Brody Jenner Apologizes For Police Shooting Post, Learns About Black Lives Matter

Brody Jenner stirred controversy with an Instagram post about police shootings, but followed it up with a lengthy apology about Black Lives Matter.

Brody Jenner Apologizes

About a week ago, Jenner’s friend Taylor Mosher took to Instagram with a screengrab from CNN about Walter Scott’s fatal shooting by police.

“I normally don’t speak about this type of stuff, but this is just ridiculous,” Mosher wrote. “I can’t even watch the news anymore without getting pissed off. This has nothing to do with race. White, black, brown, any color…if you have an officer of the law telling you to exit your vehicle (or do anything for that matter)…you comply. And not only do you comply, but you do so willingly and follow directions completely. And why in the world would you exit that vehicle with a weapon in hand (allegedly?!) That makes no sense! And if, let’s just say, you DON’T have a gun, why would you not put your hands up in the air and state ‘I do not have a gun’ so that the officers can clearly see that you don’t??”

I normally don’t speak about this type of stuff, but this is just ridiculous. I can’t even watch the news anymore without getting pissed off. This has nothing to do with race. White, black, brown, any color…if you have an officer of the law telling you to exit your vehicle (or do anything for that matter)…you comply. And not only do you comply, but you do so willingly and follow directions completely. And why in the world would you exit that vehicle with a weapon in hand (allegedly)?! That makes no sense! And if, let’s just say, you DON’T have a gun, why would you not put your hands up in the air and state “I do not have a gun” so that the officers can clearly see that you don’t?? If I, as a white male, did those things, I’d expect that I’d be putting myself in danger of being shot because I’d be making myself a perceived threat. This world is getting out of hand with the race issue. Maybe I say that because I’m not racist. I see humans as equals. You shoot me, or you shoot an African American, we are both humans with the same beating heart. Why is everything these days about race? Why?

A photo posted by @taylormosher on Sep 24, 2016 at 4:35pm PDT

Brody had reposted Mosher, adding, “AMEN T!!”

Following the backlash, Brody removed his repost. Eventually, Brody returned to Instagram to apologize. He went on to explain that the criticism caused him to read up about the Black Lives Matter movement.

“After taking some time to reflect and learn a lot over the last few days, I want to address my careless and misguided posts last weekend,” he wrote on Instagram Friday. “Having done more research into the Black Lives Matter movement, including reading a very informative editorial [in Vanity Fair] by @lmanisviney, I realize that my comments weren’t thoughtful or substantiated. I spoke out of turn on a subject I wasn’t particularly educated on. It was never my intention to exacerbate an already contentious situation in our country. I am a firm supporter of the African American community and I am grateful that my mistake allowed me the opportunity to increase my own awareness of Black Lives Matter, and hope that going forward we can continue this conversation in a positive and peaceful way.”

After taking some time to reflect and learn a lot over the last few days, I want to address my careless and misguided posts last weekend. Having done more research into the Black Lives Matter movement, including reading a very informative editorial by @lmanisviney, I realize that my comments weren’t thoughtful or substantiated. I spoke out of turn on a subject I wasn’t particularly educated on. It was never my intention to exacerbate an already contentious situation in our country. I am a firm supporter of the African American community and I am grateful that my mistake allowed me the opportunity to increase my own awareness of Black Lives Matter, and hope that going forward we can continue this conversation in a positive and peaceful way.

A photo posted by Brody Jenner (@brodyjenner) on Sep 30, 2016 at 3:30pm PDT