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Is Pooh Shiesty gay? Rapper claps back at trolls who shamed him, claimed he got cozy with trans woman on video

Pooh Shiesty, who is a Memphis native, is signed to Gucci Mane's 1017 Records and Atlantic Records. He dropped his debut mixtape called 'Shiesty Season’ in February 2021

Rapper Pooh Shiesty, whose real name is Lontrell Dennell Williams, Jr, was all over the Internet after a post of a transgender woman with a rapper made it to Twitter. In a viral post, the trans woman is on top of a mystery man which the social media users assumed to be Pooh Shiesty.

Hashtag “Pooh Shiesty gay” was soon trending on the micro-blogging site. In the picture surfaced, the face of the man is not visible but looking at the 1017 chain and the skin complexion, many on social media assumed it was Shiesty who was getting cozy with the transgender woman. The caption of the widely-discussed video clip read, "Wit yo favorite rapper ! Literally ! Thanks for the AP DADDY.” The trans woman has been identified as Nicki P on Instagram.

 
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Pooh Shiesty's reply

The news soon reached out to the ‘Back in Blood’ hitmaker as he took to his official Twitter account to slam the haters and deny the rumors floating around online. He tweeted, “Can’t no internet tell u who I’m fu**n.” However, before anyone could react to his tweet, he soon deleted it and shared another stronger post that read, “Go Play with somebody who ain’t gone kill you.”

Pooh Shiesty, who is a Memphis native, is signed to Gucci Mane's 1017 Records and Atlantic Records. He first shot to fame in 2020 after he collaborated with several artists from the same label. Shiesty dropped his debut mixtape called ' Shiesty Season’ in February 2021 which peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200.

‘These rappers just need to come out as gay’

A lot of social media users stormed Twitter and allegedly labeled Pooh Shiesty as 'gay' after the video clip post went viral on the micro-blogging site. Speaking on the same, one user stated, “Pooh Shiesty got caught w a man. MY HEART IS BROKEN .” Another said, “That’s definitely pooh shiesty in that video with that little a** chest.” One individual claimed, “These rappers just need to come out as gay .. continuously getting caught up , just be honest . And idek who Pooh shiesty is but they got him on camera.”

Another social media user supported Shiesty and said, “Why is pooh shiesty being with a trans woman allegedly such a scandal? that’s a WOMAN like this shouldn’t even be trending that just mean all that pro-trans talk y’all scream on social media is performative because y’all being real transphobic right now.” Another added, “Also, being attracted to Trans Women doesn’t make you gay– unless you’re ignorant and / or close minded. therefore, Pooh Shiesty isn’t gay... y’all just pissed he don’t want none of you bitter, big mouth bi**hes.”

One person tweeted, “Pooh shiesty being with a trans shouldn't surprise nobody from the hood, we all know half of these shooters love them some Tgirls. Not judging neither just stating facts.” Another user concluded, “I feel like trans really be tryna finesse negus to expose them. Pooh Shiesty That’s my dawg but He caught you slippin’.”