Outer Banks star Chase Stokes is the latest entertainer to learn that the internet never forgets.
Twitter followers unearthed tweets from Stokes posted from 2007-2013, in which he used racial slurs and referred to Justin Bieber as a “f*g.”
Related: That infamous Jenny Jones gay murder case is being revisited by Netflix
Found them: pic.twitter.com/J5Va5F73tp
— ???? ? (@emmadoresniall) May 19, 2020
As the storm over the tweets gathered steam, Stokes posted an apology. “Yes. I will address this,” he wrote. “I was not hiding. I consulted in one of my closest friends just as anybody else would. I have posted insensitive tweets. My Facebook has been hacked countless times. The picture isn’t even of me or anybody I know. Again, I am incredibly sorry. I really am. I hope you guys see what i am currently doing and how I am continuing to do the right thing by being respectful in today’s climate. This does not excuse my words, nor am I excusing myself. I will continue to work towards using my platform in the same capacity I have been and doing/bringing light into the world.”
How about we take this to the next level?
Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
Everyone says stupid things and it’s great that he apologized, but then Stokes deleted the apology less than an hour later. He then posted new tweets, saying “Yo just getting back into twitter. My password was changed, figuring things out. I’m really sorry that this is all happening at once.”
“Somebody obviously got access to my account” he added. “So I’m trying to solve this.”
Yo just getting back into twitter. My password was changed, figuring things out. I’m really sorry that this is all happening at once.
— Chase Stokes (@hichasestokes) May 19, 2020
We’re not sure why anyone would hack his account to post an apology for something he said years prior, but what do we know?
TomG
Nice excuse, but I for one am not buying it. That was YOU that did those tweets and now that you got a lot of backlash you are trying to walk it back with some lame excuse. Sounds to me like you are Trump supporter and learned that from him.
Kangol2
Racist, homophobic creep! The scrawny little lamo can go f*ck himself!
theafricanwiththemouth
Agreed!
I mean, i don’t know this “Actor” but i already dislike him so much. What a wacky, terribly strange excuse for racism and homophobia, damñ!!
Troysky
hacked?……sure, Jan.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
Wow! And here all this time I thought only important people got hacked and reported on. Thank god for Queerty. Well, if calling Justin Bieber a f@g years ago didn’t elevate him to royalty why should this late, lame apology? By the way, I’d squeeze Justin’s butt cheeks a lot quicker than yours.
Gay Thomas
Time to hire a publicist, you dunce.
Troysky
….you’re technically right, but people in the public eye doing their own boneheaded-publicity helps to get what they deserve….and amps up the drama
jonasalden
Disappointing at any time, but especially since I sat through the first season on lock-down. As good as anything else to pass the time I guess. But still, you DO wish people didn’t think things like that, much less say them. Oh well…still sucks though. I often wonder though, are people saying things like this MORE OFTEN, or just being caught?
mikhailmaui
I used to work with Chase. He knew I was gay and never, ever, did I ever feel he was homophobic. We had a few cool conversations and he was always incredibly nice to me. I am not defending him, but hoping he was just being young and stupid and that he will learn from this.
toddlicious
Chase Stokes, who??????????
BobinSF
Glenn Close just made him an ambassador or something for her mental health charity. This doesn’t fit well with her I’d bet!
CurtisIsTheOne
I’m not excusing his behavior or previous comments, but who among us isn’t embarrassed by something we said in the past when we were young? Accept his apology and judge him in the future by his conduct. Or NOT. Just hold onto your outrage if you’re a SWJ and PC.
RyanMBecker
I’m not sure what this backtracking is all about but one of my friends worked on a project with him. My friends is/was openly gay, as were a few other people in the project. He says that Chase was friendly, and even fine with their mild flirtation. Not once did he feel uncomfortable being himself in front of Chase. According to my friend, one of the makeup guys was very flamboyant, calling Chase “honey” and stuff, and he seemed just fine with it.
My guess is that the “fag” comment was more anti-Bieber than anti-gay. And like so many young people, it was used thoughtlessly without realizing the collateral hurt it causes beyond its intended target.
sportbehr
Sorry the only reason you apologized or you say you were hacked is you were caught displaying your clear intent of homophobia content, you got love these people as long as they do not get caught continue their homophobic rants and then when they get caught publicly they apologize or seek treatment give me break own your homophobia ……and your apology has no meaning and falling on deaf ears…
Gary Q VV
“Yo Chase. Dude” I’ve never heard of you, but you do dress pretty fancy for a straight ‘Dude’. Now, I’m aware that may sound rather shallow of myself, but he had it comin’.