Shameik Moore apologized Thursday for a series of controversial tweets in connection to the murder of George Floyd and other recent instances of police brutality.
The Wu-Tang: An American Saga star wrote on the social media platform that Black people were capable of saving or protecting themselves from racist all I’m saying is.
The tweets, which came days after a video showing a White police officer in Minnesota murdering a Black man named George Floyd went viral, were met with swift backlash.
Hours later, Moore claimed his tweets “were taken out of context” and asked his followers to join him in an Instagram Live session where he could properly apologize “against” his “team’s advice,” he noted.
“Again, I’ll just say for the people watching: I did not mean to offend any of the Black community,” the Dope actor said while speaking on Instagram Live with his friend Jeremy Strong.