Jill Scott copped backlash for supporting Chris Brown.
Apr. 22 2024, Printed 7:15 p.m. ET
Jill Scott is not backing down from praising Chris Brown, RadarOnline.com has discovered. The singer, 52, caught warmth after throwing her assist Brown’s means, gushing over the performer’s diss observe aimed toward Quavo.
Brown caught consideration when he dropped Weakest Hyperlink, annihilating the Migos rapper by saying everybody wished Quavo was killed as an alternative of Takeoff.
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Scott applauded the Grammy winner for his rap expertise, tweeting, “@chrisbrown is superb. How does ANYBODY sing like THAT? Dance, look, Act and Rap… like THAT?” over the weekend.
She instantly confronted adverse consideration over her reward, with many suggesting she should not assist Brown for his violent lyrics due to his controversial previous, which incorporates beating Rihanna.
The 2 rappers have been feuding ever since Quavo dated Chris Brown’s ex in 2017.
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When Scott started responding to the negativity on X, the entire thing snowballed in her face.
“I feel the ladies he is abused would disagree,” one particular person wrote, to which she replied along with her private story about her former stepfather’s alleged violent previous.
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“I doubt it. My Mom’s ex husband was a imply, violent human AND he may lay basis higher than anybody in my metropolis. What he did with cement was awe inspiring. We obtained away. He obtained a elevate and reward for his potential. God handled the remainder,” she wrote.
When one other follower instructed her, “I like you Jill however he has so many home abuses instances it’s ridiculous we are able to’t look previous that,” she did not maintain again.
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“I like you too,” she mentioned. “I’m not right here to combat anymore else’s battles. If/since girls hear the tales, they need to keep away from that road. Operating backwards in shifting visitors makes zero sense. Remedy for each rattling physique.”
In the long run, Scott stopped responding to each message and despatched out a blanket assertion, making her stance identified.
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“Look. Years of prayer, remedy, self reflection, & making each effort to maintain my ft on the bottom has made me compassionate for different human beings. Individuals undergo and do horrible . We are saying we consider in God ; pray for enlightenment. We ARE a dwelling testimony,” she wrote on X.
Scott adopted that up with, “And I warning those that refuse to forgive as a result of they’ll undoubtedly want forgiveness in some unspecified time in the future of their lives. We’re all flawed and need assistance. Energy to individuals who transfer previous violence. The previous is a horrible reminder AND the long run is ours.”
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Takeoff was murdered in November 2022.
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She additionally revealed that she believes Brown went too low with the Quavo demise diss. “I agree,” Scott replied to a fan who mentioned the lyric was “too private.”
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The suspect, Patrick Xavier Clark, has maintained his innocence.
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As for Quavo, he has but to answer Brown’s insults. RadarOnline.com instructed you — Takeoff was shot lifeless at a Texas bowling alley in November 2022. Quavo, who was his uncle, was there for the deadly incident when bullets hit his Migos bandmate within the head and torso.
The suspect, Patrick Xavier Clark, has maintained his innocence. Takeoff was solely 28 years previous.