What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad with
Clevver News, and Addison Rae has come under
fire once again, but this time for a resurfaced
video where tricks a friend into using a racial
slur…
Another day, another past video that resurfaces,
shedding light on celebrities and their past
behavior.
In today’s news, fans aren’t too thrilled
with TikTok star Addison Rae after an old
Instagram Live with fellow TikTokker Kio Cyr
that was screen-recorded and reposted by fans
went viral, as many thought she urged him
to say the n-word during their livestream.
In the video, the two are seen sitting next
to each other when Addison reaches over to
whisper something in Kio’s ear, which sounded
like she told him to, “Say the n-word.”
Take a look:
( “NO!”
“I’m kidding, look, they called you ‘Papi!’”)
Ok, so it’s undeniable that you can clearly
hear Addison say, ‘n-word’ in the video,
but here’s the kicker…
Fans were quick to point out that what actually
happened was that Addison apparently asked
Kio if he said the n-word because one fan
asked that on the livestream.
After Addison said she was kidding, she pointed
to one of the comments on the stream, which
likely was the comment that she was referring
to when asking him, to which Kio quipped back
by saying, “I don’t wanna be the new Melanin
King.”
And for those of you who don’t know, the
term ‘melanin king’ is used to refer to
a white person who is exposed for being racist
or for commonly using racial terms.
Many users immediately began sending in tweets
drawing more attention to Addison, like one
person who tweeted, “lmaooo addison rae
said the n word n y'all are just sliding past
that?”
Another user brought up many different instances
in which Addison came under fire, saying,
“addison rae shared a video that said the
black lives matter movement is a cult, told
another tiktoker to say the n word on live,
insulted charli, but hardly anyone batted
an eye at her because she's pretty.
pretty privilege is real and it's insanely
ridiculous.”
Although some fans are sticking true to what
they think they heard, many were quick to
come to Addison’s defense.
One user clarified what actually went down
saying, “At the time of this live there
was a rumor that Kio said the n-word.
In the comment section someone asked if he
did.
So Addison asked DID you say the n-word.
Kio himself explained it on a live and as
a comment on a post about this.”
Addison has yet to address the situation,
but as the fan stated, Kio did speak out about
it via one Instagram comment that a fan had
screenshotted.
Upon seeing the video on the “Tea on Tok”
Instagram account, Kio responded to it, writing,
“She said ‘did you say’ lmao chill.”
Even Addison’s mother Sheri seemingly addressed
the situation, taking to Twitter to write
a few cryptic messages, saying, “The way
things get so twisted,” and then, “I've
always been a person to see the good in people.
I'm genuinely losing hope in people and that
makes me so sad.”
Earlier this week, Addison was also slammed
by some fans after she shared a photo to her
Snapchat stories which featured a much darker
complexion than she normally has.
Many fans began to drag her for allegedly
using makeup to make her skin look darker,
tweeting comments like, “Why is Addison
so brown?
That’s literally my skin color, make it
make sense.”
Others began standing up for Addison, noting
how easily she tans, even sharing old photos
of her, while others mentioned this was simply
all in part due to Snapchat’s filter that
tans your skin.
She has yet to respond to the backlash about
her selfie, but while we wait for any word
from Addison, the fight hasn’t stopped!
So if you’re looking for more ways to educate
yourselves and get involved with the Black
Lives Matter movement, we’ve linked resources
down in the description below.
And for more TikTok updates, click right over
here to see fans’ reactions to Dixie D’Amelio’s
debut single “Be Happy.”
Then be sure to let me know all your thoughts
on the video that resurfaced on Addison, right
down here in the comments.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, see you next
time!
