Update: Emmanuel Acho Thanks Those Who Have ‘Respectfully Reprimanded’ Him After His Controversial Remarks About Angel Reese
Update (April 4, 2024): Emmanuel Acho is reacting to the backlash he received after criticizing college basketball star Angel Reese.
He hopped on X (formerly Twitter) to say “a quick thank you to everyone who has respectfully reprimanded me and offered brilliant opinions on the Angel Reese conversation.”
He thanked people like actress Essence Atkins, former NFL player Ryan Clark, Netflix’s former chief marketing officer Bozoma Saint John for “publicly and privately giving me good wisdom, good feedback, good discernment.”
He added,
“I understand. I understand. I think life is all about understanding. And so I just want to applaud those publicly, you watching, and those who have privately who have respectfully, the operative word being respectfully, who have respectfully reprimanded me.”
He also saluted former NBA player Matt Barnes for his “incredibly wise words.”
He continued,
“I thank you all for that. I do not …