Amid Latto‘s forthcoming collaboration with BTS star Jung Kook, alleged old tweets of hers have resurfaced showcasing derogatory and stereotypical comments aimed at people of Asian descent.
Kook’s debut solo single “Seven” will drop on Friday (July 14), with the announcement arriving on both his and Latto’s social media just days before. In those days between, racist posts allegedly written by the Atlanta rapper from 2015 and 2016 made their way back to the web.
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While none still appear on her account, screenshots of the alleged old tweets are currently doing the rounds. In one, Latto allegedly wrote: “You be cooking cats and dogs?” followed by what appears to be Chinese gibberish, an emoji of a Chinese man and a bowl of soup. On another, she allegedly replied to an Asian fan: “Are you asking me if I care ling ling?”
You can view the alleged tweets below:
The backlash arrives just days after Latto threatened violence against a fan when the person tossed something at her during a show.
“You’ll get your ass beat,” Latto rapped as she danced to her own song at Rolling Loud Germany. “Throw it again. Throw it again. I’ll beat your ass. Throw it again.”
However, she doesn’t plan on doing this forever. In a June interview with Cosmopolitan, Latto revealed that her plans for the future go beyond just making music.
“I want to get in my acting bag, because I see myself going out like Rihanna,” the Atlanta rapper and singer explained. “I don’t see myself doing music forever.”
She added: “Maybe it has to do with the fact that I’ve been doing it for so long already. Sometimes you just want more. I just did my first little acting gig the other day and I fell in love with that. I like more serious roles.”
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Latto was among the many musicians who were announced as guest stars for Season 6 of the popular ABC TV show, Grown-ish. According to Deadline, she will join an already stacked line-up which includes Lil Yachty, Anderson .Paak and NLE Choppa.
The “Put It On Da Floor” spitter will play a character named Sloane, who is a wine rep. Additionally, Kelly Rowland will play a professor who’s in charge of the psychology department while Omarion will play himself.
