Lil Wayne and President Trump: Community star Yvette Nicole Brown calls out rapper for posting photo smiling alongside Trump
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He posted the photo on Twitter alongside a post reading: “Besides what he’s done so far with criminal reform, the Platinum Plan is going to give the community real ownership.” “He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done.” His photo was met with consternation from some of his fans as well as other celebrities, including Community star Yvette Nicole Brown. “I am so glad I love people more than my bank balance,” she wrote, adding: “There’s nothing a white supremacist could offer me that is worth my people or the lives of any other group of people in this country who are suffering.” Another tweeter wrote: “Did you ask him why he decided to meet w/ you less than a week before Election Day? Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up After receiving many messages of concern from his followers – including actor Don Cheadle – Ice Cube clarified his position on social media, stating that he was “contacted” by “both parties” due to his initiative. Ice Cube, real name O’Shea Jackson, formed the programme in August with the intention of “striking at the heart of racism and a blueprint to achieve racial economic justice.” He endorsed neither Trump nor his democratic rival, stating: “Every side is the Darkside for us here in America.