Summer Walker Deletes Instagram After Backlash For Spreading Fake Coronavirus Video

(AllHipHop News) Many people around the world are deeply concerned about a possible coronavirus pandemic. The disease has already killed thousands of people across the globe with a reported 11 deaths in the United States.

As health officials try to keep the public informed, social media is ripe with misinformation. For example, R&B singer Summer Walker faced backlash for posting a video from 2018 that claimed Chinese people were purposely transmitting coronavirus.

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When it was pointed out that she was spreading “fake news” that perpetuates xenophobia against Asians, Walker responded by commenting on her Instagram Story. She wrote:

Lol people so dumb, talking about I’m racist and that video was from a long time ago. It don’t matter if it was from 20 years ago, bottom line that sh*t nasty. & IDGAF if a black, white, yellow, or green person did that sh*t, it’s still nasty… Lmao, I literally don’t give a f*ck anymore this app. It’s not that serious. For my label, I’ma just delete all this sh*t.

The “Come Thru” singer then deleted her entire Instagram account. However, Summer Walker’s Twitter page is still active. On February 28, before the latest controversy, she uploaded a photo to the social network of herself in an airport completely covered. The picture was captioned “not today.”