Lolo Jones criticized for tweet about Zimmerman trial witness Rachel Jeantel

Jun 28, 2013 - 09:51
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Lolo Jones criticized for tweet about Zimmerman trial witness Rachel Jeantel
Track star keeps saying dumb things, this time about Zimmerman witness

If Lolo Jones was as good at running hurdles as she was at stumbling on social media, she'd need a bigger trophy cabinet. Shortly after being blasted for posting her disappointed reaction to her U.S. bobsled team paycheck, Jones tweeted something stupid again when she gave her professional opinion about a witness in the George Zimmerman murder trial. "Rachel Jeantel looked so irritated during the cross-examination that I bued it on DVD and I'm going to sell it as Madea goes to court," she tweeted.

Jones was immediately criticized for her words and should've been, even without the case's racially charged nature. "You suck at track but you are AWESOME at always saying the wrong thing," one critic responded. [Source] [Source]

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