US singer Omarion: 'I am an artiste, not a Covid variant'

Don't confuse R&B artiste Omarion with Omicron, thank you very much. Photo: Handout

Since the Omicron variant of Covid-19 surfaced in the United States, social media pundits, have flippantly (or accidentally) referred to it as the Omarion variant.

Well, the R&B artiste has heard all the jokes and he's running with it. "Hi, this is Omarion. I am an artiste - not a variant," he begins the first of three TikTok videos posted Jan 1. "So please be aware that if you just so happen to run into me on the street, you don't have to isolate for 5 days."