other day, and he was like, 'I miss you so much,' and I was

01:11 like, 'I miss you more.'"

01:14 And although Millie's quotes made headlines given their age gap, she was quick to defend

01:20 their bond, writing quote, "Why you gotta make a lovely friendship your headline.

01:26 You guys are weird.

01:27 For real.

01:28 I'm lucky to have people in the business extend their time to help me further my career and

01:34 offer their wisdom and guidance.

01:36 I'm very blessed to have amazing people in my life.

01:40 You don't get to choose that for me."

01:43 She finished her message with a plea for everyone to move on, saying, "It's nice to have people

01:49 who understand what I do.

01:51 Now get back to talking about real problems in this world other than my friendships.

01:57 Jeez."

01:58 "I'm so blessed to have people in my life.

01:59 Now get back to talking about real problems in this world other than my friendships.

02:00 Now get back to talking about real problems in this world other than my friendships."

02:00 "I'm so blessed to have people in my life.

02:01 Now get back to talking about real problems in this world other than my friendships.

02:02 Now get back to talking about real problems in this world other than my friendships."

02:02 "I'm so blessed to have people in my life.

02:03 Now get back to talking about real problems in this world other than my friendships.

02:04 Now get back to talking about real problems in this world other than my friendships."

02:05 [MUSIC]