After a past video resurfaced featuring Bretman Rock using racial slurs, he’s issued an
official apology to his fans and is reflecting on how he’s learning from his past mistakes.
What’s up guys, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. back here with Clevver News, and Bretman is the
latest celebrity who’s learned the hard way that what happens on the Internet stays
on the Internet…
We’ve seen it many times before -- one day you’re on top of the world, and just hours
later, you’re the latest Twitter hashtag being slapped around with the word ‘CANCELLED.’
All thanks to some deep investigative Internet work by fans who clearly have a lot of time
on their hands, Bretman Rock is under fire for using harsh racial slurs multiple times
in past, resurfaced videos.
The videos in question surfaced on Twitter and went viral within a few hours, which caused
Bretman to issue an apology.
We’re gonna break down all the details, but before we do, don’t forget to subscribe
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Alright, both clips from 2015 hit the Internet yesterday, and in one of them, fans were shocked
to hear Bretman blatantly shouting the n-word while singing the lyrics to a song:
In another, Bretman seemed to be talking into the camera and casually dropped that word
again:
Once the videos began making the rounds, fans started up the hashtag #BretmanIsOverParty,
which caught the attention of Bretman, himself, who was quick to issue an apology for his
mistakes from when he was 15.
In a series of tweets, Bretman began by writing QUOTE, “Just woke up to a video of me resurfacing
from five years ago — I’ve apologized for that video before and will happily do
it again.
It was as stupid and ignorant then as it is now.
I’m no longer a 15 year old piece of s**t and I know that behavior is unacceptable…
Period.”
Many fans and media outlets began to claim that Bretman had been “exposed” to which
he clarified in another tweet that was simply not the case.
He added, “Nobody is “exposing me” - that video has always existed...like I said its
stupid as fuck and ignorant as fuck.
But it exists.
that's not a reflection of who I am now.
If you wanna cancel me, cancel 15 year old Bretman.
Let me learn & grow & mature please.”
In his final tweet, Bretman shared that he hopes fans will accept his apology and begs
fans to learn from his mistakes.
He wrote, “PLEASE let this be a lesson that everything you post online stays with you.
that video still haunts me to this day & I am so ashamed of it.
What you think is acceptable when youre young isn't going to age well.
WORDS MATTER.
they hurt and they will live with you forever.”
But before we get into the Twitter reactions, I want to give you guys an opportunity to
share your thoughts on the matter.
Do you think Bretman deserves to be forgiven for his past mistakes, or is this something
that he should’ve learned long ago from other celebs who’ve made similar remarks?
Chime in with your thoughts down below, and no matter what your opinion may be, let’s
try to be respectful of everyone’s opinions.
Longtime fans of Bretman, on the other hand, were extremely disappointed to see that he’s
been the latest celebrity to have skeletons from his past dug up, like one user who wrote,
“BRETMAN ROCK TOO????? we really can’t have any nice things in this household can
we?”
Another fan tweeted, “just saw bretman rock get exposed for saying the n word...now the
only beauty guru I liked has to be cancelled.”
This user didn’t seem too surprised that any of this was coming to light, adding, “not
y’all being shocked at bretman rock saying the n word........do y’all not hear when
he speaks?.....”
There were also many fans who were quick to defend Bretman for his past actions, like
this fellow Philippean fan, who said, “Growing up in the Philippines, we got called “negra”
“negro” by our peers and elders which translates to the N word.
So, as a kid never really paid attention to the word til I migrated to the US.
This is a growing period and people learn and can change.”
Another user wrote, “You are one of the unproblematic influencer/beauty gurus!
And we have seen so much growth from you between now and five years ago ! All that noise is
not necessary.”
This isn’t the first time a celebrity’s past insensitive remarks have resurfaced,
and it probably won’t be the last… we’re hoping Bretman is able to fully learn from
his mistakes and continue to set a good example for his fans.
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I'm Emile Ennis Jr. and I’ll see you soon right back here on Clevver News , bye guys!