Angela Bassett’s 16-year-old son apologizes after Michael B. Jordan death prank
Angela Bassett’s 16-year-old son, Slater Vance, has apologized to Michael B. Jordan after receiving backlash for participating in a viral TikTok trend of faking a celebrity’s death.
In a since-deleted clip, Slater filmed the reaction of his parents, Angela, 64, and Courtney B. Vance, 62, to the fake news that Wakanda Forever co-star Michael B. Jordan has died.
After deleting the video, Vance shared an apology, saying, “I would like to sincerely apologize for participating in such a damaging trend.”
Apology: Angela Bassett’s son Slater Vance, 16, has apologized to Michael B. Jordan after receiving backlash for participating in a viral TikTok trend of faking a celebrity’s death; Slater pictured with Angela and dad Courtney B. Vance in 2022
He went on to say, “I apologize to the entire family of Michael B. Jordan, his extended family and Michael directly as he is an idol of mine and participating in a trend like this is completely disrespectful.”
“I don’t want any bad ramifications of my actions on your family or my parents as they don’t deserve any reaction.”
“I admit this was a mistake and I hope this can be a teaching lesson for anyone else who uses social media as a tool and a source of entertainment to really understand that your actions can have consequences that extend beyond you.” added.
“Harmful Trend”: After deleting the original video, Vance shared an apology, saying, “I would like to sincerely apologize for participating in such a harmful trend.”
Acknowledging: ‘I apologize to the entire family of Michael B. Jordan, his extended family and Michael directly, as he is an idol of mine and participating in a trend like this is completely disrespectful’; Jordan pictured 2022
He ended the video by saying, “I apologize for any harm my actions may have caused to Mr. Jordan or my parents or anyone else who may have been involved in this, and I’m truly, truly, sincerely sorry.”
The now-deleted original 20-second clip showed him asking: ‘Did you hear this: Michael B. Jordan dead at 35?’
The Waiting to Exhale star was left speechless as she placed her hand on her chest and her jaw dropped.
A lesson: “I recognize this was a mistake and I hope it can be a teaching lesson for anyone else who uses social media as a tool and a source of entertainment to truly understand that your actions can have consequences that extend beyond you.” “, said. additional
Gut reaction: In the original clip, the What’s Love Got to Do With It star had a horrified look on her face after being told her co-star has passed away
Courtney was heard to say: ‘Enough. You’re playing,’ as Angela ran up to her teenage son and repeated, ‘Unh-uh.’
The longtime couple had just returned from an outing and were checking on their son before things turned around.
Dressed in a beige cauldron jumpsuit, the silver screen mermaid asked him where he ordered food from, to which his son casually replied, “Chik-fil-a.”
Friends and castmates: Michael and Angela share a bond after starring together in Black Panther and the sequel Wakanda Forever; pictured 2022
Bassett and Vance started walking in the opposite direction before Slater stopped them and said, ‘Wait. Mom Dad…’
The What’s Love Got to Do With It star had a look of horror on her face as she put down a water bottle she had been holding.
He picked up his son’s phone before the snippet came to an abrupt end.
The trendy joke was particularly nasty because Angela dealt with the tragic loss of another Black Panther co-star, Chadwick Boseman, not too long ago.
Pain: The trending joke was particularly nasty because Angela dealt with the tragic loss of another Black Panther co-star, Chadwick Boseman, not too long ago in 2020
Angela and Courtney also share a daughter named Bronwyn Vance, 16, their son’s fraternal twin.
The children were welcomed via surrogate in 2006, nine years after the couple married.
The lovebirds wrote a book together called Friends: A Love Story, which was published in 2007.
Family of four: Angela and Courtney also share a daughter named Bronwyn Vance, 16, their son’s twin; pictured 2017