![]() "We have people who have decided who is going to be Black and who’s not," he continued. "And I simply - because I have a mixed-race wife (Rebecca King-Crews) - have been discounted from the conversation a lot of the time, by very, very militant movements, the Black power movement. “What I said was, defeating white supremacy without white people could create Black supremacy,” Crews said, adding that "in Black America, we have gatekeepers." In an interview on "The Talk" Tuesday, the "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star defended his tweet's message, though he admitted it was worded in a controversial way. Like it or not, we are all in this together." The tweet immediately went viral with both "Terry Crews" and "Black Supremacy" trending on Twitter as users blasted the comment. Terry Crews is standing by his controversial tweet warning against "Black supremacy."Īs protests continued nationwide following the death of George Floyd, Crews, 51, tweeted on June 7, "Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. That's how it started out."Ĭrews recalled experiencing the need to defend his mother as early as age 5: "I always, always had been like, 'Be fit, be ready, be prepared, be there.Watch Video: Terry Crews faces criticism over 'black supremacy' tweet "It was one of those things where I knew I would have to get stronger because one day I thought I'd have to fight him. My father was very abusive, you know, he used to beat my mother," Crews told Grylls while trekking through the Icelandic Highlands. The "America's Got Talent" host opened up about his "violent" childhood on an episode of "Running Wild with Bear Grylls" earlier this month, revealing that he focused on building his strength to protect himself from his "abusive" and "alcoholic" father. 'I thought I'd have to fight him': Terry Crews started lifting to protect himself from abusive dadĬrews' book also recounts the couples' childhood, which Crews has spoken candidly about before. That you are better off, if you can make it work, try." "We got to let people know what this is like, that you are stronger together. "When both of us tell the story at the same time it's like watching it in 3-D because there's two different perspectives," Crews said. The "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star said the idea for a joint book came when an attendee asked how his marriage survived following a talk Crews gave at a conference in Vietnam where he recounted all his missteps. Crews responded by letting his wife come on the stage and help answer the question. Everything gets you canceled, but I realized the only way to really grow is to try, and make your mistakes on the fly," Crews said, adding he wants to show people he's still around despite having made mistakes in the past. "I am focused on just improving, but this is the problem: You're not allowed to do that. Everything works for you until it doesn't, and that was one of the things I really wanted to get out," Crews told Kimmel.Ĭrews said he's focused on improving himself, but he is bound to mess up again because has a "lot of life left." Because the trick is you think it's great. It's literally a lack of information issue. "With porn and alcohol and different things like that, people think it's a willpower issue, but it's not. Terry Crews reflected on his marriage – and his battle with porn addiction – ahead of the release of his new audiobook, "Stronger Together."Ĭrews sat down with Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday, joking that the book, which he wrote with wife Rebecca King Crews, should have been called "Mistakes Were Made, Mostly By Me." The memoir, released Thursday, reflects on the ups and downs of their 32-year marriage, from his porn addiction to his Black Lives Matter social media controversy.
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