Last week, Pastor Jamal Bryant made headlines for comments he made about deceased YouTuber Kevin Samuels during one of his sermons. Not all folks were here for what he had to say, and it seems like Pastor Bryant heard folks loud and clear as he followed up with a public apology to Kevin’s family.
As previously reported, during one of his sermons, Bryant slammed Samuels.
“To men who have no authority. How can a man say that you are of low value after 35-years-old? How can a man say that you do not have the level of traction of a high-powered man when that man has got to get a GoFundMe for his funeral?”
Jamal Bryant Issues Apology
His words rubbed some people the wrong way, including Omarion, who stepped into The Shade Room to speak out against his comments. Jamal later returned to his pulpit to apologize to the Samuels family this past Sunday. He shared a clip from his church service where he said,
“So not in a quiet place, but from the same pulpit in which I said it, I wanted to address it. Everybody wants to be an adult until it’s time to apologize; I am a full-grown adult, and I take full accountability of everything that I say, and everything that I do. So I wanted to take a moment and apologize to the Samuels family. I wanted to apologize to the larger community. I wanted to apologize to my noble brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated. Hear this; an apology is only messed up if you match it with an excuse.”
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He also said in his caption:
“I extend my deepest condolences and apologies to #kevinsamuels family and friends. Thank you to all who purposed to keep me accountable. We grow from mistakes and birth maturity. Humility will always defeat arrogance. We grow as we go!”
When it comes to the GoFundMe campaign that Pastor Bryant referred to in his first sermon, it turns out that an imposter started it. TMZ reports that Kevin Samuels’ family says they were offered the money by the person who created the campaign, but they said they wouldn’t accept it.
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