Famed rapper Snoop Dogg misplaced greater than 500,000 followers on Instagram and practically 20,000 on X after his look on the Crypto Ball, a celebratory occasion tied to Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The “Gin and Juice” singer’s Instagram dropped by 571,800 and 17,177 on X as followers accused Snoop of hypocrisy on account of his previous criticism of Trump.
Snoop Dogg, who boasted 88.1 million followers on Instagram as of Monday, isn’t the one A-list movie star to have followers abandon him in droves over perceived help for the Republican president.
Kim Kardashian, the truth tv star and entrepreneur, misplaced practically 150,000 social media followers after she posted a picture of First Girl Melania Trump sporting a classy outfit on the inauguration.
Snoop Dogg’s efficiency on Jan. 17 elicited important backlash from followers and commentators, in accordance with social media advertising and marketing agency Viralyftm which analyzed the decline.
Critics highlighted his earlier anti-Trump stance and speculated that monetary incentives might need motivated his participation.
“Shaking and crying as i unfollow snoop dogg on all platforms,” one alienated fan wrote on X, including “sad face” emojis.
“How could he turn on us?” the fan wrote.
One other Snoop fan lamented: “Gotta unfollow anyone that perform for Trump. Luv me some Snoop Dogg, but gotta go bro.”
“Damn, I had to unfollow Snoop Dogg today smh he broke my heart,” wrote one X person.
In response to the criticism, Snoop Dogg addressed the problem on Instagram Reside, stating, “Y’all can’t hate enough on me. I love too much… Still a black man, still 100 percent black.”
Notably, different artists like Nelly and Carrie Underwood additionally participated in inauguration-related occasions — a development that alerts a extra nuanced strategy by entertainers desperate to separate politics from skilled engagements.
Final 12 months, Snoop Dogg appeared to heat to Trump, telling the Sunday Occasions: “Donald Trump? He ain’t done nothing wrong to me.”
“He has done only great things for me. He pardoned Michael Harris.”
Throughout Trump’s first time period, he granted clemency to Michael “Harry O” Harris, co-founder of Demise Row Information, who had been serving a 25-year-to-life sentence for drug trafficking and tried homicide.
Snoop Dogg and different lobbied for Harris’ clemency.
Kardashian, who counts Ivanka Trump as a pal, efficiently lobbied the then-president in 2018 to commute the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who was incarcerated for drug dealing.
The Publish has sought remark from Snoop Dogg.
