‘Have Respect for Your Kids!’: Apryl Jones’ TikTok Video with Her and Omarion’s Son Derails After She Lifts Her Leg Up Inappropriately

Apryl Jones is currently under fire for her supposed ill-suited behavior.

The “Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood” star recently posted a TikTok video with her 5-year-old son Megaa and a male friend of hers. The group did a choreographed dance to the popular TikTok song by Jackboys and Young Thug titled “Out West.”

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Apryl Jones (L), her son Megaa and a friend @apryljones/Instagram

After everyone did the choreography, Jones, who was wearing a nightgown, decided to lift her leg up at the end and motion toward her crotch. She captioned her Instagram post, “Megaa taught us! Lol”

Fans instantly slammed Jones’ behavior.

“That ending though smh messed the whole video up 🤦🏻‍♀️”

“With her son right there 🤦🏽‍♀️ Why? The ending?”

“Girl. Now why would you lift your leg up like that 🥴🤭”

“Chile OMARION mom was right about everything with you. Have some damn respect for your kids! 🤦🏿‍♀️”

“Whooaaa damn I saw that kitty definitely don’t remember the ending where we show our chocha… smh your son is right there bro”

“Now Apryl 😐 do you ALWAYS have to be SO EXTRA… did you need to put your leg up with your son in the video 🤦🏾‍♀️🙆🏾‍♀️”

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Los Angeles, Calif. – June 28: Singer-songwriter Omarion (L) and Apryl Jones attend the 2015 BET Awards on June 28, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vincent Sandoval/WireImage)

Jones and B2K singer Omarion Grandberry share song Megaa and their 4-year-old daughter A’mei. The couple parted ways in 2016.

Grandberry told MadameNoire in January that he and Jones split because he fell out of love with her.

“I would really attribute her not understanding to lack of communication and upbringing,” the “Icebox” singer said. “I was raised a little bit different than she was raised, and I think that is really, at the end of the day, always a thing in relationships. It’s just miscommunication and different love languages.” He added, “People grow and some people grow out of each other. I would say that is, from my perspective, truly is what happened.”

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