André 3000 trends on Twitter after fan shares heartwarming encounter

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André 3000 has gone viral after a heartwarming story and thoughtful text message he sent a fan have been shared on Twitter.Responding to a tweet asking people to share their “strangest interaction” with a celebrity, Jason Roth recalled the time he met the OutKast rapper on a ferry ride to Alcatraz in the early 2010s.“Once Andre 3000 was on my ferry ride to Alcatraz and I said hi,” Roth wrote. “My 6 y.o.

autistic son came over and started talking his ear off about German Shepherds, his obsession at the time. Andre talked to him about dogs for like 20 mins.”Roth added that he and André exchanged numbers and then four years later he received a text from him, which he shared a screenshot of.The text read: “Hi Jason.

I was searching for a name and yours popped up. I remember our cool encounter on the boat. Ha. How’s the kid? I’m living in NYC now.

So if you’re ever here please reach out.”Roth, who shared a photograph of himself with the rapper from the ferry ride, went on to add that he and André tried to reconnect one time but were unable to as Three Stacks was away shooting a movie.“Wow, thanks nice people,” Roth wrote. “We did try to reconnect in NYC one time but he was away shooting a movie.