While promoting his song, “Life Matters,” Wyclef spoke on Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. fighting “because all lives matter.” He deleted the tweet after Twitter started coming for him super hard.
One person tweeted,
Wyclef MLK did not fight because all lives mattered , he fought because black lives dont in the eyes of Amerikkka
Another person tweeted,
Still chuckling at Wyclef putting Martin Luther King Jr & “All Lives Matter” in the same sentence.
One Twitter user decided to @ the artist saying,
@wyclef at 10 sec u included images of a joint Black Youth Project 100 & BLM Detroit direct action. We staunchly fight for BLACK lives. @wyclef it’s odd that u would use footage from an action in support of the Movement 4 Black Lives for a tone deaf, ridiculous, ALM…thing
A visual for the song recently came out in which features footage from a protest in response to the police-involved death of Aiyana Mo’Nay Stanley-Jones. According to @MissTayAmari and @DriNicole, was used without permission. MissTayAmari says the clip was posed without permission. She took to Twitter to say,
@wyclef Around the 0:12, you feature footage of @DriNicole. She absolutely does not consent to this. Please upload the video without it.
@wyclef Around the 0:12, you feature footage of @DriNicole. She absolutely does not consent to this. Please upload the video without it. pic.twitter.com/cT6TIPTd0L
— Controversial Tay (@MissTayAmari) January 16, 2017
seven years since I put a body of work out to the world. It's like stripping down to my soul. ready for pre-order https://t.co/jsDeSTI0uz pic.twitter.com/3A7rZtqZZP
— Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) January 13, 2017
So wyclef deleted it. Guess he got a lot of shit for it pic.twitter.com/AgN9owbGTB
— Commie Lantern (@commietantric) January 16, 2017
ayo @wyclef pic.twitter.com/YuZPHa91AT
— Bhut'Khawenze Kaloku (@Sundiata_X) January 16, 2017
Oh please Wyclef ?
— Trev aka TrevVanzant (@TheTTT333) January 16, 2017
Wyclef MLK did not fight because all lives mattered , he fought because black lives dont in the eyes of Amerikkka
— Patriots/Wizards (@DevDapree) January 16, 2017
@wyclef all lives do matter, but saying that before you recognize black lives matter makes you a sell out.
— me (@_vsvpdee) January 16, 2017
Y'all gonna get Wyclef out the paint? pic.twitter.com/aZnetq8JZ9
— pablo frescobar (@JusDahl) January 16, 2017
He definitely fought because black lives matter @wyclef asshole
— blackgoddess (@blackrose_queen) January 16, 2017
Still chuckling at Wyclef putting Martin Luther King Jr & "All Lives Matter" in the same sentence.
— Momma Zee (@_Respecttheafro) January 16, 2017
Source: Complex