Hollywood movie star Michael B. Jordan, came under fire on social media after his dating beliefs was criticized by many on Tuesday after he posted a music video on Instagram promoting rapper Nick Grant’s “Black Woman” with the comment: “My bruh @nickgrantmusicw/ that new heat #blackwoman.”
“It’s so funny to everybody because it couldn’t be further from the truth,” the actor said. “My dad and my mom both said, ‘If they only knew.’
The “Black Panther” star was castigated by fans on social media, who accused him of hypocrisy and sucking up to white women.
Some of the fans wrote “We already know you like dating teenage white girls...you ain’t slick” and “Lmao I respect you as an actor and love your work, but we all know this post is just another attempt to pander Black women.”
However, Jordan insists he’s not concerned by the criticism and that his family thought the rumors were hilarious.
“It’s so funny to everybody because it couldn’t be further from the truth,” he told Essence on Tuesday. “My dad and my mom both said, ‘If they only knew.’ If they only knew. And that’s the thing that keeps me not tripping about it, you know what I mean?” he wrote
Though he isn't concerned he admitted the accusations have affected him.
“It makes me hesitant about whoever I’m seen with. I’m finally starting to get to a place now where I don’t care, but it bothered me for a minute,” he said. “It made me more conscious of things I say and how I move, and what could happen if I leave a club or a restaurant or the movies. If I leave anywhere, any known place with anybody, there’s going to be speculation.”
