
After the old tweets resurfaced, Shelton apologised in a statement by claiming they were meant as "comedy". "Everyone knows comedy has been a major part of my career and it's always been out there for anyone to see. That said, anyone that knows me also knows I have no tolerance for hate of any kind of form."Prepare to swoon while staring into the eyes of the #SexiestManAlive! 👀🔥😍 pic.twitter.com/6c59CCdqCX
— People (@people) November 15, 2017

Donald Trump is President.
Blake Shelton is the “sexiest man alive.” Mel Gibson is starring in children’s movies and getting booked on TV shows. Bye, America. You had a good run. But now you’re cancelled. — Molly (@isteintraum) November 15, 2017
I just googled Blake Shelton because I've never seen Idris Elba spelled that way before.
— Galen 🚵🏽 Pewtherer (@gln) November 16, 2017
This activated my fight or flight response https://t.co/MAzN4G7Jr6
— cayne (@c0mic_sans) November 15, 2017
— Christian Zamora (@Christian_Zamo) November 15, 2017In an interview accompanying People Magazine's accolade, Shelton said he couldn't wait to wait to rub the news into Adam Levine's face, a fellow coach on The Voice. "I can't wait to shove this up Adam's ass," he said. "As proud as I am and honoured that you guys asked me, that's really the only thing I care about. When [people] would say to Adam, 'Mr. Sexy,' you'd always see him go 'Well, awwww...' If you say that to me, it's going to be, 'You're damn right, I'm Mr. Sexy! I've been ugly my whole life, if I can be sexy for a year, I'm taking it." We're speechless. More stories: Jake Shears: ‘If all you’re giving the world is your body on Instagram – f**k off’ Attitude’s Masculinity survey reveals almost 75% of gay men are turned off by effeminate guys