The release read: "Red Stripe apologises to Mr Jeffery Campbell, aka Assassin, for the premature end to his performance on Red Stripe Live last Saturday, March 28. Red Stripe is grateful that Mr Campbell supported its first live event to raise funds for its Learning for Life initiative and sincerely regrets that his performance was cut short."

Speaking on radio on Monday, Campbell said the show organisers became perturbed after he used the term 'fish' in his song Pree This. 'Fish' is a local slang word for homosexuals.

Campbell said he was surprised he was escorted offstage by MC Jerry D as he had submitted the lyrics of the songs to the show organisers and performed them in the presence of "representatives from Red Stripe" prior to his performance last Saturday.

"My management has since been contacted by Red Stripe's Maxine Whittingham-Osbourne, who admitted it was miscommunication among Red Stripe representatives rather than any wrongdoing on my part that resulted in this whole incident," read a statement from Campbell. "She also stated that, after reviewing the lyrics of the song, she agreed I did not break any of Red Stripe's company codes. She apologised for failing to communicate with me prior to my performance that any lyrics were deemed questionable."