Tamar Braxton may want to consider hiring a publicist to help do damage control over her recent homophobic meltdown on social media because she’s clearly not handling it well on her own.
Earlier this week, the singer came under fire after she issued a “public service announcement” on her Instagram Story warning all women that if their boyfriends “don’t touch” them in more than “3, 4, 10 days” then clearly they’re “gay” and “want a man.”
“Truth is ladies that these dudes out here really do be gay!” 42-year-old Braxton ranted. “It ain’t enough money, beauty, hair, babies in the world to keep them!! They want D**K!! Periodt!!”
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A backlash ensued, with many accusing Braxton of weaponizing homosexuality in an effort to mask her own insecurities, and the next day, she walked back the remarks, explaining that the tweet was inspired by a personal conversation she had had with some girlfriends and that she probably shouldn’t have tweeted about it.
The end…
…Or not.
After media outlets reported on Braxton’s followup statement, she became angry at one outlet in particular for saying she was “forced” to apologize.
A website called Celebrity Insider ran a headline that read: “Tamar Braxton Is Forced To Apologize After Being Accused Of Making These Anti-Gay Comments — Singer Also Defends BF David Adefeso.”
This apparently this set her off again because yesterday the singer took to Twitter to let it be known that nobody “forced” her to do anything. Also, she insisted she’s not homophobic and that she can prove it because her “entire staff” is LGBTQ. Or something.
“This is what we are NOT going to do. I wasn’t FORCED to apologize for ANYTHING!! Let’s state FACTS!! I have OPENLY been apart of the lgbt community since the 4th grade!My ENTIRE staff is as well!!And I will continue 2support. But I will also make FACTUAL statements about MY LIfE,” she tweeted.
This is what we are NOT going to do. I wasn’t FORCED to apologize for ANYTHING!! Let’s state FACTS!! I have OPENLY been apart of the lgbt community since the 4th grade!My ENTIRE staff is as well!!And I will continue 2support. But I will also make FACTUAL statements about MY LIfE https://t.co/SCKazmIjTK
— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) November 14, 2019
She followed that up with a second tweet, writing: “So STOP with that BS!!! Find something else!!! PERIODT!! It’s Ridiculous to even accuse me of offending my friends, my staff and my close love ones!! I can speak out about my life!!! it is completely OFFENSIVE to me and the life I truly Live!! This stops NOW!!”
So STOP with that BS!!! Find something else!!! PERIODT!! It’s Ridiculous? to even accuse me of offending my friends, my staff and my close love ones!! I can speak out about my life!!! it is completely OFFENSIVE to me and the life I truly Live!! This stops NOW!!
— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) November 14, 2019
OK, so Braxton is now offended that people were offended by her initial remarks. Also, she may claim to be an LGBTQ ally “since the 4th grade,” but she doesn’t seem to have the record to show for it. Her only notable involvement in LGBTQ causes have been paid appearances at Pride events and a few guest judge spots on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Simply collecting a paycheck paid for with gay dollars does not an ally make.
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MikeM
“A part”= two words. “Apart” gives her statement an entirely different meaning.
dinard38
Oh, leave this girl alone. I didn’t think her initial comments were homophobic. Ignorant, yes. Homophobic, no! That word is being thrown around way too much and is overused.
innocentgay
Those aren’t periodts. They are exclamationed markts.
Cam
In fairness the first part was her taking issue with the word “Forced”.
Hdtex
****PERIOD………Why are these morons ALWAYS functionally illiterate?
Kangol2
She is a ditz, but you clearly have never heard the word “Periodt,” with the final “t” added for sonic and verbally dramatic emphasis. So the joke is on you.
Ronbo
Oh Kangol2, quite the English teacher there. Don’t post more until you’ve passed 3rd grade.
Why do I expect you to write, “I past it with an “K” average, OK? All my close love ones agree.”
DarkZephyr
@Kangol2, I guess the jokes on me too, because I’ve also never heard of it and it looks ridiculous.
PugsBuddy
Ha’po, who dis woman?
Kangol2
Who you, boo?
sonic_source
“Ha’po, who dis woman?”
I LITERALLY laughed out loud for the first time in days. That was funny as heck; I hope everybody else gets what it means.
Miss Understood
So tired of people people “offended” over every little thing. There was nothing anti-gay in what she said. There’s a fascist in the White House, get your priorities straight.
Jerry
Serious question, why is she a celebrity? Just because her sibling is a singer? I was wondering why she would be at a Pride event and paid to be there.
sonic_source
“Just because her sibling is a singer” is pretty much why she’s a “celebrity”, yeah. You hit the nail on the head. She’s pretty much a Kardashian clone, but with less money and class.
ezwriter
Well, it’s kind of more complicated that that.
Toni Braxton was originally in a group with her sisters, pre-fame.
She got signed by LA Reid and Babyface on the condition that she kick her sisters to the curb and go solo, which she did, and she went on to tremendous success.
Consequently, her sisters got their own deal, but their one album didn’t do that well…it made a little bit of noise on the R&B charts and in the UK, and they had a #1 dance hit in the U.S., but it wasn’t enough to justify a follow-up.
Eventually, Toni’s career tanks and she goes on to reality TV with her sisters, which re-ignites interest in all parties involved. Tamar puts out an album, “Love and War”, that actually sells.
So, yes, she is mostly famous because she has a famous sister…but she does have musical talent, and had things played out differently, she might have become successful without the association.
Harley
“I am not homophobic. God told me personally that gays will burn in hell. I love the gays cause that’s who buys my records and keeps me rich. Period”
Donna Summer.