Ava DuVernay Gets Into Twitter Feud With Megyn Kelly After She Slams Colin Kaepernick

Megyn Kelly is once again in hot water after comments she made on Twitter in response to former professional footballer Colin Kaepernick. And director Ava DuVernay is calling her out on it.

It all started when Kaepernick tweeted on Saturday that “there is nothing new about American terrorist attacks against Black and Brown people for the expansion of American imperialism.” A few hours later, Kelly retweeted the athlete’s remarks, adding, “Because everything is racist. Everything. Even fighting back against terrorists who kill Americans. Nike, feeling proud?”

The comments caught the attention of DuVernay, who responded Sunday afternoon by writing, “Shame on you, Megyn.” Within minutes the two got into a Twitter feud, with Kelly pushing back by claiming that she “will not be shamed.”

“No, I will not be shamed over calling out bulls— claims of racism — which undermine the legitimate claims,” Kelly wrote. “Killing a terrorist is not about skin color; it’s about protecting our country from a guy who murdered hundreds of Americans, period.”

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The back-and-forth led to DuVernay calling Kelly “ignorant,” “attention seeking,” and “desperate.”

“You should be ashamed. Educate yourself before you talk about racism and legitimate claims,” the director responded. “You sound like what you are. Ignorant. Attention seeking. And desperate. That will be all.” She then followed up with a screengrab of Kelly’s Twitter account being “muted.”

While DuVernay quickly shut down the feud in a matter of minutes, Kelly attempted to get the last word in by writing, “Work on shaming someone else.”

The brief feud is an example of the kind of attention Kelly garners for her polarizing commentary, which has gotten her in trouble in the past…….read more

 

Source: ETonline

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