Jason Whitlock, a Black sports journalist who is known for his inflammatory conservative views, has been locked out of Twitter after bashing Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter organization.
Whitlock bashed the activist after she allegedly purchased a $1.4 million home in Topanga Canyon, a Los Angeles neighborhood.
“Black Lives Matter founder buys $1.4 million home in Topanga, which has a Black population of 1.4 percent,” Whitlock wrote in a tweet on Sunday, Mediaite reported. “She’s with her people!”
Whitlock later shared a link from Dirt.com that revealed information about Cullors' alleged real estate purchase in Topanga Canyon.
Twitter then clamped down on the outspoken conservative pundit, removing the tweet and saying the post “violated the Twitter Rules.”
“You may not publish or post other people’s private information without their express authorization and permission,” the company wrote in a message to Whitlock, according to sports writer Ryan Glasspiegel.
.@WhitlockJason tells me Twitter just locked his account over this pic.twitter.com/WPxhi2p1aX
— Ryan Glasspiegel (@sportsrapport) April 9, 2021
The furious Twitter user criticized the company and Black Lives Matter in an interview with The Daily Mail.
“BLM is one of Big Tech’s sacred cows,” he said. “I think Twitter has been looking for an excuse to de-platform me.”
As Blavity previously reported, the former ESPN and Fox Sports analyst has had dozens of questionable moments throughout his career. In 2018, he slammed LeBron James' television venture The Shop, describing it as "ratchet" and "ghetto." The journalist, who took issue with James and friends as they were drinking red wine out of wine glasses while discussing social justice issues on the program, said the show has a "profane, primitive and privileged look."
In 2017, the controversial analyst posted a picture of himself standing next to a white man who was holding his fist in the air while wearing a faux afro with a Colin Kaepernick jersey.
The Black Lives Matter organization released a statement on Tuesday responding to allegations about Cullors' financial records.
“Patrisse Cullors is the Executive Director of Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF). She serves in this role in a volunteer capacity and does not receive a salary or benefits," Black Lives Matter stated, as Blavity previously reported. "Patrisse has received a total of $120,000 since the organization’s inception in 2013, for duties such as serving as spokesperson and engaging in political education work. Patrisse did not receive any compensation after 2019."
Cullors was criticized in a New York Post article on Saturday that stated the activist bought four high-end homes for $3.2 million. The Post also said Cullors sought property in the Bahamas at an ultra-exclusive resort where Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods have homes.
"To be abundantly clear, as a registered 501c3, BLMGNF cannot and did not commit any organizational resources toward the purchase of personal property by any employee or volunteer," the Black Lives Matter organization said. "Any insinuation or assertion to the contrary is categorically false."