Yo Gotti has defended his girlfriend Angela Simmons over the controversial gun purse she was seen carrying at the 2024 BET Awards.
The Memphis rap mogul took to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday (July 2) to offered a humorous explanation for her fashion faux pas, which was widely criticized.
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“She just practicing .. [green heart emoji, red heart emoji] . [green gun emoji, crying laughter emoji] LOL,” he wrote.
Check it out below.
Gotti’s response came shortly after Simmons apologized for the gun-shaped clutch bag and admitted that the decision was “a mistake.”
“I see a lot of conversation around the purse I wore to the awards,” she said in a video posted online. “Normally, I don’t address rumors and stuff but I’m not like that. I’ve never been like that. I’m not violent.
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“I have obviously been through a lot in my personal life when it comes to gun violence. It’s very personal to me, but I just liked the bag. I thought it was cool and a fashion moment. That was it.
“I didn’t have any intentions of ruffling anyone’s feathers … I’m sorry if it bothered anyone.”
The daughter of Run-DMC legend Rev. Run later issued a lengthier written apology in which she expressed “deep regret” for the gun purse.
“I want to address the recent incident involving the green purse I carried at the BET Awards. When I chose the purse, I believed it was cute and unique and I made a poor decision in using it as an accessory to amplify my beauty,” she began.
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“I deeply regret that this item, which symbolizes a gun, was inappropriate and insensitive, especially given my personal and community experiences with gun violence.”
She added: “Gun violence is a disease that has taken too many lives, particularly among young people and Black men. By carrying this purse, I did not intend to promote gun violence in any way
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“It was a mistake that does not define who I am or my commitment to ending gun violence. To anyone who was hurt or offended by my actions, I offer my deepest apologies.”
