What’s up y’all, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. back here with Clevver News, and Little Mix
fans are convinced that Leigh-Anne Pinnock threw major shade at Camila Cabello on a recent
Instagram Live.
Following the world-wide protesting in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, it seems
celebrities are being exposed left and right for any previous racial slurs, tweets and
remarks that have surfaced on the Internet.
Many even recall as early as December when Camila Cabello was called out for sharing
racist posts via her now-deactivated Tumblr account from back when she was 15 years old.
Users began sharing screenshots of Camila’s account which showed her repeatedly using
the n-word and reposting lots of racist jokes and content.
Camila quickly issued an apology about how “deeply ashamed” she was, and that she
was “uneducated and ignorant” in the past.
In her apology, she added QUOTE, “Once I became aware of the history and the weight
and the true meaning behind this horrible and hurtful language, I was deeply embarrassed
I ever used it.
I apologized then and I apologize again now.”
She also revealed that she would “never intentionally hurt anyone,” to which her
apology was met with little controversy as many fans seemed to have forgiven her and
moved on rather quickly as if nothing really happened.
Musicians, actors, influencers and more have been losing jobs, brand deals and entire reputations
amid the Black Lives Matter movement as a result of their pasts.
But fast forward to earlier this week when Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who has
been very outspoken about her own experiences with Black oppression, seemed to call out
Camila for receiving barely any backlash following her controversy.
During a recent Instagram Live that was recorded by some fans, Leigh-Anne spoke out on the
fact that “someone” who didn’t get any backlash following exposure of her past racist
remarks hasn’t been brought back up!
Leigh-Anne made it a point not to specifically name who she was referring to, but not-so-subtly
hinted that it was Camila she was referring to with this!
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“And she didn’t get NO backlash from it; like, she still got to perform at the Grammys!”
Referring to performing at the Grammys, Camila did appear to perform her song “First Man”
to her father during this year’s award show, which is why many fans are catching on.
After saying that she wasn’t going to name names, Leigh-Anne then corrected herself by
saying, “Well, I will eventually, but just not now.”
She also referred to this incident by saying, “It’s actually disgusting, it’s so bad.
And to have no sort of repercussions from that, I just thought, ‘Mmmmm, really?’”
This all caused fans to automatically assume Leigh-Anne was talking about Camila, as many
began defending Camila on Twitter.
One user wrote, “Leigh mentioned NO names and y’all assuming Camila… if the shoe
fits eh.”
Another fan tweeted, “Camila stays unbothered and she’s actually changed and helped movements
for the better of black lives.”
However, this didn’t stop some fans from defending Leigh-Anne and her feelings toward
the matter considering no Black person should ever be told how they should or shouldn’t
feel about the situation.
One user wrote, “the way Leigh didn’t even have to mention Camila's name for her
stans to get mad , if the shoe fits.”
Another user said, “don't invalidate leigh-anne's feelings.
this is not a fan war and she has every right to be upset with camila regardless.”
Fans are likely also seeing Camila’s lack of backlash considering she’s also had drama
with her former bandmate Normani.
Normani even spoke out about her feud with Camila and toxic fans attacking her back in
the day during a Rolling Stone cover story back in February.
She detailed what transpired during the time of the posts, saying QUOTE, “It was devastating
that this came from a place that was supposed to be a safe haven and a sisterhood, because
I knew that if the tables were turned I would defend each of them in a single heartbeat.”
Normani also recalled that, “It took days for her to acknowledge what I was dealing
with online and then years for her to take responsibility for the offensive tweets that
recently resurfaced.
Whether or not it was her intention, this made me feel like I was second to the relationship
that she had with her fans.”
With everything currently going on in the world and the continued acts of racism in
this country, it’s more important than ever for us to continue to learn and grow as a
society as there is still so much more work to be done.
With all this being said, we here at Clevver also want to make sure we’ve made our stance
clear.
We stand against the injustices suffered by members of the black community and we stand
with every Black person who has tragically lost their lives due to the color of their
skin and police brutality.
If you’re looking for more ways to educate yourselves and get involved with the Black
Lives Matter movement, we’ve linked resources down in the description below.
And to see why celebs are facing backlash for calling for action amid the BLM movement,
you can click right over here to watch another Clevver video.
Then be sure to let me know all your thoughts on what Leigh Anne had to say in the comments
below.
I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys.