Karlous Miller recently found himself at the center of backlash after sharing an AI-generated image of himself with Martin Luther King Jr. at a riot. In the now-deleted X post, the 41-year-old comedian, actor, and rapper jokingly mocked the daughter of the civil rights leader, writing: “Don’t let Bernice see this one.”
The timing of Miller’s post stirred backlash, as it came shortly after Bernice criticized rapper Sexyy Red for sharing a similar AI-generated image of Martin Luther King Jr. posing with her in a nightclub setting.
Many social media users were quick to call out Miller, with one person suggesting that he was purposely trying to get Bernice’s attention with the post. “So now you just want attention? I will just post this and that’s it. Everybody knows what to do,” they wrote.
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The uproar surrounding the Wild N’ Out star’s post comes after the “Pound Town” rapper was publicly criticized by Bernice, who called the image “distasteful.”
Following Bernice’s remarks, Sexyy Red promptly removed the image and issued an apology, stating that she never intended to disrespect Martin Luther King Jr. or his family. Bernice later acknowledged the apology, affirming that she valued Red as a human being.
“This is intentionally distasteful, dishonoring, deplorable, and disrespectful to my family and my father, who is not here to respond himself because he was assassinated for working for your civil and human rights and to end war and poverty. Please delete,” wrote Bernice. The 26-year-old artist was immediately receptive and responded: “You ain’t wrong, never meant to disrespect your family my apologies. Just [reposted] something I saw that I thought was innocent” with a prayer hands emoji. She then deleted the post.
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Although Miller also erased his post, social media didn’t let him live, and the comedian used every response as an opportunity to be in character.
One user called out Miller’s upbringing, saying he should know better as a southerner. “Karlous 41 from Mississippi. If anybody knows better he knew better,” they wrote. “It wasn’t funny it was lame. Martin Luther King Jr. shouldn’t be disrespected and everybody knows people do not like their parents played with dead or alive. Some things are unnecessary.”
“Keep that ni**a off my timeline!” he responded, referring to himself.
In other X posts, some called out how they still “liked him” but no longer “f**ked with him,” or with what he posted. Miller called critics to action, saying “I hope these ni**as get mad enough to go outside and do something.”
One user brought up the idea that some comedians believe they are exempt from backlash because of their job. Countering that response, Miller wrote: “When was the last time you saw a comedian offended by some sh*t.”
Another person thought to turn the tables on Miller and prompt others to find pictures of his grandmother. Jokingly, the comedian responded, “My grandma ain’t got no pictures, she thought pictures took your soul. Some old country a** Mississippi sh*t. You wouldn’t understand.”
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