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Sounds like you don't have a track record of good judgement either if your comment was originally:

"went to jail for banging a 13 year old"

Then got edited to:

"Akon faced outrage for dry humping a 14 year old girl"

When in reality it is:

"Akon drew criticism for an onstage act which included simulated sex with ____ — a 15-year-old girl.... Nightclub in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago as part of a fake contest, despite the club's claim to have a 21 years and over age requirement"

Not saying he's a good guy, but don't spread stuff like that about people.

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She was 14, so out the gate your facts are wrong.

Criticism pales in comparison to the level of anger the public felt. Outrage is a better description.

The other parts of the quote, such as the location, or age of entry into the club (which as a former DJ, I know are meaningless, just about everywhere) are irresponsible and irrelevant.

You’re taking the responsibility off of Akon, and putting it on the victim, or the club in some random country.

Added the music video: It has clips of the outrage on the news and the girls age. https://youtu.be/ynMk2EwRi4Q

The quote came from the Wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon

Not my opinion. If she was actually 14, you should amend the Wikipedia article the correct facts and a source.

I am not arguing that Akon is a good guy or that he shouldn't be punished. I am just saying that you're spreading falsehoods.

No I’m not, I misspoke and corrected the record. You however seem hell bent on defending this disgusting behavior. That’s just... off putting.

Also if you keep referring to Wikipedia as some original source, your mental fact checking model is, broken to say the least.

It is not my duty to update Wikipedia when your facts are wrong.

> so out the gate your facts are wrong.

Didn't you write "went to jail for banging a 13 year old"? Do you have proof of this?

Are you asking if I have proof of a claim that I corrected because it was incorrect?

Simply pointing out the fact that you yourself made serious false allegations against someone, then criticise someone else for getting their facts wrong.

Considering at that point, we had all taken a closer look at the facts, any incorrect fact is less understandable. Apples to Oranges. Why don’t you save your energy for more productive endeavors.

>Why don’t you save your energy for more productive endeavors.

Again, do as I say not as I do...

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