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Whoopi Goldberg to Black Lives Matter activist: ‘get over yourself’
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 06: DeRay Mckesson participates in a panel discussion at Alamo Drafthouse New Mission on June 6, 2017 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)
By Rhone Nedra
July 12, 2017Black Lives Matter activist Deray McKesson got into a feud with Whoopi Goldberg after the View co-host called him out for starting unnecessary controversy over the new movie War for the Planet of the Apes.
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On the show, Goldberg suggested McKesson do his homework before criticizing Hollywood for personally mocking him by dressing an ape in a blue vest which McKesson has been known to wear.
As Goldberg pointed out, the apes in the Planet of the Apes series have worn similar vests since the 1968 original.
McKesson deleted his early tweets replacing them with an explanation of why he decided to delete them and issuing a statement to Goldberg.
