Touré Did NOT Defend Chris Brown, And He Has Every Right To Be Pissed At Mediaite

Earlier this morning, Mediaite posted a story that misinterprested a Tweet by Touré, saying he was defending Chris Brown. Moments later, a torrent of Tweets and emails came flowing in, correcting our error. It was shoddy journalism on our part; a look at his feed before and after the comment would have confirmed his true intention — criticizing Brown.

We want to stress that this was an error. A stupid, lazy error that should never have happened. And it’s inexcusable. We’re putting this apology out with greater force than the original story, and can only hope that Touré accepts our sincerest apologies.

In an effort to equal the manner in which we misrepresented Touré, I am re-publishing some Tweets directed at Mediaite. It is shameful and sad, but they are absolutely true. This was, to put it bluntly, shitty journalism. We can only promise that we will do our best to make sure this error is rectified to the fullest, and put all possible resources towards making sure it does not happen in the future.

This is an opinion piece. The views expressed in this article are those of just the author.

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