We all seemed to have learned that saying whatever you please on Twitter is never a good idea, especially for celebs. Another example was yet again made when after hearing the powerful speech Jesse Williams made at the 2016 BET Awards, Justin Timberlake took to the social media platform to voice his admiration. The pop sensation was ‘inspired’ by the speech, which led to numerous reactions towards his initial tweet. One in particular reaction took a jab at JT, and the singer’s reply to that tweet caused an even bigger commotion. See it all unfold here:
@iJesseWilliams tho…#Inspired #BET2016
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) June 27, 2016
So does this mean you’re going to stop appropriating our music and culture? And apologize to Janet too. #BETAwards https://t.co/0FwBOQR24D — Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) June 27, 2016
Oh, you sweet soul. The more you realize that we are the same, the more we can have a conversation.
Bye. https://t.co/FeTmGLOKVc — Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) June 27, 2016
After the star realised that the tweet directed to Ernest Owens was not received well at all, he began to follow up with a string of apology tweets:
I feel misunderstood. I responded to a specific tweet that wasn’t meant to be a general response. I shouldn’t have responded anyway… — Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) June 27, 2016
I forget this forum sometimes… I was truly inspired by @iJesseWilliams speech because I really do feel that we are all one… A human race
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) June 27, 2016
I apologize to anyone that felt I was out of turn. I have nothing but LOVE FOR YOU AND ALL OF US.
–JT
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) June 27, 2016
Oh Justin!…that’s all we have to say.