India, Aug. 4 -- Machine Gun Kelly is opening up about why he turned down a part in a major film and it all came down to one controversial word.

During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Thursday, the rapper and actor, 35, claimed he lost out on a part in Ryan Coogler's Sinners after refusing to say the N-word during his audition. "I mean, there's . been plenty of movies that come out that I'm like, 'Ah, I was supposed to be in that,'" MGK said. "'Oh, I did auditions for that.' Like Sinners, I was supposed to be in that."

The Rap Devil singer explained that he had auditioned for the role of Bert, a man who - alongside his wife - is turned into a vampire by a mysterious intruder played by Jack O'Connell. But the audition came with a...