Angela Simmons confronted backlash for sporting a bedazzled gun-shaped purse to the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday (June 30). Simmons defended herself in opposition to critics, who believed the purse was in poor style because of her ex-fiancé’s 2018 capturing demise.
“So, I see loads of dialog across the bag, the purse I wore to the [BET] Awards,” she stated on Instagram Tales. “And usually I don’t tackle rumors and stuff, however I’m not like that, by no means been like that. I’m tremendous—I’m not violent. I’ve clearly been by way of loads in my private life with regards to gun violence and it’s very private to me. However I simply favored the bag and I believed that it was cool and I believed it was a trend second and that was it.”
She continued, “I didn’t have any intentions of ruffling anybody’s feathers. It looks like everybody – or a few individuals, I’ll say – are a bit of upset. However I don’t imply no hurt. I’m tremendous, tremendous peaceable. And yeah, I’m sorry if it bothered anybody. However that’s not me, that’s simply not how I’m.”
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Sutton Tennyson, Simmons’ former fiancé and the daddy of her son, was shot and killed in 2018. His killer was sentenced to life in jail.
“I needed to instantly go to remedy,” Simmons stated relating to the demise of her youngster’s father. “It was only a lot. It’s an ongoing factor. With out remedy, I don’t assume I’d be right here. That is like his dad we’re speaking about, you understand what I imply? I used to be numb. My son all the time asks about him, so there’s that fixed dialog that I’ve to take care of.”
Simmons, the daughter of Hip-Hop legend Rev Run, is at the moment relationship Yo Gotti. She started relationship Yo Gotti in 2022.
View a few of the reactions to Simmons’ gun-shaped purse under.
Everyone to Angela Simmons pic.twitter.com/DhruBWacLB
— Voldemort (@ib_2cute) July 1, 2024
Angela Simmons son is rising up with out his Father & by no means even had the possibility to know him as a result of he was a sufferer of gun violence & she desires to be a corny low life goof strolling round with a clip as a prop. This could’t be the legendary Rev Run’s daughter. pic.twitter.com/g5b8Gu7qUB
— Chris (@RealDealChris) July 1, 2024
Angela Simmons was the #BETAwards purple carpet like #CulturesBiggestNight pic.twitter.com/moYJLbVA0G
— B E A N Z (Miss U Mother) (@BeanzGotGamez) July 1, 2024
No person:
Angela Simmons: pic.twitter.com/778VB80w4B
— 🍊Elgin Barrett Eugene Smith lll🍊 (@Southside_Gunn) July 1, 2024
Idk…Angela Simmons doing that on the purple carpet simply isn’t sitting proper with me.
She is aware of firsthand the devastation of gun violence in our group, but that’s how she selected to pose at an award present? 🤦🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/kmkHIe9Ypy
— Lex (@Beautiful_Lex) July 1, 2024
Angela Simmons is soooo… pic.twitter.com/qSDBLSf8bB
— monique 🦂✨ (@Calmyaweaveboo) July 1, 2024
Like what was the explanation #Angelasimmons? #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/65BIBXdvyM
— 🐝tch🫧 (@u__slow) July 1, 2024
