Comedian Dina Hashem has publicly apologized in an Instagram post on Friday after she was scrutinized on social media for mocking the murder of XXXTENTACION during her stand-up act on Comedy Central’s Comedy Cellar show which aired this week.
“Is anyone still mourning XXXTENTACION?” Hashem said in the joke. “He’s a rapper, who was murdered, he’s dead now. He was shot, he was on his way to buy a car with $50,000 in cash and somebody shot him and took the money, which is very tragic, but I also think it would be a very good Venmo commercial.
“That’s the first thing I thought when I heard that. Like, ‘I don’t have Venmo, I should get Venmo.'”
Hashem defended herself in a brief explanation of the joke’s context and held herself accountable for artistic responsibility. She also revealed the joke has been edited from future re-runs of the broadcast.
“I wasn’t trying to hurt anyone’s feelings, that’s never what I want,” Hashem said. “I’m a comic and use jokes to try and make dark topics less painful but I realize not everyone feels that way, and don’t want anyone to feel badly. It was taken down and won’t air on TV.”
Several of X’s fans have sent violent threats and other vitriol in the comments of Hashem’s post, which has presumably caused her to switch her Instagram account from public to private status.
XXXTENTACION was shot to death during a robbery in his car in June 2018.
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That sh!+ was funny though. Comedy is supposed to be raw and offensive.
Yeah. Don’t make a joke about the guy who beat his pregnant wife, on camera and was facing felony charges. The moron posts a bag full of cash on social media and where he is going in his peacock looking car. No tragedy. Just a dumbass getting what dumbasses get. He had a video of himself hanging a white guy as well. Definitely won’t be missed.
Those white hicks that actually hung people won’t be missed either, which is prob one of your old great grandfathers. You worried bout a dude that you don’t kno lol wow
Oh and u knew X? Haha stfu. He’s a PoS. Why you defend him like you wish he’s ur daddy? He did awful things. You sound like an idiot trynna say that people who kill innocent people don’t deserve the same. That’s not hard at all cuz.
Yes bitch you can wish whatever the fuck you want.. if you want to glorify this guy go ahead.. but don’t get butt hurt because other people don’t care. That’s life get used to it cry baby
Every black rapper acting gangsta but can’t handle a joke. FOH with that soy boy shit
Same people who either
A) Can’t take a Mohammed the prophet joke
B) Threw a hissy fit over a Kevin Hart gay joke
C) Got upset because a football player took a knee during the national anthem FOH!
comedy is like hip hop cause it’s pretty much limitless which is something I don’t think X’ camp really thought about… Ether way I don’t think she even made a joke? She basically just put her thoughts out there on stage and I guess people thought she was one of those actual disrespectful haters who basically shout at the rooftops that their glad X died on Twitter?
Muslim funny fest??? WTF?! Lets see how funny they find a muhammed cartoon
Your dumbass probably doesn’t know Dave Chappelle is Muslim. He’s one of the greatest standup and sketch comedians to have ever lived.
And now she’s more famous because of all the snowflakes attacking her. Way to go.
Shut up snowflake
It was a good joke and fuck XXX! He wasn’t a good person and shouldn’t be treated as such. He didn’t deserve to be murdered but let’s not canonize him either. I wish people would stick up for themselves and quit apologizing for shit!
Thank you
last i heard, your religion is probably the most misogynistic religion ever in human history. you multiply like rabbits having 4-6 kids and your woman are walking tents and a child atm for you. the joke is on you!!! mend your shit first.
lol wait wait wait? “My religion”? What’s my religion? How can you possible know what my religion is? You’re not too bright Mr. talking. I assume that’s you’re real name seeing as how we have to use our real names on the Internet.
These clowns think if you have an Arabic or so-called “Muslim sounding” name you must be Muslim. These are the same folks who attack Sikh people because they wear turbans. These dumbasses don’t know shit besides racial stereotypes and ignorance.
This coming from the people who if you made a Mohammed the prophet is a pedo joke or show a picture of their prophet Mohammed they’ll call for a jihad. FOH Ahmad…
OK “ADOS”. Because I’m sure that’s what you’re parents named you. Seeing as how we all have to use our real names on the internet. lol dumb ass! Also, you think people named “Ahmad” are automatically Muslim? Ha! Fuck all religions! All of it is put in place as a means of division and control. I come from a good black Jamaican Christian family. Yes Christianity! The religion given to us by the same people who put us in chains and bondage. See… CONTROL!
ADOS is a pussy
Idk why ur saying such harsh words about a dead man.. U have to focus more on the positive he was doing instead of the bad. That’s basically wat people today are focused on about the rappers.. Hes dead so respect that..
Stop apologizing for making a fkn joke. Stop giving ammunition to these sensitive ass pussies.
Kosine!
Fuck that guy
I mean if this was about Nipsey or somethin I can see maybe apologizing. But XXX? The woman beating, crap music making, idiot posting a grip of cash on social media? Naw I’m good… may the jokes continue
Unless the commenter is a pregnant woman, he wouldn’t have beated him
Fuck you
when middle eastern jackasses try comedy. Smh. why dont they all just wear their tents and fuk their family members
Not all middle eastern comedians are jackass es and don’t put race on this topic dip shit get educated and then talk bad about topics this goes for anyone who things negativity is associated with a specific race
Ironic statement, considering XXXtentacion claimed he had partial Syrian ancestry. But your racist ass probably didn’t know that.
Anyone can make a joke about ANYTHING they want. Period. End of discussion.
Anyone can make a joke about ANYTHING they want. Period. End of discussion.
Anyone can make fun of ANYTHING they want. Period. End of discussion. DO NOT DELETE AGAIN.
Until someone makes a joke about your dead child.
Fuck everyone running this TNB website.
Sincerely,
Listen we all know XXX has done bad but it doesn’t mean he has to be treated the way y’all treating him rn.. But yall focused more on the bad he was doing then the good… Yall more into the bad instead of good.. Hes dead cause he was shot. Respect the dead. The may have been depressed but seriously its sad to see that people like urselves are actually “saying fuck xxx.”.. “Im happy hes dead”.. Newsflash people u don’t know jasheh like that okay so back off him.. Like i said before respect the fucking dead
Ok so if a person that beats their girlfriend does something good, then everybody should focus on the good, not the bad? This ‘positive vibes only’ generation is too much. I blame it on the participation medals you received as a kid.
So then my uncle Abdullah chopped the infidels head off and got blood on his new Air Forces and you know infidel blood stains don’t wash off hahahaha
This guy was an absolute piece of garbage, you all can’t be serious. Yall would defend the devil himself as long as he was black and not white. Racist mfers.
Nobody’s defending anyone. He’s been dead for some time. Let him rest. Period. Why not make jokes about Jim Jones? What’s racism in this. You are very ignorant and sensitive.
Faux outrage culture has seeped into Hip Hop…smh
Nobody said shit when xxxtentacion talked down on 2pac when pac was dead but now everyone hurt over him being clowned dead come on let’s be real xxx was crap so was his image if we can joke about Michael Jackson then a joke about a nobody shouldn’t hurt
He didnt make a mockery of how 2pac died you stupid moron.
this site is seriously going down hill
Who gives a shit.
Xxxtentacion hoodies on ebay and amazon lets preserve the brother.
That was a pretty good joke
Whats Your Definition of Absolute Garbage. You may need to Separate the Artist from his Art. His Search Helping Hands Challenge on Youtube.
You are my definition of absolute garbage “Felecia”.
What a fitting name after putting his hands on his baby mama? Lmao, that shit was lame. He didn’t start doing that until his music on Spotify was plummeting for being a piece of shit.
Nothing to apologize about. He was a scum bag as are all his snot nosed, ring worm infested supporters. This PC culture is so nauseating.
I have no issue to what she said and it was actually a good joke, very astute. I never took that from his passing and she did preface her joke with the fact that it was tragic. Stop crying about nonsense and let that woman live.
lol that was the joke???? It’s not even that bad wtf people grow the fuck up
Let me joke about your dead relatives. You think someone ain’t gonna get pissed and beat my ass? That bitch needs a venmo and that mic shoved up her asshole
Fuck you and your dead gang banger relatives
So then my uncle Abdullah’s wife came home late and he just grabbed her threw her on the street and they stoned her for comminting adultery hahaha turns out she was coming from the hospital her mother was just sick anyway long story short my uncle Abdullah has a new wife with a strict curfew.
Dave Chappelle should invite her to open up for him. Just to stick it back to these Islamophobic and racist fucks.
Also ironic is that XXXtentacion himself claimed to have Syrian ancestry but his racist “fans” don’t know that, they mouthing off with all the racist shit about her ethnicity and background.