Slater Vance, the 16-year-old son of Angela Bassett, has issued an apology to Michael B. Jordan after receiving backlash for sharing a viral TikTok trend for faking a celebrity’s death.
In a since-deleted clip, Slater photos of his parents — Angela, 64, and Courtney B. Vance, 62 — reacting to the fake news that Wakanda Forever actor Michael B. Jordan was dead.
After the video was taken down, Vance shared an apology, saying, “I would sincerely like to apologize for participating in such a harmful trend.”
APOLOGY: Angela Bassett’s son Slater Vance, 16, has issued an apology to Michael B. Jordan after receiving backlash for sharing a viral TikTok trend of faking a celebrity’s death. Slater pictured with Angela and dad Courtney B. Vance in 2022
He continued, “I apologize to the family of Michael B.
“I wish no ill repercussions of my actions on his family or my parents because they do not deserve any backlash.”
He added, “It was a mistake and I hope this is an educational lesson for anyone else who uses social media as a tool and source of entertainment to truly understand that your actions can have consequences beyond you.”
‘Harmful Trend’: After deleting the original video, Vance shared an apology, saying, ‘I would sincerely like to apologize for participating in such a harmful trend.’
Owning: “I apologize to the family of Michael B. Jordan in the 2022 photo
The video concluded, “I apologize for any hurt my actions may have caused Mr. Jordan, my parents, or anyone else who could have been involved in this, and I am truly, sincerely, and sincerely sorry.”
The original, now-deleted 20-second clip showed him asking, “Did you hear this: Michael B. Jordan is dead at 35?”
The Waiting to Exhale star was speechless as she placed her hand on her chest while her jaw dropped.
Lesson: “This was a mistake and I hope this can be an educational lesson for anyone else who uses social media as a tool and source of entertainment to truly understand that your actions can have consequences beyond you.” Added
Visceral reaction: In the original What Love Got to Do It trailer, the star had a terrified expression on her face after being told her partner passed away
Kourtney can be heard saying, “Whoa. You’re playing,” as Angela rushed toward her teenage son repeating, “Unh-uh.”
The longtime couple just got back from an outing and were checking on their son before things took a turn.
The silver screen siren, dressed in a beige cauldron jumpsuit, asked where he was ordering food, to which her son casually replied, “Check elephant.”
Friends and Actors: Michael and Angela share a bond after performing together in Black Panther and its sequel Wakanda Forever; Pictured is 2022
Bassett and Vance then started walking in the opposite direction before Slater stopped them, saying, ‘Wait. mom dad…’
The Some Love Affair star had a terrified expression on her face as she put down a water bottle she was holding.
She reached for her son’s phone before the snippet came to an abrupt end.
The blockbuster prank was especially bad because Angela dealt with the tragic loss of another Black Panther character, Chadwick Boseman, not so long ago.
Grief: The blockbuster prank was especially bad because Angela dealt with the tragic loss of another black man, Chadwick Boseman, not long ago in 2020
Angela and Kourtney also share a daughter, Bronwyn Vance, 16, who is their nephew’s fraternal twin.
The children were welcomed via a surrogate in 2006, nine years after the couple tied the knot.
The lovebirds penned a book together, Friends: A Love Story, which was published in 2007.
Family of four: Angela and Courtney also share a daughter named Bronwyn Vance, 16, who is their son’s twin; Pictured is 2017
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