Speaking to Hot 97's Angie Martinez, Mary J. Blige admitted that working with Burger King on an advertisement for fried chicken was a mistake.

"I wanted to crawl under the bed," Blige said (via Billboard). "It was a mistake, but I did it because I thought it was something that wouldn't come out like that. It was sold to us that I would be shot in an iconic way ... It hurt my feelings. It crushed me for like two days."

Blige is fresh off an appearance in "Rock of Ages," in which she plays the role of a stripclub manager. She was on Martinez' show to introduce her new artist, "Starshell."

After the ad debuted on TV, criticism came quickly and harshly. Some called the spot, which features Blige crooning about chicken snack wraps, "buffoonery" and racist.

The fast food giant then pulled the ad but said it was not doing so in response to criticism. Eventually, Burger King publicly apologized to Blige.

"I want to apologize to everyone who was offended who thought I would do something that was so disrespectful to our culture," Blige said on Hot 97. "I would never do anything like that. I thought I was doing something right."

Blige's interview with Angie Martinez is available above. They also discussing being at W.i.P. nightclub when the Chris Brown-Drake brawl broke out.

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    NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 01: Mary J. Blige performs at The Escape To Total Rewards at Woldenberg Park on March 1, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment)

  • Escape To Total Rewards At Woldenberg Park, New Orleans

    NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 01: Mary J. Blige performs at The Escape To Total Rewards at Woldenberg Park on March 1, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment)

  • Escape To Total Rewards At Woldenberg Park, New Orleans

    NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 01: Mary J. Blige attends The Escape To Total Rewards at Woldenberg Park on March 1, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment)

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    NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 01: Maria Menounos, Mary J. Blige and Gavin DeGraw attend The Escape to Total Rewards at Woldenberg Park on March 1, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment)

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    CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 01: A general view of the atmosphere at Escape To Total Rewards at Union Station on March 1, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment)

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    ORLANDO, FL - FEBRUARY 26: Singer Mary J. Blige performs the United States looks on during the 2012 NBA All-Star Game at the Amway Center on February 26, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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    ORLANDO, FL - FEBRUARY 26: Singer Mary J. Blige performs the United States National Anthem during the 2012 NBA All-Star Game at the Amway Center on February 26, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

  • 2012 NBA All-Star Game

    ORLANDO, FL - FEBRUARY 26: Singer Mary J. Blige performs the United States National Anthem during the 2012 NBA All-Star Game at the Amway Center on February 26, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

  • (Belvedere) RED Pre-Grammys Party With Mary J Blige - Roaming Inside

    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) Belvedere board member John Sykes, singer Mary J. Blige, and Belvedere CEO Charles Gibb attend the (Belvedere) RED Pre-Grammys Party with Mary J Blige held at Avalon on February 9, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images For (Belvedere) RED)

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    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 09: Singer Mary J. Blige performs onstage at the (Belvedere) RED Pre-Grammys Party with Mary J Blige held at Avalon on February 9, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images For (Belvedere) RED)

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