Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson has deleted an Instagram post in which he seemingly mocked actor Terry Crews for coming forward about being sexually assaulted by a Hollywood agent.
Crews was appearing before US Senate Judiciary Committee to back legislation for sexual assault victims known as the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights.
The caption on the post, which had received around 85,000 likes after five hours, read “LOL,What the f*ck is going on out here man? Terry: I froze in fear. they would have had to take me to jail. get the strap.” The image showed a shirtless Terry Crews with the text “I got raped. My wife just watched.” and Terry Crews with a rose in his mouth with the text “Gym time“.
In his testimony, Crews recounted not retaliating at the time due to fears of what would happen to him and his career as a black man in America goaded into violence:
I asked @TerryCrews why he didn’t use his considerable strength to fight back when he was sexually assaulted. His answer is a powerful reminder of how victims are too often forced into silence to avoid damaging their careers or reputations. We need to hear the truth. pic.twitter.com/8xSxnhXj91
— Senator Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) June 26, 2018
At time of writing, Jackson hasn’t posted to Instagram since deleting the post.
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