Mother Of Bullied Teen Keaton Jones Receives Major Backlash On Social Media

Over the weekend, Tennessee teen Keaton Jones’ heartbreaking video of him talking about being allegedly bullied went viral, and received a ton of well wishes and supportive messages from major celebrities in the process. This story may not have such a happy ending though, as his mother Kimberly who filmed the clip is now being accused of being racist based on old social media posts that have been dug up. Not only that, but people online are wondering why she has set up an alleged GoFundMe account, with many thinking she is trying to profit off of her son's sadness. Click through for the details.  

Film producer Tariq Nasheed shared a post that Kimberly made over the summer, where she used language many are deeming to be racist against African Americans. He does however say that he still is sympathetic towards Keaton, but finds her verbiage very suspect. The post reads "Dear butt hurt Americans, If you aren't bleeding, no bones are sticking out & you can breathe, STOP crying! For the love, some folks clearly never picked a switch. And before y'all start talking to me about metaphorical, emotional, financial or historical blood & brokenness, Don't. Join a group.”  It was made nearly two weeks after the neo-Nazi rally that occurred in Charlottesville, West Virginia.  

The story gets more bizarre, as people are accusing Kimberly of trying to achieve financial gain in the wake of her sons bullying. Other people online have created GoFundMe accounts for Keaton, one of which was created by a man named Joseph Lam, which has raised over $58,000 and is still active. However,Kimberly's alleged real Instagram account kimberlyjones_38 shared their own GoFundMe to undercut Joseph’s efforts called “Give My Son a Good Christmas” which has since been deleted. 

Over the past couple of hours, the same account has directed users to another Instagram handle, @taylormadeq, which has a verified symbol but is private and a link to a PayPal attached to it, which is making social media users raise several eyebrows on Kimberly’s intentions. Both PayPal and GoFundMe are investigating the matters with the accounts that have been created, including Joseph Lam’s.