Addison Rae comes forward with apology following racism allegations Addison Rae, YouTube[jwplayer ksH6zuKH] TikTok star Addison Rae went silent on social media following allegations of racist behavior from critics, and has finally addressed the controversy with a public apology regarding the claims against her. Addison Rae is one of TikTok\u2019s top creators and a former competitive dancer, boasting over 49 million followers on the viral video app thanks to her popular dancing and lipsyncing videos. However, the influencer has come under fire in past weeks due to multiple allegations of problematic behavior from viewers, with the star reportedly posting a link to a video where a woman spoke about the Black Lives Matter movement \u2014 which she dubbed a \u201ccult.\u201d This fault acts as the cherry on top of a slew of other accusations against Rae, which follow outrage after the star danced to a song discussing eating disorders and admitted to liking comments shading Charli D\u2019Amelio before the two had become friends. After taking a few days away from social media \u2014 during which fans and critics alike were desperate to know of her whereabouts \u2014 Rae has finally broken her silence, posting an apology to her Twitter profile on July 8. \u201cI owe all of you an apology,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cFour years ago, I reposted a video which included a woman sharing her thoughts on Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter that I should not have.\u201d \u201cBecause of my privilege, I didn\u2019t understand and wasn\u2019t educated enough on the social injustices facing the Black community. All lives CANNOT matter until Black lives do.\u201d Rae ended her message by promising to use her platform to \u201cwork on becoming a better ally\u201d \u2014 but it seems that not everyone is pleased with her statement. Critics have taken issue with the star releasing her apology for years after she shared the video, as well as not addressing other allegations standing against her. it\u2019s too late, you ignored the situation for a month and only apologized once more people caught you. It should have been addressed immediately and I\u2019ve lost all respect for you. \u2014 Bessem (@bessemtakang) July 8, 2020 While Addison has yet to make an official return to social media, all fans can do is watch and wait for one of TikTok\u2019s biggest personalities to make her next move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Addison Rae comes forward with apology following racism allegations Addison Rae, YouTube[jwplayer ksH6zuKH] TikTok star Addison Rae went silent on social media following allegations of racist behavior from critics, and has finally addressed the controversy with a public apology regarding the claims against her. Addison Rae is one of TikTok\u2019s top creators and a former […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43492\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}