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Because he praised Jessie William's speech at the BET awards. Seriously??
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Justin Timberlake Apologizes After Backlash over Tweet About Jesse Williams' Speech at the 2016 BET Awards
By Char Adams
@CiCiAdams_ 06/27/2016 AT 07:55 AM EDT
Justin Timberlake ignited a social media storm on Sunday after tweeting about a moving speech delivered by Grey's Anatomy actor Jesse Williams at the 2016 BET Awards.
The 35-year-old singer sent out a string of apology tweets after facing backlash for writing that he was "#inspired" by Williams' moving speech at the award show in which he spoke out about racial issues, social justice and cultural appropriation.
"I apologize to anyone that felt I was out of turn," he tweeted. I have nothing but LOVE FOR YOU AND ALL OF US JT"
It wasn't Timberlake's initial tweet that outraged many on the social media site as much as it was his response to a particular critique in which one tweeter wrote, "So does this mean you're going to stop appropriating our music and culture? And apologize to Janet too. #BETAwards."
http://www.people.com/article/justin-timberlake-twitter-jesse-williams-bet-awards
JustAnotherGen
(31,907 posts)a constant steady stream of joy at the SCOTUS decision on abortion in Texas.
B2G
(9,766 posts)Good for you!
snooper2
(30,151 posts)ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)...does not stand! SOMEBODY START A PETITION!
tavernier
(12,406 posts)B2G
(9,766 posts)vdogg
(1,384 posts)And I say this as a black man. People are just too damn sensitive about this.