![]() I’m not the first black female celebrity to deal with this and I’m sure I won’t be the last. I’ve never been one to deny anyone of their opinions, but over the course of this last week and especially over the last 48 hours I’ve not just been cyber bullied, I’ve been racially cyber bullied with tweets and pictures so horrific and racially charged that i can’t subject myself any longer to the hate. Over the past four years of being in the public eye I’ve learned to grow a thick skin to critics and those who may not like me. I am taking a break from Twitter for now. “I have shown nothing but commitment for the success of Fifth Harmony, even promoting on my days off but yet I always find myself as the target of unjust hate and slander.” A day later, she posted another note detailing the tsunami of online abuse that had been directed at her. Cute.”Īfter blowback from fans - and the media fanning the flames over “bad blood” - Kordei took to Twitter on August 5 to “address foolishness manufactured by those that have absolutely no idea what goes on,” with a lengthy note admonishing critics. After describing the positive attributes of Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui, and Dinah-Jane Hansen, Kordei sort of fumbled for a way to describe Cabello: “Camila … she is … let’s see. ![]() ![]() The band, which was created One Direction-style by Simon Cowell after solo appearances on The X Factor, has never suffered from interpersonal drama, but the attacks on Kordei were unleashed after she wasn’t equally effusive about Cabello as she was about her bandmates during an interview. “I stand by the words ‘love only,’ meaning I won’t tolerate on my timeline any kind of hate, racism, or discrimination towards ANYONE,” she wrote, adding that you don’t have to hate on someone to support her.Fifth Harmony’s Normani Kordei is taking a breather from Twitter, after massive fan backlash over a perceived slight against fellow band member Camila Cabello. That lead to the above tweet, in which she also noted, “we learn in life that evil spirits exist and people don’t always treat you fairly but you continue to love anyway.” Kordei, 20, has not tweeted since saying she was signing off.įifth Harmony’s Normani Pens Letter in Wake of Alton Sterling & Philando Castile KillingsĬabello, 19, had nothing but support for Kordei in a series of tweets on Saturday night. After describing Ally Brooke as “sunshine,” Dinah Jane as the “turn up queen” and Lauren Jauregui as the group “therapist,” haters focused on Kordei’s answer describing Camila Cabello as “very quirky… yeah,” saying it seemed to take Kordei too long to come up with an honorific for Camila. ![]() “I have love and respect for all four of my bandmates whether you choose to believe it or not,” she wrote on Thursday.Īccording to E! Online, Kordei was inundated with hateful tweets following a Facebook Live interview last Monday. Kordei knows she’s not the first or last black female celeb to deal with this kind of abuse, but she suggested that “Love goes much further than hate in this world.” The heartfelt note came a few days after Kordei was forced to address “unjust hate and slander” from those she said were questioning her commitment to the group and its other members. Women’s Gymnastics Team: ‘That’s My Girl’ Watch Fifth Harmony’s Pump-Up Video for U.S. ![]()
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