There has been a trend on social media that picked up steam recently after a question was asked about the meanest celebrity people have ever met.
This was the question posted by Twitter user FRANCE.:
who was the ‘meanest’ celeb you’ve ever met?
— FRANCE. (@_mothers__) October 11, 2021
In response to that question, Twitter user Crystal shared a story about actress Yvonne Orji who rubbed her the wrong way on their encounter at an event where the actress denied her a picture but then went on to make a spectacle of it.
This is what she shared:
Then when there were a few tweets discredited her story, and she shared a video of the uncomfortable moment:
OKAY I FOUND THE VIDEO.
My words were not correct in the first tweet (I knew I didn’t remember exactly, as indicated by me saying she said “something like”) and she did not call me “that girl.” Yet STILL somehow the actual video is more painful. Why is she pointing?! pic.twitter.com/9gDDj1z3da
— Crystal ✨ (@thecrystaluncut) October 11, 2021
Then she added:
One last thing — I had JUST read Gabrielle Union’s first book. There’s a part where she stepped away from dinner with her friend who was dying of cancer to take a pic w a fan and she still regrets it. So I was trying to be extra sensitive I was proud for walking away so quickly?
— Crystal ✨ (@thecrystaluncut) October 11, 2021
With all of that said, Yvonne Orji received word about Crystal’s tweets and she issued an apology to her directly. On Twitter she wrote:
Hey Crystal, I’m saddened that’s how you left the event feeling after an encounter with me. Truly wasn’t my intention to make you feel anything less than the beautiful woman you are.
Hey Crystal, I’m saddened that’s how you left the event feeling after an encounter with me. Truly wasn’t my intention to make you feel anything less than the beautiful woman you are.
— Yvonne Orji (@YvonneOrji) October 12, 2021
Unfortunately, folks on Twitter aren’t happy with the apology. One user said it felt scripted, others said its just weird to call her out on the very thing you asked her not to do.
All you had to do was say no. That was your right. Embarrassing her was big trash, tho, and this apology comes off very flat and scripted.
— Reeta GAWDell (@theNFLchick) October 12, 2021
and
You said she should’ve asked more. Like she needed to persuade you to take a picture with her? Lol even you would’ve called the security on her. It’s okay to not want a picture, but it was bad to come to the podium and announce to everyone you refused her a pix
— Positive (@PaulPositive4) October 12, 2021
and
But are you really? That's how it went down. Then you INTENTIONALLY made an example of her. Why? Sounds intentional to me ?. Is this hindsight or is it because she produced the video. Looks like you're trying to save face.
— RealEducatedScholar (@educated_real) October 12, 2021
Let’s hope Yvonne reached out to Crystal directly and cleared the air, for now we all just need to be very careful about how we treat each other.
