Angela Simmons apologises for sporting gun-shaped purse

Angela Simmons – the daughter of Rev Run from Run-DMC – has apologised for sporting a gun-shaped bag at this 12 months’s BET Awards.

The fact TV star and entrepreneur lately got here below fireplace after she posed with an emerald inexperienced, rhinestoned clutch on the pink carpet on the ceremony final Sunday (June 30). In pictures, she would level the purse as if it had been an actual gun, aiming it at photographers with a smile.

Some individuals took to social media to share their disdain for the transfer. One X/Twitter person said that – on account of Simmons’ son’s father and her present boyfriend Yo Gotti’s brother each being “murdered on account of gun violence” – the accent wasn’t a good suggestion. One other believed the Pastry footwear creator was “making an attempt so laborious to be one thing she [was] not”.

In response to the controversy, Simmons took to her Instagram Tales feed to apologise to these offended by the bag.

“After I selected the purse, I believed it was cute and distinctive, and made a poor determination in utilizing it as an adjunct to amplify my magnificence,” she wrote to her eight million followers on the app.

“I deeply remorse that this merchandise, which symbolises a gun, was inappropriate and insensitive, particularly given my private and group experiences with gun violence.”

Simmons – recognized for starring in actuality reveals Run’s Home and Rising Up Hip Hop – referred to as gun violence “a illness that has taken too many lives”.

Sutton Joseph Tennyson, Sr. – the daddy of Simmons’ now-seven-year-old son, Sutton Jr. – was shot and killed in November 2018. The incident occurred exterior of his residence, after an argument with one other man allegedly escalated.

Simmons alluded to the occasion, saying: “I’ve clearly been by way of quite a bit in my private life in relation to gun violence, and it’s very private to me. However I simply favored the bag and thought it was cool and thought it was a vogue second, and that was it.

“I didn’t have any intentions of ruffling anybody’s feathers.”

The Angela’s Muffins proprietor reiterated that she “don’t imply no hurt” and is “tremendous, tremendous peaceable”.

“By carrying this purse, I didn't intend to advertise gun violence in any method,” she added. “It was a mistake that doesn't outline who I'm or my dedication to ending gun violence. To anybody who was damage or offended by my actions, l provide my deepest apologies.”

Different information from the awards ceremony contains Donald Glover throwing shade on the high-profile awarding our bodies such because the Grammys and BET, jokingly stating that he has “the identical quantity of BET Awards as Sam Smith“.

Additionally, Tyla teamed up with Skillibeng and Gunna to carry out ‘Leap’ from her debut eponymous album.

Will Smith hit the stage, too. He delivered a rendition of his new tune ‘You Can Make It’ with gospel titans Kirk Franklin and the Sunday Service choir.