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Terry Crews’ Failure to Support Gabrielle Union Is Peak Anti-Blackness
He’s turned his back on the very women he once said supported him the most
“It is so easy to support Black women.” — Amanda Seales
Apparently not so easy for Terry Crews. Last week, the professional football player turned actor was asked about Gabrielle Union’s allegations against America’s Got Talent during an interview with 3rd Hour of Today. His on-air response was dismissive of any validity in Union’s claims, steamrolling over the experiences she’s shared on social media and news outlets. His motivations of self-interest were transparent, especially when he sprinkled in his devotion to listening to and believing women.
Union, not one to back down, fired back at Crews’ claims, powerfully saying that those who have “bravely come forward to let everyone know I didn’t lie or exaggerate really expose those who enthusiastically will throw you under the bus, forgetting quickly who stepped up for their truth.”
When Crews shared his sexual assault story in alignment with the #MeToo movement back in 2017, Union spoke out publicly in support of his bravery and even defended his character. Crews went on to vehemently thank the many Black women in Hollywood who stood by his side. Early last year on Watch What…
