Chris Brown took to Twitter Tuesday night to accuse Kehlani Parrish of “doing s— for sympathy” after the 20-year-old singer wrote of her suicide attempt on Instagram a day earlier.
“There is no attempting suicide,” Mr. Brown, 26, wrote to his 15.9 million followers. “Stop flexing for the [Insta]gram. Doing s— for sympathy so them comments under your pics don’t look so bad.”
The R&B singer started his rant by commenting on the rumored love triangle between Ms. Parrish, singer PartyNextDoor (Jahron Brathwaite), and NBA star Kyrie Irving.
“Girls be mad at a [racial expletive] for f—ing around wit b—s but her DMs got more names then the Declaration of Independence. #YEAHIMTHROWINGSHADE,” Mr. Brown wrote.
“#KYRIEMVP,” he added. “I’ll be the BIGGEST PIECE OF [excrement]. But ima ride for my Homies regardless. KYRIE is probably one of the only good guys left. IDGAF!!!”
Ms. Parrish, who goes by only Kehlani, has deleted all of her posts, including Monday’s suicidal post featuring a photo taken at the hospital showing an IV in her arm. She still appeared to be hospitalized as of Tuesday, when friend Nick Cannon posted a photo from his visit on Instagram, USA Today reported.
Mr. Brown appeared to be responding to social media rumors that Kehlani had cheated on Mr. Irving with Mr. Brathwaite, who is her ex-boyfriend, USA Today reported.
In her deleted Instagram post, Kehlani insisted that she and her ex had reunited only after she and Mr. Irving had broken up, TMZ reported.
It didn’t take long for critics to vilify Mr. Brown for the insensitive comments.
Rob Shuter, who runs naughtygossip.com, called the singer a “troublemaker” who is only seeking attention himself, USA Today reported. Others pointed to Mr. Brown’s 5-year probation stint for the assault of his ex-girlfriend, singer Rihanna.
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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