ABC/Randy HolmesErykah Badu‘s “Twitter fingers” have landed her in the hot seat once again.
Tuesday, amid reports that Empire star Jussie Smollett was the victim of an apparent hate crime, the veteran singer tweeted what appeared to be a response to the outrage over the incident.
“Are y’all sure you know the facts before we [tear] s*** up?,” Badu wrote. “Cause just last week..every head line written about me was all out of context and manipulated to trigger YOUR outrage.”
The blowback regarding Badu’s comment followed immediately after, with many Twitter users asking why she tried to make the news about Smollett all about her, or why she
