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Keke Palmer Fiercely Defends ‘All Lives Matter’ Tweet While Christina Milian Opts for Damage Control

Posted byBy Kiersten Willis | Published on: | Updated on July 15, 2016 CommentsComments (7)
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Christina Millian and KeKe Palmer are two of the latest celebrities who have drawn massive backlash for tweeting “All Lives Matter.” The singers shared the phrase in posts following the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of police. It is seen by many in the Black community as a way to diminish the value of Black lives in America, shown using #BlackLivesMatter.

Millian set off a firestorm when she tweeted for everyone to “come together” with #AllLivesMatter.

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She followed it up with another post containing the phrase.

Then sent a #BlackLivesMatter tweet.

She later deleted the initial tweet and posted out two apology messages later that next day. One blamed her lack of being “up to date with the hashtags.” Millian said she stood by #BlackLivesMatter.

But the messages came too late.

Twitter ripped into the singer-actress. Maya Elious assumed Millian was not to be trusted based on her failed relationship with Lil Wayne.

https://twitter.com/MayaElious/status/753602308362035200

And @Dahlia_pdf lost attraction to the reality star.

Millian attempted damage control that morning, continuing to believe she did nothing wrong.

She maintained she did not mean to discredit Black Lives Matter, either.

Similarly, Palmer would not back down from supporting #AllLivesMatter. Last week on the day of the Dallas Shooting, the former BET talk show host responded to a user who asked her about her feelings on #AllLivesMatter.

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The star’s views led to a massive attack online, causing her to defend her claims.

Palmer welcomed J. to disagree with her

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And called jada “the bully” for pointing out what Black Lives Matter means.

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She also stated she doesn’t “just cry for Black people” but cries “for people.”

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The posts – which have since been deleted – led Juwan to call the star an “industry puppet.”

https://twitter.com/KingTrillaX/status/751182342056734720

Ashleigh Bullock was unsurprised by Palmer’s stance.

https://twitter.com/AshleighBullock/status/751181984450351104

User @emma_fRhost2 deemed Palmer “irrelevant.”

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