Ghanaian music duo, Reggie n Bollie have been forced to backtrack on their attempt to call for public sympathy for Manchester United player, Mason Greenwood, who has been arrested by UK police in a case of assault after his girlfriend, Harriet Robson, shared pictures and videos of her badly bruised face as evidence of him beating her.
The tweet indicated that Greenwood was too young to bear full responsibility for the act, and thus people should not be hard on him.
The group has deleted the tweet, which attracted several criticisms from fans, many of whom saw it as an attempt to deliberately play down the seriousness of the crime alleged to have been committed by the 20-year-old footballer.
Below is a screenshot of the deleted tweet and some reactions:
Hi @ReggieNBollie don’t worry you absolute pieces of shit, I saved your disgusting tweet. pic.twitter.com/RI15Wsk2v1
— SiMan (@seriouslyFFS) January 30, 2022
Why defend such abhorrent behaviour? Than post a laughing emoji after you’ve deleted? pic.twitter.com/e1pOfBqrEy
— Mully (@johnmully1) January 30, 2022
You’ve had an absolute shocker here @ReggieNBollie 😳 pic.twitter.com/Cz9nEVMyHY
— 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 (@SeafarerMichael) January 30, 2022
Hey @ReggieNBollie, how old were you when you realised beating your partner up is wrong? Justifying male violence against women this way while offering not a word of empathy for the actual victim is why so many continue to suffer in silence. pic.twitter.com/2OZGxrVJjm
— Katie Harrington (@katieharr1988) January 30, 2022
SPEAK ON THIS AGAIN WHEN YOU HAVE DAUGHTERS.
— Black Lives Matter 🧡 (@Ohjoyousme) January 30, 2022
Scumbags making excuses for abusers @ReggieNBollie pic.twitter.com/Ehgx2YsY6w
— Gabelli🔰 (@IanGabelli) January 30, 2022
You’re a disgrace mate pic.twitter.com/cGVZ6BWezj
— 🏴 (@okayokay12321) January 30, 2022
How does your wife feel about this ? pic.twitter.com/k80LGvn9K6
— 𝓓 (@MonThe80s) January 30, 2022
you see what Reggie n Bollie posted??? it is the same thing wanna local people for here dey do then say “yɛn ka asɛm no wɔ fie na wei deɛ ɔmo yɛ nkwadaa”
— Seidu Energy (@AZ_Bassit) January 30, 2022
You standing next to your career. pic.twitter.com/Czw6nvZiXg
— Ciarán molloy (@molloyciaran1) January 30, 2022
Previously solo hiplife artistes, Reggie Zippy and Bollie Babeface formed the group Menn On Point in 2012 after relocating to the United Kingdom (UK).
The group, which was renamed, Reggie n Bollie, is best known for finishing as runners-up on the 12 series of The X Factor UK in 2015.
By Lord Kweku Sekyi
