Megan Thee Stallion turned the newest music artist to face litigation over alleged misconduct. That pending lawsuit led to an African-American-focused media outlet making a comparability between the rap star born Megan Pete and Hip-Hop mogul/accused intercourse trafficker Sean “Diddy” Combs.
On Tuesday (April 23), The Root posted a tweet that learn, “Is Megan Thee Stallion the Feminine Diddy? Loopy Sexual Harassment Allegations Present We By no means Know Celebs.”
The Root’s X account ultimately deleted that tweet after the submit amassed greater than 228,000 views on the platform. Nonetheless, the deletion didn’t cease different X customers from calling out the Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Donald E. Graham-founded on-line journal.
Cultural critic Carolyn Hinds blasted The Root. Hinds tweeted, “The 2 conditions are NOTHING ALIKE AT ALL. To make these sorts of incorrect and unequal comparisons in a state of affairs like that is completely gross and journalistic malpractice. Cease making an attempt to be like Bossip and have some [damn] decorum.”
One other particular person wrote, “The Root wrote an inflammatory headline about Megan Thee Stallion [because] they knew [people] would quote tweet it with disgust. They’ve been going downhill for a number of years now. Desperation breeds depravity.”
Another person posted, “The Root requested was Megan the ‘feminine Diddy.’ Please get a grip.” Moreover, an X person accused the 16-year-old publication of being “anti-Black.”
Emilio Garcia sued Megan Thee Stallion in Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom over complaints of harassment and hostile work environments. The rapper’s ex-cameraman claimed Megan had intercourse with a girl in a shifting automobile whereas he was within the automotive.
“That is an employment declare for cash — with no sexual harassment declare filed and with salacious accusations to try to embarrass her,” Megan’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, said. “We are going to cope with this in court docket.”