Terry Crews hasn't been having a good few days... at all.
His controversial tweets about "black supremacy" in the wake of George Floyd's death didn't sit well with fans, and now, he has responded to the backlash but that hasn't exactly paid off either...
Terry Crews has ruffled some feathers recently...
Crews is one of the most iconic faces in Hollywood...
As a young man in the 1980s, he started out as an American football player...
He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 11th round of the 1991 NFL Draft. This career included stints with the Rams, the San Diego Chargers, the Washington Redskins, and the Philadelphia Eagles.When he retired from the NFL in 1997...
Crews moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career after having a long-standing ambition to work in the film industry.He made several appearances in commercials and music videos...
Over the years, Crews has starred in mainly comedic roles...
His hilarious role in White Chicks (2004) rocketed him to fame and he soon became recognized as the muscley comedian that he is known and loved for today.Alongside his acting career...
Crews has also been married since 1989...
Rebecca King-Crews has been by his side for decades now, and it's safe to say that they make one of Hollywood's best couples. They share 5 children together and one grandchild.And when Rebecca recently announced that she had beaten breast cancer...
The actor posted a tweet yesterday that didn't sit well with fans...
And it was in regards to the Black Lives Matter movement that has taken over the world in the last few weeks.The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on the 25th of May sparked global outrage.
RIP #GeorgeFloyd, Father we hope You accept his soul and give him a comfortable place to rest. His last word was"I… https://t.co/osrjEQgtFf— Ade'yan (@Ade'yan)1591555840.0
The police officers involved mercilessly allowed him to die under their control...
ALL FOUR CHARGED: These are the mug shots of the Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of #GeorgeFloyd:… https://t.co/J04YuizJje— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7 Eyewitness News)1591229402.0
George's death sparked the much-needed Black Lives Matter movement...
Even though the majority of these protests have been peaceful...
The world hasn't felt this much strain in decades...
@BibleFlockBox This is what I think of the black lives matter movement! #blacklifematter #BlackLivesMatter… https://t.co/0SJvsUQZIg— Leviathan (@Leviathan)1591238590.0
This is when we come back to Crews...
It all started with this tweet...
Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. Equality is the truth. Like it or not, we are all in this together.— terry crews (@terry crews)1591572354.0
Tyler James Williams, who starred with Crews in Everybody Hates Chris, was one of the first to condemn the actor’s tweet.
Terry, brother, I know your heart and you know I have love for you and always will. No one is calling 4 black supr… https://t.co/EXOeYMNKYO— Tyler James Williams (@Tyler James Williams)1591579335.0
Many other famous faces began challenging Crews' ideology...
I agree. I'm not discussing white people here. there are "gatekeepers of Blackness" within our own community who de… https://t.co/rgGqh03ieI— terry crews (@terry crews)1591586261.0
Fans weren't impressed with his words...
@terrycrews Bro...what? Black Supremacy literally can’t exist unless we treat white people as inequal which isn’t t… https://t.co/nkRneenYlm— kyra (@kyra)1591572560.0
Fans would have preferred Crews to not say anything at all...
@terrycrews dude...black supremacy? Really? This statement would have been perfectly fine without that ridiculous p… https://t.co/ltIxkUutEa— Karen Hunter (@Karen Hunter)1591576027.0
The actor's opinion wasn't appreciated...
proof that when you don’t have something constructive to add to the conversation, you really should just… https://t.co/3ZvZMl5QU8— Jodie (@Jodie)1591591893.0
Crews then accused people of twisting his words...
Kevin, I've learned that people will take anything you say and twist it for their own evil. Anything. https://t.co/FszLI1pYbu— terry crews (@terry crews)1591586596.0
But it seems that the backlash eventually got too much for Crews to handle...
He took a different approach...
I believe it is important we not suffer from groupthink, and we keep minds of our own, and be allowed to ask diffic… https://t.co/JmaSPLxPN9— terry crews (@terry crews)1591626375.0
He then tweeted this...
Please know that everything I've said comes from a spirit of love and reconciliation, for the Black community first… https://t.co/yhReFSqfRZ— terry crews (@terry crews)1591626374.0
The actor stressed that he wants to put the black community first...
And many fans thanked him for speaking his truth.But of course...
@terrycrews Please quit while you are behind love. Call your publicist, hire a social media manager and stay at hom… https://t.co/tcR5rAdd7u— Caribbeing Naeemah (@Caribbeing Naeemah)1591626602.0