Over the weekend, celebs were supporting young boy Keaton Jones after his anti-bullying video went viral.
Keaton asked why bullying even existed and turned the question over to the mean kids at school — he received support from Millie Bobby Brown, Sabrina Carpenter, Hailee Steinfeld and more on social media — but now, several posts from Keaton‘s mom’s Facebook page have been circulating and cast an ugly shadow over it.
One of the photos Keaton‘s mom allegedly shared featured her family posing with images of the Confederate flag.
Kimberly Jones has been accused of being a “racist money grabber” by some websites and she erased any trace of herself from the social media website amid the backlash.
Keaton has also been accused of saying racist things, but this is something his sister Lakyn denies.
“Keaton never said those things. He’s not a racist and we don’t condone that behavior,” she tweeted to actress Patricia Arquette, who was an early supporter of the family this weekend.
Keaton‘s mom has now made her Facebook private.
Keaton Jones can count Justin Bieber as one of his many celeb supporters and new friends!
The young boy, who went viral this weekend after sharing an emotional plea to end bullying, received a message of support from Justin.
“The fact that he still has the sympathy and compassion for other people when he is going through it himself is a testament to who he is,” Justin said in the below video. “This kid is all time, he is a legend. Go check him out, his name’s Keaton.”
In another post he added, “You got a friend in me Lil bro! Hit me on dm and we can chat!!! Love you buddy!!”
Make sure to read what other celebs have said in their messages to Keaton!
Hailee Steinfeld wants Keaton Jones to be her date to the Pitch Perfect 3 premiere, after a video his mom shared about his bullying experience went viral.
In the touching video, the elementary school student from Tennessee is tearful and visibly shaken as he describes how other students bully him.
The response to the video has been overwhelming, with many celebs reaching out with words of encouragement. Now Hailee is sending a message with a special invitation!
“Hey Keaton…I just wanted to say I think you are amazing…I would love for you to be my date to the Pitch Perfect 3 premiere on Tuesday,” Hailee said in a video on her Twitter.
We hope Keaton is able to make it to the premiere!
Check out all Hailee had to say in the video below…
