Deon Cole Responds To Backlash After Wearing Velvet Bell Bottoms To Awards Show: It’s Sad These Messages Come From My Own Kind

Deon Cole Responds To Backlash After Wearing Velvet Bell Bottoms To Awards Show: It’s Sad These Messages Come From My Own Kind

“Grown-Ish” star Deon Cole is known for bringing the funny on television, but his recent social media interactions have been anything but comedic. Deon Cole rocked a navy blue, velvet, bell-bottomed suit on the NAACP Image Awards red carpet this past weekend, and apparently his fashion moment wasn’t received well. He took to Twitter to share a DM he received from a troll. The message read:

“Gay a** n*gga”

Yikes! Deon Cole tweeted:

“Tomorrow Im going to do a post talking about this and the many many more derogatory messages and threats I’ve received about that gucci velvet bell bottom pants suit that I wore. It’s sad that these messages come from my own kind but about this tomorrow. #justakidfromthechi”

As promised, Cole took to Instagram with a lengthy video.

In a comment, he clarified that he doesn’t want people to be bullied for expressing themselves.

“We as black people got to stop saying and not giving a f*ck!!! That’s all I hear, “n**** don’t give a f*ck! Be clear, i don’t care what people say about me! But when you hate a person for who they are or what they wear I got a problem with that! there’s kids that don’t think like us pimp who give lot’s of f*cks and I’m speaking for them. So I’m sorry my N*gga for giving a f*ck cuz apparently you and a lot of other people don’t. Start giving a f*ck.”

A few of his celebrity friends – including Don Lemon, Tyson Beckford, Adele Givens, and Snoop Dogg – showed him support in the comments section.

What do you think about the backlash Deon Cole received this weekend? Let us know in the comments.

Written by Miata Shanay

Authored by: Miata Shanay