This past Sunday, comedian Jenny Johnson (@JennyJohnsonHi5) got involved in a (nasty) Twitter exchange with Chris Brown ‘ one that ultimately led him to delete his own Twitter account.
Jenny Johnson
Now, days after the online incident, Jenny has found herself still to be a hot topic within the media and the target of many (misspelled) death threats. She’s chosen to speak out and clear the air on GQ.com about the whole debacle, but wants everyone to know that she’s not sorry.
Several excerpts from Jenny Johnson’s personal response are below:
‘I didn’t want attention from all of this. If I wanted attention, I would have accepted all of the invitations to be on shows and to actually give exclusive interviews, but I declined all of them. I didn’t think the thousands of (misspelled) death threats I got would have people thinking I saw myself as a victim, because I am NOT a victim ofanything, nor have I ever thought I was (excluding the time I paid to see The Village). I’ve had people assume I dislike Chris Brown because I’m taking up for Rihanna, I’m not. I’m on the side of good, of equality and respect for my fellow woman. I was raised to not respect a person who doesn’t respect others. And one human being physically harming another human being is one of the most disrespectful acts there is. I have never been a victim of domestic abuse, nor was I raised in a house where there was abuse. I do however, know people who have been victims of abuse by a so-called “loved one” and I’ve seen the long term damage it does.’
‘I won’t say I regret what I did, but I will say I have learned from it. I chose to turn a lazy Sunday watching football with my husband into a total shitstorm. I never thought I’d see the chicks on The View attempt to break down our interaction on Twitter (if they only knew how little thought and effort go into anything I tweet, there is literally nothing to break down).’
‘My Twitter account is meant to be funny. While there are truths behind a lot of the things I write, in no way, shape or form are they meant to be seen as anything other than the words of a comedy writer, in 140 characters or less. I started it on Sunday and it was certainly not my finest hour, but here we are.’
