This doesn’t even sound right....60-year-old Anita Baker gets into a beef on Twitter with 19-year-old China Anne McClain.
Here’s how it started!
China tweeted that her mom met the singer and she was rude to her.
Who's China? She was the adorable little girl from House of Payne and she's now on Black Lightning.
Wow.. My mom unfortunately just met Anita Baker and she was so rude.. She like, started yelling at my mom for saying she liked her music. Wow. So disappointing. @Iamanitabaker
— China⁷ (@chinamcclain) April 19, 2018
Anita Baker says...China’s mom was loud!
No1 knew me or Noticed me No entourage No special Attention Just quietly ☺filling out my passport app.... unTIL? A VERY LOUD, person Announces 2 the Entire office, that I'm some V.I.P/which, I am not & AlSO? Announces "They are https://t.co/qJp7njEJtF doing a movie or S'thing" pic.twitter.com/kx6xFf2seg
— Anita Baker (@IAMANITABAKER) April 20, 2018
China says.... ummmmm no!
My mother is a pro, Ms. Baker. She knows how to QUIETLY compliment someone, which is what happened (there were only like 8 people there)
— China⁷ (@chinamcclain) April 20, 2018
However.. God knows the truth. The Word teaches us to love & respect one another and that’s not what you did today. God bless. @iamanitabaker https://t.co/RgfftEDdNL
Here’s the thing...many people were coming to China’s defense saying the retiring songstress has a history of this sorta thing.
But others were on Anita Baker’s side:
Well, I am an older black woman who wonders; Ms. McClain, have you considered in your claims that you and your family understand handling celebs. That putting this on Twitter set off the very thing on steroids you claim to know how to manage? Is that really lost on young people?
— Gwendolyn Moore (@moorecreatively) April 21, 2018
Crazy right?!?!
Why can’t we all just get along?