Cher Apologizes To Black Community After Well-Deserved Dragging Over Tone-Deaf George Floyd Tweet

Cher has apologized for a tweet about the Derek Chauvin trial in the murder of George Floyd that set Twitter ablaze Friday after she centered herself as a white savior, and Black folks weren’t having it.

In the since-deleted tweet, the singer, who’s known for hits like “Believe” and “Turn Back Time,” raged

on the Bird app, “Was talking With Mom & She Said ‘I Watched Trial Of Policeman Who Killed George Floyd,& Cried.’ I Said, ‘Mom, I Know This Is Gonna Sound CRAZY, But.. I Kept Thinking …..Maybe If I’d Been There,…I Could’ve Helped.”

Immediately, social media erupted, reported CNN.

Some of her fellow white women tried explaining to the 74-year old just why her posts were problematic and pleaded with her to step away from her privilege to see the other side.

Still, others saw no harm in Cher’s statement and offered their unyielding support, believing she had nothing to apologize for.

Following the backlash Cher, initially, doubled down by saying to her nearly four million followers and others, “You Don’t Know What I’ve Done, Who I Am, Or What I Believe. I CAN, I HAVE, & I WILL…HELP.” That tweet remains on the singer’s timeline.

Cher then followed with what amounts to an apology tweet stating, “IM TRULY SORRY If I Upset AnyOne In Blk Community.”

The Derek Chauvin trial entered its second week on Monday. Chauvin has pled not guilty to all charges against him in the murder of George Floyd. The trial is expected to last a total of six weeks.