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‘The Challenge’ Vet Johnny Bananas Denies Sending Gorilla Emoji to ‘Big Brother’ Winner Taylor Hale, Considering Legal Action Against Marketing Agency: ‘I Do Not Take This Situation Lightly’
MTV's Johnny Bananas explains his X account was taken over when a message with a gorilla was sent to Taylor Hale.
The Gorilla and Ape Emojis are commonly used in the crypto space to symbolize holding currencies and were central to branding and marketing of the $BANANAS coin,” the message wrote. We deeply regret any harm this may have caused and are reviewing our internal processes to ensure this does not happen again and we are working closely with Johnny to address the situation and restore trust.” “This would absolve him of being accused of racism, and help remove the influx of messages from his fandom saying I look like a manly gorilla — a racist trope against Black women.”
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