There are some actors in Hollywood you would never peg to be closet racists. This week, David Cross was shocked and confused to learn this about himself.
The Arrested Development star took to Twitter on Tuesday to deny being a racist and a bully after actress Charlyne Yi recalled an unsavory anecdote about meeting him ten years ago.
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Over the weekend, Yi claimed that Cross was a racist asshole to her when she was a "young 20 year old woman," accusing him of making fun of her "poor" pants, condescendingly asking if she spoke English, and even shouting "ching-chong-ching-chong" at her.
She fired off:
I think about the first time I met David Cross ten years ago & he made fun of my pants (that were tattered because I was poor). Dumbfounded I stared at him speechless and he said to me "what's a matter? You don't speak English?? Ching-chong-ching-chong".
— Charlyne Yi (@charlyne_yi) October 16, 2017
Then after he saw I was offended he asked me if I was going to fight with him karate in a southern accent. Then a few years later he was re-introduced to me after my comedy show with his girlfriend at the time & he said "Hi nice to meet you".
— Charlyne Yi (@charlyne_yi) October 16, 2017
I will say this:
-I can tell the difference between this man making a joke vs condescending me.
-This happened 10 years ago and I sure as hell hope he's changed (or at the very least, he's scared enough to not be his racist self).
— Charlyne Yi (@charlyne_yi) October 16, 2017
HOWEVER it is very uncool that a 40+ man was being racist towards me, being a young 20 year old woman who was clearly on the verge of tears from his first racist comment.
— Charlyne Yi (@charlyne_yi) October 16, 2017
Um… WTF, Tobias???
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The 53-year-old was just as taken back by these accusations. In response, Cross claimed he did NOT recall their first encounter and wondered if the 31-year-old was "misremembering" the details of that night.
Standing firm that he is "not a racist nor a bully and loathe them in real life," Amber Tamblyn's husband said he has reached out to Yi to get clarity on the decade-old exchange:
Very much. I have reached out to her to clear this up. I've reached out to others who were there when we met as well to get verification. https://t.co/yDuSkgngNO
— )))David Cross((( (@davidcrosss) October 17, 2017
Adressing the Charlyne Yi tweet below. http://pic.twitter.com/WMHxH6lZco
— )))David Cross((( (@davidcrosss) October 18, 2017
The actor may not remember uttering such words, but as most Twitter responders pointed out, it's hard to forget moments when one is called a racist name like "ching-chong" -- especially when it comes from someone famous.
Also, maybe take the time to spell Charlyne's name correctly in your "apology", David???
Sounds like the actor could use a good analrapist to unpack this with.
[Image via WENN.]
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