Following the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille, popular gossip site Fameolous has forgone their typical celebrity posts in favor of consistent coverage of issues regarding the fight for justice and accountability in incidents of police brutality.
The only thing that matters is #altonsterling.I can't even get in the mood to post gossip.That can wait for another day.Be safe #Batonrouge?
— Fameolous (@Fameolous) July 6, 2016
Their account, which boasts almost 300,000 followers, sparked the ire of followers who felt some kind of way about it.
The owner of the account took to Twitter to express the pushback they were receiving from followers who no longer wanted to see posts that pushed for justice for black lives.
People are really getting upset at me for not posting tea?Damn. We in more trouble than I thought ? pic.twitter.com/lVmiGiJF8J
— Fameolous (@Fameolous) July 11, 2016
Idk when I will go back to celebrity gossip so stop asking plz.Let me concentrate on this for awhile my ppl need me.Thanks#blacklivesmatter
— Fameolous (@Fameolous) July 10, 2016
Furthermore, since halting their celebrity coverage, monthly revenue has gone from $12,000 has to zero. Still, the site owners consider it a necessary sacrifice.
I make a around 12k a month in blogging, I've made only $0 since I stopped doing celeb gossip. But sacrifice is needed in a time like this??
— Fameolous (@Fameolous) July 9, 2016
I would fight for y'all the same way because I know y'all would do the same for me if it came down to it. I love Tea but I love my ppl more?
— Fameolous (@Fameolous) July 7, 2016
It's a blogger responsibility to make sure #AltonSterling is getting talked about.It's our responsibility to keep ppl updated 24/7.#allin
— Fameolous (@Fameolous) July 7, 2016
