'She loves to joke': Ice-T's wife Coco Austin responds to backlash about 7-yr-old daughter's twerking video
NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY: Ice-T's wife Coco Austin has reportedly responded to the backlash she received after a video of her seven-year-old daughter, Chanel, twerking wearing Christmas pajamas, went viral on social media. The model responded to criticism about how she raises her daughter by writing in the caption that her daughter "loves to joke."
The 43-year-old posted a video of Chanel to Instagram along with a caption explaining that she and her family were filming a TikTok video when her daughter left to "bust a move." She added tags to the caption that comparied her daughter and Tina Belcher from TV show 'Bob's Burgers'. Her caption read, "Gotta love family time! The adults in our family were doing a TikTok and Chanel runs out in the middle to bust a move to make us laugh.. She loves to joke."
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In the video, Austin's family was dressed in matching pajama suits with images of Christmas lights on them. The former Sports Illustrated swimwear model donned a headband with Christmas lights and had her blonde hair pulled up in a braided ponytail.
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In response, people has a lot to say online. A user wrote on Instagram comments, "Im sorry but @icet and @coco are HORRIBLE parents!! At the age both y’all are one would think you’ll be wise enough to parent correctly! Maybe y’all should hire a nanny to properly raise your child because y’all don’t know how at this point smh do better!" Another user commented, "I don’t find this ok, especially on social media. There’s so many sick minds out here, this child’s safety and privacy should be kept better. But, to each their own." Another user wrote,"SMH just whyyyy , this is not okay !"
Coco defends her daughter Chanel
Famously, the character Tina Belcher from the Bob's Burgers television series imitates Chanel's dancing motion in the video on the show. Defending her daughter, Austin wrote in the caption, "Gotta love family time! The adults in our family were doing a TikTok and Chanel runs out in the middle to bust a move to make us laugh.. She loves to joke #tinabobsburgers #bobsburgers #tinabelcher #dancemoves."
Many users defended Austin too. A user commented on Instagram, "I normally wouldn’t agree with a little girl twerking but cocoa can do no wrong in my eyes. I love me some cocoa. Your daughter is a doll and I know in my heart it wasn’t made to look like she was twerking just simply dancing & busting a move. Nothing malicious about this. You are a great mom! Chanel made me chuckle shes so funny her laugh is contagious, I love it." Another user said, "Just a child having fun PLEASE stop making this bigger than a child having fun." Another chimed in with, "She just having fun, yall took the time out yall day ta say “this not ok", parent yall kids not other peoples they prolly twerking on tiktok behind yall back."
A user responded, "Clearly she’s doing the Tina, y’all, simmer down and watch some Bob’s Burgers." Another wrote,"People need to lighten up she's in Christmas pj's barely facing the camera and she's clearly copying that chick from Bob's Burgers." Another user commented, "She’s too funny! Such a wee entertainer! Anyone who takes issue with a child dancing and being silly while in the company of her mum and other friends/family is the one with the issue!!"
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