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After making a controversial fashion statement with a gun-shaped purse at the 2024 BET Awards Sunday night, Angela Simmons is setting the record straight.
Following the ceremony, the 36-year-old daughter of Run-D.M.C‘s Rev. Run took to her Instagram Story to address the online backlash she received for her choice of accessory.
“So I see a lot of conversation around the bag, the purse I wore to the awards,” she said in a video. “I’m not like that, never been like that. I’m not violent.”
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Simmons continued, “I’ve obviously been through a lot in my personal life when it comes to gun violence, and it’s very personal to me. But I just liked the bag and thought it was cool and thought it was a fashion moment, and that was it. I didn’t have any intentions of ruffling anyone’s feathers.”
In 2018, Simmons’ ex-fiancé Sutton Tennyson – the father of her now 7-year-old son – was fatally shot outside his Atlanta home when he was 37. According to People, Tennyson’s killer is serving life in prison.
She concluded her statement, “It seems a couple of people are a little upset, but I don’t mean no harm. I’m super, super peaceful. I’m sorry if it bothered anyone. But that’s just not me, just not how I am.”
