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“That’s the difference between a social media influencer and a celebrity…”
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26-year-old social media star Ari Fletcher is still getting slammed with backlash following her disparaging remarks about victims of domestic violence. Fans of Rihanna have since praised the star for swiftly dropping the influencer from Savage X Fenty and now, some critics on social media are demanding for Fletcher to come forward with an apology, including actress LisaRaye.
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The Players Club star lit into Fletcher on a recent episode of Fox’s Soul’s Cocktails with Queens podcast, stating that the brand partnership guru was completely “out of line” for her insensitive comments.
“Shout out to Rihanna for standing up and being an example of a woman of her word and making sure that her brand is not tarnished with any foolishness!” she said.
Raye argued that as a social media influencer, Fletcher has an “obligation” to her young aspiring fans and that she should be cognizant about how she conducts herself being in the limelight.
“See that’s the difference between a social media influencer and a real celebrity and star,” she continued. “There’s a difference…Respectable people, respect you. She was out of line, out of place. She was immature. For the women that look up to her, I hope that they hold her accountable for what she says. I hope that she is learning a lesson to at least come back and say, ‘you know what I apologize.’ But she needs to give us some type of apology or narrative…”
LisaRaye’s co-hosts also chimed in with their thoughts on the topic. Singer Syleena Johnson said she believed Fletcher made the questionable comments for clout while actress Vivica A. Fox shared that she feared the influencer’s bad move would impact other areas of her career.
“Once a big one drops you, they all start to drop you,” Fox added.
Yikes!
Fletcher, who has raked in millions on Instagram from brand deals with companies like Fashion Nova and Rih’s famous lingerie brand, said that she didn’t care about domestic violence victims during a cringe-worthy Instagram live session. Fletcher’s questionable remarks came in response to her appearance on The Don’t Call Me White Girl Podcast where she admitted that she used to throw petty tantrums towards her current partner and rapper, Money Bagg Yo. Fletcher confessed that she used to pretend as though she was going to leave him, hoping that he would pull his gun out on her to make her stay.
Very toxic and deranged, we know…
The comment drew in widespread criticism from victims of domestic violence and it certainly didn’t sit well with Rihanna, who was viciously assaulted by her ex-boyfriend and singer Chris Brown in 2009.
After the Instagram live video went viral, Ari tried to do a bit of damage control, claiming that she was only “exaggerating.”
“Y’all find the negative sh*t in everything and try to blow it up,” the entrepreneur explained via her Instagram Story. “I was exaggerating, nobody want a gun pulled on them. Please STFU.”’
On Twitter, Fletcher added in a since-deleted post:
“I got so much power over the internet that it’s scary.”
Fletcher has yet to issue a statement about her insensitive comments, and it appears as though she looks rather unbothered by the backlash on social media, but what do you think? Should Ari come forward with SOME type of apology?
Sound off in the comments and check out LisaRaye’s full comments on “Cocktails with Queens” below.
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BOSSIP’s Sr. Content Director Janeé Bolden spoke with the “Kings of Napa” stars Ebonée Noel who plays August King, Rance Nix who plays Dana King and Ashlee Brian who plays Christian King, the youngest brother ahead of the series premiere (which is tonight 1/11 at 8 PM EST on OWN). The show which was written and created by Janine Sherman Barrois, is about a powerful Black family, The Kings, who who built a fortune with their vineyard and are now forced to do everything they can to maintain their wealth after a series of events threaten to destroy everything the family patriarch built.
We asked the stars what they loved most about their characters and Ashlee Brian was the first to chime in:
“I love being the glue between my siblings who love each other but are always butting heads, I want to see everyone get along,” Brian told BOSSIP of his character Christian. “That’s one of the parts that I really love because that’s the part I play in my real life in my family. I’m the mediator saying, ‘Hey everybody let’s get along.’ That’s why it’s really dope for me diving into this because I’m watching my older brother and sister go at it.”
“I love how August bosses up in the series, you know she’s met with a lot of challenges and I don’t think she does it from a place of needing to be the leader or needing to be in control,” Ebonée Noel told BOSSIP. “She just has a vision for her family and their business and she’s just like, ‘whatever comes at us, we’re going to elevate.’ And I love the commitment to a look. That’s another thing I really love about my character. Shout out to our costume designer Michelle, she is a genius.”
“For me, the clothes as well,” Rance Nix echoed. “I’m big on tailoring, so to be able to wear custom outfits and custom suits that were tailored to the T and some even to be able to show up to set and if tailor. Also, Dana is married in the show. He’s the only married sibling. Marriage is also a desire of mine, so to be able to play a married man and a husband who loves his wife, Rose, that was really special as well.”
“Kings of Napa” offers a glimpse at the Kings lavish lifestyle — one which affords the entire family luxuries that leaves nearly every member of the clan feeling entitled to the finer things life has to offer.
“I think we enjoy shows about wealthy people in general because there is a veneer from the outside, like we’re always looking up, you know behind the gates,” Ebonée Noel told BOSSIP, before continuing. “But at the end of the day people are people, just because our parents are wealthy life doesn’t mean that our cousins or our aunts are in that same bracket or so there is tension that will happen with that. Families are expansive and if you break down the boundaries and the veneer, there is so much interesting and juicy stuff inside that we can relate to and cheer on and root for. I think that’s part of why we’re a little obsessed with wealthy families in general and Black wealth in particular because I don’t think we get to see it enough.”
“This is post come up,” Rance Nix added. “You see a lot of movies where the Black family is on the come up, hustling, trying to achieve the American dream, the Kings have achieved that dream. Like Ebonée said, you have that perspective on the inside of what’s this family like, after achieving that dream and they’ve got all the wealth and money to enjoy the finer things. What’s that like? Explore on the “Kings of Napa…”
It turns out that the production didn’t actually take place in Napa.
“TV magic…” Rance Nix teased, before revealing that most of their scenes were filmed on a soundstage in Toronto, with much of the outdoor shots being taken in Niagara.
“Don’t touch the vines, don’t touch the grapes,” Nix cautioned, motioning to a faux vineyard as he added, “Production is paying not nearly as much as they’ll yield on this row.”
Check out our full interview with the King siblings below:
“Kings Of Napa” premieres tonight Tuesday, 1/11 on OWN at 8PM EST
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