Alicia Keys was feeling the heat after she posted a tweet praising the late XXXTENTACION.
On Friday (January 4), the Grammy Award-winning singer shared a photo of herself and her son sitting at the piano as she performed a cover of X’s song, “What Are You So Afraid Of” off his posthumous Skins album.
“Such a vibe!!!” she wrote. “Big love to the talented @xxxtentacion!! Gone too soon.”
Almost immediately, people started calling her out for supporting an alleged abuser. Subsequently, Keys deleted the tweet.
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X was arrested on charges of domestic violence in 2016 but the case was closed following his June 2018 murder.
X’s former girlfriend, Geneva Ayala, accused the slain 20-year-old of abusing her while she was pregnant with his child. As a result, he was charged with aggravated battery of a pregnant woman, domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment, and witness tampering. The case was officially closed last July.
Twitter, as always, had something to say about Keys’ tweet, but the reactions were mixed. Some berated Keys for her seemingly contradictory actions, while others condemned the internet for being so toxic.
Check out the reactions below.
