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Terry Crews sparks outrage with ‘black supremacy’ tweet

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Terry Crews found himself at the centre of backlash from fans after posting a controversial tweet about “black supremacy”. The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star took to Twitter on Monday to share his tweet in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests around the world, prompted by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers. “Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy.

Equality is the truth. Like it or not, we are all in this together,” Crews tweeted. Shortly afterwards, Crews began receiving messages from social media users slamming him for the tweet, including his Everybody Hates Chris co-star Tyler James Williams, who replied: “Terry, brother, I know your heart and you know I have love for you and always.

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