50 Cent Slams Tony Robbins for Using N-Word in Old Video
Rapper 50 Cent has slammed motivational speaker Tony Robbins for using the N-word in an old video.
A video has surfaced of an 80s session in which motivational speaker Tony Robbins is seen using a racial slur, and rapper 50 Cent has called him out on it.
Robbins, whose methods are controversial and confrontational has denied that he used the word as an insult.
"As long as someone calls you a n***er and gets that kind of response I’ve seen right now, where you’re ready to explode, and what you’ve done is given that person absolute control of you," Tony Robbins
50 CENT CHALLENGES TONY ROBBINS OVER N-WORD
50 Cent posted the clip on his Twitter account and challenged Robbins, demanding to know what he was about.
He commented that Oprah Winfrey, who had interviewed Robbins and is known to admire the motivational speaker would not approve.
“@tonyrobbins what the f— kinda point were you trying to prove. I know @oprah is not cool with this s—. #lecheminduroi #bransoncognac,” he tweeted.
Tony Robbins has been accused of groping audience members, exposing himself to women assistants, and sexually harassing fans.
TONY ROBBINS SAYS CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO CLIP IS NOT RACIST
Robbins denies that he is a racist, and explained that he had told a predominantly Black audience that every time someone uttered the N-word and got them to react explosively, they were ceding control of their lives over to that person.
50 CENT'S FOLLOWERS TO BOYCOTT TONY ROBBINS
Many of 50’s followers responded to the rapper's post by saying that they intend to boycott Robbins.
The racist allegation cames in the wake of a slew of recent claims that the motivational speaker had sexually harassed several women, including members of his staff and his audiences.
TONY ROBBIN'S FORMER ASSISTANT DENIES ABUSE ALLEGATIONS
Tony Robbins has been accused of groping audience members, exposing himself to women assistants, and sexually harassing fans.
Robbins denied the allegations of ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’” and accused BuzzFeed News of "flat-out lying."
One of Robbins' former assistants, Kate Ritasse, has issued a statement in which she declares that Robbins was always respectful, professional and appropriate and that Buzzfeed had misrepresented her.
Robbins' fans have rallied around the motivational guru and vowed their support and belief in his innocence.