Network ABC is under Twitter fire after they mistakenly confused Quavo for Takeoff during their In Memorium segment, which aired on Dec. 26, using Quavo’s photo instead of Takeoff’s.
disrespectful af @ABC for showing a photo of Quavo instead of Takeoff… 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/5kpi0RAhn9
— recede 🥳BLOOM OUT NOW!🥀 (@rec3de) December 28, 2022
ABC quickly apologized and corrected their mistake, but fans weren’t buying it.
We apologize for the unfortunate error in a previous version of ‘The Year: 2022.’ It has been corrected: https://t.co/MOwJXc40pS
— ABC News Studios (@abcnewsstudios) December 27, 2022
“We apologize for the unfortunate error in a previous version of ‘The Year: 2022.’ It has been correction,” the apology read.
Many people took to Twitter to express their frustration and disappointment regarding the company’s failure to do a simple task—research. Others claimed the company’s lack of diversity contributed to the mistake.
This is what happens when you lack diversity in the workplace. Out of touch.
— Willie Waters 🇧🇸 (@WillieWatersDBD) December 29, 2022
This is what happens when you lack diversity in the workplace. Out of touch.
— Willie Waters 🇧🇸 (@WillieWatersDBD) December 29, 2022
Reiterating the importance of employing black people!! Y’all need us! This wouldn’t have happened if y’all would stop discriminating against us and hiring based off nepotism and connections smh
— DOROTA SHOULD’VE BEEN GOSSIP GIRL❌⭕️❌⭕️ (@JustTaylorrr) December 29, 2022
racist retards stfu, all you had to do was Google “takeoff”
— dwix (@misterDWx) December 29, 2022
You keep on making the same ‘unfortunate error’ when you report on people of color, I wonder WHY 🤔
— iFollowBack (@design_peri) December 29, 2022
Do you guys make these mistakes on purpose for views? Or is it a ritual because…..all it takes it a google search I’m honestly curious why these “mistakes” seem purposeful.
— Realtor/Investor (@onlydjennings) December 30, 2022
The former Migos member, Kirsnick Khari Ball, also known as Takeoff, died on Nov. 1 after being gunned down outside a bowling alley in Houston, Texas.
This wasn’t the first time Takeoff was mistaken for another Migos member. E! News used a photo of Offset when reporting that Houston police released new details regarding Takeoff’s death.
E News just posted and deleted Instagram updates on Takeoff’s death and used Offset’s picture. Huh???? Why aren’t there knowledgeable hip hop reporters reporting this news?? pic.twitter.com/gFNhg3OKPb
— primadonna💅🏾 (@_chiinnaa) November 2, 2022
