Rap music star and actor Ice T became the target of liberal outrage after inadvertently sharing an image related to a “conspiracy theory.”
The 61-year-old musician and record-producer fired back at social media critics who attacked him for tweeting a quote on Monday that bore an image with a fiery Q letter, apparently a reference to QAnon which alleges schemes involving Democrats and liberals.
The rapper, whose real name is Tracy Lauren Marrow, asserted that he “just liked the quote” after liberals unloaded on him for posting the image.
“Never Interfere With an Enemy While He’s in the Process of Destroying Himself,” the quote he tweeted read and was accompanied with a caption in which he wrote: “Daily Game: Let the Haters dig their own graves….. #2020.”
The tweet was apparently deleted though Ice T claimed ignorance about the so-called conspiracy of an alleged secret plot by the “deep state” against President Trump and his supporters.
Ice T apparently posted this … he may have deleted it, I can’t find it in his feed, but he’s referring to posting it…in anycase, it started trending worldwide…why? Because it was a little off message for him to use a QAnon quote…I guess his handlers weren’t happy… pic.twitter.com/60G4WmB8DJ
— Sasha Edwards (@catmoonwarrior) December 31, 2019
Twitter users instantly jumped on the tweet, slamming the apparent promotion – intentional or not – of QAnon.
Is this a Q anon quote?
— Blaze_Runner_20420 (@BlazeRuner20420) December 30, 2019
ICE T woke af.
— Eddie Montoya (@emontoyaart) December 30, 2019
I think the biggest plot twist of the decade is Ice T being a QAnon boomer
— Stefan @ Rat-fest (@Galaick_) December 31, 2019
This sparked a war of words between Twitter users.
“I should inform you that’s a #Qanon symbol which is part of the MAGA cult.”
This “information” is wrong. Q is worldwide and has NOTHING to do with politics, it’s about TRUTH. Nice job “informing” Ice with #FakeNews. You’re the EXACT reason Q exists. #WWG1WGA pic.twitter.com/iHz3qTrIzo
— NotEvenChad ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@NotEvenChad17) December 30, 2019
But the responses prompted Ice T to fire back, at first clarifying that he did not know what the fuss was about and that he just liked the quote.
“I have no idea what that is… I just liked the quote,” he wrote.
But the criticism continued as he refused to delete the tweet and, getting angrier at the blowback, continued to unload on those commenting on this thread.
ATTENTION: If I post or say something YOU don’t like.. PLEASE unfollow..
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) December 30, 2019
At one point, he told one user to “eat a d**k.”
It’s not about someone liking something or not. It’s the fact that you (accidentally?) spread a QAnon conspiracy theory meme. Your celebrity status and blue check validates it regardless of how you feel about. It’s not about hating.
— Brian Koerber (@bkurbs) December 30, 2019
“You sound stupid,” he said to another user. “If it bums you that I posted a quote connected to some Si-Fi s**t I don’t even know about.. You take Twitter WAY to serious..”
While some Twitter users applauded what they thought was the rapper’s support for QAnon, others suggested he was the source himself.
It’s Ice Q now.
— Ferris Fueller (@ffueller) December 30, 2019
SVU gonna have a ‘Q’ episode coming up?
— Snopp Doog (@chrispossible) December 30, 2019
Ice T’s Twitter feed eventually seemed to fill up with more family-related tweets and less controversial comments, though he did post some final thoughts.
Ice Cold Fact: People would much rather meddle in YOUR life… Than get their OWN shit together…
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) December 30, 2019
Some people will Love you.. Some like you.. Some don’t care. And some will hate your MFn guts…. That’s LIFE.
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) December 30, 2019
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