Angela Simmons drew the ire of social media by showing in a bath filled with Oreos on Tuesday (July 9). Simmons posed with cookies to advertise a collaboration between her Angela’s Truffles model and restaurant chain Slutty Vegan.
“Fried Oreos anybody?” Simmons wrote on Instagram. “Soooooo excited for my official launch with @sluttyveganatl!!! Our @eatangelascakes Fried Oreos can be obtainable in any respect Slutty Vegan places starting Friday, July twelfth‼️”
Social media customers lampooned Simmons within the submit’s feedback and on X (previously often called Twitter). Keke Palmer confirmed help for Simmons amid the negativity.
“The best way these persons are hating in your feedback is one thing VICIOUS!” Palmer wrote. “I’m so blown again. Simply know you doing EVERYTHING RIGHT. I’ve by no means seen folks so pressed. Whew.”
Simmons elicited extra on-line backlash per week after stoking controversy by bringing a gun-shaped purse to the 2024 BET Awards. She apologized in response to social media outrage over the purse.
“I need to deal with the current incident involving the inexperienced purse I carried on the BET Awards,” she wrote. “After I selected the purse, I believed it was cute and distinctive and I made a poor resolution in utilizing it as an adjunct to amplify my magnificence. I deeply remorse that this merchandise, which symbolizes a gun, was inappropriate and insensitive, particularly given my private and neighborhood experiences with gun violence.”
She added, “I perceive the ache and damage this has prompted, particularly to those that have been instantly impacted by gun violence. For my total life, I’ve exemplified peace, unification and the decision of gun violence in America … By carrying this purse, I didn’t intend to advertise gun violence in any approach. It was a mistake that doesn’t outline who I’m or my dedication to ending gun violence. To anybody who was damage or offended by my actions, I provide my deepest apologies.”
Take a look at some reactions to Simmons in a bathtub of Oreos beneath.