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After facing backlash over comments about Gabrielle Union‘s controversial “America’s Got Talent” exit, Terry Crews says his wife is the only woman he’s worried about keeping happy.
“There is only one woman one (sic) earth I have to please,” Crews, 51, tweeted Monday. “Her name is Rebecca. Not my mother, my sister, my daughters or co-workers. I will let their husbands/ boyfriends/ partners take care of them. Rebecca gives me WINGS.”
Crews’ latest comments were again met with backlash online.
“Yo man, you don’t honor your wife by using her as a shield to avoid responsibility for throwing other Black women under a bus,” tweeted writer Ijeoma Oluo.
“Man… this is a terrible thing to think, let alone say,” wrote @JoeBriggsEsq. “You may not believe you have to please them… but they deserve the same humane treatment you requested and required when it was your turn to be the person in need of support. Damn, man… it really isn’t that hard.”
Writer Alanna Bennett added: “Terry this is not the way :(“
Backlash over his comments on social media focus around criticism Crews didn’t show support for Union after she and other black women supported him through his lawsuit against a Hollywood talent agent Crews accused of groping him.
“Beyond disappointing,” The Atlantic writer Jemele Hill tweeted Thursday. “Terry Crews could have spoken to his experience without going overboard to discredit @itsgabrielleu. BTW, I didn’t have to know Terry Crews or see what happened to him to support him. Sadly, black women are used to this.”
Crews sued talent agent Adam Venit for assault, battery and sexual harassment after a Hollywood event in 2016 where he said Venit “groped my privates.” They reached a settlement in Sept. 2018 and the lawsuit was thrown out. The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star has been a vocal supporter of the #MeToo movement after going public with his own personal story.
More:Gabrielle Union tweets about being thrown ‘under the bus’ after Terry Crews defends ‘AGT’
Union and fellow judge Julianne Hough exited the NBC competition show after one season and, in November, Variety reported on a “toxic culture” at the show that included racist jokes and excessive focus on female judges’ appearances, including race-related comments.
The “AGT” host spoke out Thursday in an interview on “The 3rd Hour of Today” about his experiences on the reality talent show.
“First of all, I can’t speak for sexism because I’m not a woman, but I can speak on behalf of any racism comments. That was never my experience,” he said. “In fact, it was the most diverse place I have ever been in my 20 years of entertainment.”
But Crews said he hasn’t had the same experience hosting the show.
He continued, “When you look at what the allegations were about, it was given by an unnamed source. My thing is – it’s funny because I believe you should listen to women, you should always believe women so I asked my wife what I should do. She was like, ‘first of all, if it’s coming from an unnamed source – because Gabrielle Union has not made any statement to this day about any of these allegations publicly – …if she hasn’t made a statement, why would you?’ ”
Contributing: Sara M. Moniuszko, Rasha Ali
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