‘Outer Banks’ star Chase Stokes is the latest celeb to have their old, offensive
tweets resurface, so he’s speaking out on the matter, but oddly enough deleted his words
soon after publishing to social media.
What’s up?
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and with another day, comes another celebrity
apologizing for something offensive they said on social media nearly 10 years ago.
And I think all celebs might be in need of a friendly reminder that once you post something,
even if it was 10 years ago, it lives on the internet forever.
This time Chase Stokes who stars as John B. in the Netflix drama, ‘Outer Banks’, is
under fire for some past offensive remarks.
His show has become a huge hit on Netflix, even reaching the number one spot on the US
Top 10.
So obviously the actors of the show, like Chase, have all shot to massive fame online.
On Instagram alone, he has over 2.6 million followers.
And since his rise to fame, fans discovered old Facebook posts and tweets from 2007 to
2013 that have since been deleted, where Chase uses a number of racist and derogatory words.
I won’t be repeating everything he said, but the posts include racial slurs and derogatory
terms towards people with disabilities and people who are part of the LGBTQ+ community.
And one of his tweets even referenced Justin Bieber.
In light of his old social media posts resurfacing, Chase finally broke his silence and wrote
an apology to those he hurt, but the post has since been deleted.
He said quote, “Yes.
I will address this.
I was not hiding.
I consulted in one of my closest friends just as anybody else would.
I have posted insensitive tweets.
My Facebook has been hacked countless times.
The picture isn't even of me or anybody I know.”
Chase went on to say quote, “Again, I am incredibly sorry.
I really am.
I hope you guys see what i am currently doing and how I am continuing to do the right thing
by being respectful in today's climate.
This does not excuse my words, nor am I excusing myself.
I will continue to work towards using my platform in the same capacity I have been and doing/bringing
light into the world.”
But Chase’s apology wasn’t up on his page for very long.
Shortly after releasing this statement, he claimed he got hacked again, on Twitter this
time.
So not only was his statement erased from his page but he also had no other previous
tweets.
And Chase tweeted after the alleged hacking writing quote, “Yo just getting back into
twitter.
My password was changed, figuring things out.
I’m really sorry that this is all happening at once.”
And he followed up with “Somebody obviously got access to my account.
So I’m trying to solve this.”
And fans are having mixed feelings about both Chase’s apology and the coincidence that
his account was apparently hacked as this scandal was unfolding.
This person shared this video writing quote, “Chase Stokes publicist currently deleting
every social media post hes ever made to make it look like he's hacked”
Another person chimed in adding quote, “i'm getting second hand embarrassment from chase
stokes and i never even stanned him”
And this person tweeted their disappointment writing quote, “chase stokes deactivating
after his halfhearted apology” with the thinking bubble emoji.
But other fans came to Chase’s defense, saying that the posts were from a long time
ago and he should be forgiven like this fan who wrote quote, “Cancelled culture pisses
me off.
@hichasestokes has grown as a human and those posts were almost 10 years ago.
I’ve learned a lot in 10 years, I don’t know about you.
Let the man apologize & let him MOVE ON.
Your old Facebook statuses and tweets don’t define you.”
Another fan agreed with this sentiment saying quote, “listen.
i get what @hichasestokes was wrong.
but he knows that, and has said sorry multiple times.
so don’t go around trying to ruin someone’s career just bc you jealous of their success.
IT WAS 10 YEARS AGO!!!! so don’t act like you’ve never said something you regret before.”
And Chase’s Outer Banks co-star Jonathan Davis wrote quote, “Hey I’ve been seeing
a lot of hate coming @hichasestokes way for Facebook posts and Tweets that happened over
10 years ago many of which were done by hackers.
I know if your a fan of ours we preach to move with love and understanding first instead
of hate.”
But the Twitter war over this drama didn’t stop there.
People clapped back at the fans that were defending Chase writing things like “he
said SLURS and 10 years ago he was still old enough to know it was wrong.”
And “are you black, lgbt, or disabled? if you’re not, you can’t accept his apology.
it’s not your place to accept someone’s apology if what they said did not personally
affect you.”
And others weren’t buying the fact Chase was even hacked again, some fans think he
was lying about that to try to cover his tracks.
But it’s hard to tell now that his whole Twitter account has been deleted and only
has the two tweets from yesterday.
Chase has not reposted his apology, but we will keep you posted if this story continues
to unfold.
So, I want to know what you guys think about all of this.
Do you think Chase’s now-deleted apology was enough or were you disappointed in how
he handled the situation?
Let me know down in the comments below.
And if you want more on the latest Netflix hits, click right over here for all the tea
on the show Too Hot To Handle.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!