Chase Stokes issued an apology after past social media posts in which he uses various slurs resurfaced, but said a hacker quickly removed it.
Stokes stars as John B on Netflix’s recent hit “Outer Banks,” which focuses on a group of friends seeking a treasure with personal significance to his character.
Like many who find themselves suddenly in the public spotlight, social media users managed to resurface old tweets in which Stokes used racial and anti-LGBTQ slurs and mocks people with disabilities.
In one resurfaced tweet, he writes about Justin Bieber, saying: “Just because you’re old, doesn’t give you the right to drive like a r-----.” Although the posts had previously been deleted, the 27-year-old actor took to Twitter to share a lengthy.
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