Joey Bada$$ jokes about eye damage after solar eclipse sighting

Joey Bada$$ has poked fun at reports suggesting he had to pull out of fellow rapper Logic's ongoing tour after damaging his eyesight during the solar eclipse.

The New York native took to Twitter on Tuesday (22Aug17) to reveal he would no longer be performing as the opening act for the final three dates on the Everybody Tour, due to "unforeseen circumstances".

Joey did not elaborate on why his sets had been axed, but some followers questioned whether he had suffered damage to his eyesight after telling fans he didn't need any protective eyewear to enjoy staring at Monday's (21Aug17) solar eclipse.

"Am I crazy for watching the eclipse today w (with) no glasses?," he questioned. "I've sungazed before and afterward saw colors for a whole day. I didn't die tho...This ain't the first solar eclipse and I'm pretty sure our ancestors ain't have no fancy eyewear. Also pretty sure they ain't all go blind (sic)."

The MC has since joked about the fan concern after New York DJ Peter Rosenberg called him on air on Thursday morning (24Aug17) and requested he clear up the speculation.

"I'm legally blind," he joked, before insisting, "I'm OK, guys."

However, Joey continued to make light of the rumors after taking to Instagram later on Thursday to post a picture of himself wearing what he claimed were special glasses.

"Doc said I gotta keep these on in the daytime now," he captioned the photo. "A lil (sic) annoying but they're pretty fire (cool)."

He returned to social media again on Friday (25Aug17) to put to rest the health speculation once and for all.

"It's a lot of rumors and allegations going on about me, a lot of people are confused, a lot of people are worried and hitting my phone, so I just wanted to come on here and address the situation," Joey said in a video message. "Yep, haha, jokes is on me (sic). It is true. I can now see the future. In fact, I am now legally blind to the bulls**t."