More Celebrities Respond To Keaton Jones Bullying Video and Mom has a new Controversy!
Video of 11-year-old Keaton Jones of Knoxville, Tennessee, tearfully questioning his bullies went viral over the weekend and elicited a heavy response from celebrities, including those from the Hip Hop community.
From Cardi B to Chris Brown, many prominent artists came to Jones’ defense, offering solidarity via social media.
The child even gained a lifelong friend in West Coast O.G. Snoop Dogg.
“Say lil Man U gotta friend in me for life hit me on dm so we can chop it up love is the only way to beat hate,” Snoop wrote in the caption of his repost of Jones’ video.
In his emotional video, Jones asks someone offscreen, “Just out of curiosity, why do they bully? What’s the point of it?” He then details the bullying he’s suffered at the hands of other children at his school.
“They make fun of my nose,” Jones said in the video. “They call me ugly. They say I have no friends.”
A GoFundMe campaign was launched for Jones and his family, raising close to $60,000 as of December 11.
The defense from Hip Hop and many other celebrities took a twist when Jones’ family was possibly exposed for being racist. A photo collage making the rounds online allegedly features questionable commentary and Confederate flag-flaunting photos from the boy’s mother, Kimberly Jones.
Well, Keaton Jones and his mother, Kimberly Jones, appeared on “Good Morning America” on Tuesday to address the backlash over the Confederate flag photos on her Facebook page.
Kimberly claims the photo was supposed to be funny and she’s truly remorseful about it because she doesn’t want to mess up the donations.
It was meant to be ironic and funny and extreme. SERIOUSLY? I am genuinely and truly sorry. If I could take it back I would.
I they wanna hate me and whatever – that’s fine. But, still talk to your kids…talk to your kids. This is an epidemic.
Watch the clip HERE
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