9-1-1 actor Ryan Guzman sparks fury admitting he regularly uses racial slurs as he speaks out after his fiancée apologized for using the N-word
- Actor Ryan Guzman is facing backlash after saying that he uses racial slurs ‘all the time’
- Guzman shocked fans with his comments in an Instagram Live session on Sunday
- He was speaking out after his fiancée Chrysti Ane apologized for using the N-word in a tweet from 2011
9-1-1 actor Ryan Guzman has sparked outrage after admitting on an Instagram Live chat that he often uses racial slurs, amid protests happening across the country for racial equality.
‘I have plenty of friends, black, white, Asian, Indian, whatever they are, Korean… and we make fun of each other’s races all the time. We call each other slurs all the time,’ Guzman, 32, said in the video posted Sunday, May 31.
‘We don’t get butthurt at all because we know the actual person, we know who each other are. We know that we’re not trying to bring each other down. So, what are y’all trying to get at? You’re trying to prove that somebody that’s not racist is racist?
Outrage: 9-1-1 actor Ryan Guzman admitted he regularly uses racial slurs in an Instagram Live on Sunday
He added: ‘Nah. You don’t have that power. There is no racist energy coming from this household at all.’
Guzman plays Eddie Diaz in the cop drama 9-1-1 and is also known for having played the character of Jake in Pretty Little Liars.
The actor made the Instagram Live in an apparent bid to defend his actress fiancée Chrysti Ane, after it was revealed that she had used the N-word, from a tweet that she posted in 2011.
Speaking out: Ryan Guzman appeared to be defending his fiancée Chrysti Ane, after it was revealed that she had used the N-word with her African American friends (pictured last year)
Ane, 26, has issued an official apology over tweets from 2011, where she revealed that she used the N-word with her African American friends.
On Sunday, Ane issued a formal apology for the tweets, saying: ‘I made tons of black friends, listened to music that used slurs, watched black comedians that freely used the word, and I felt accepted by the black community.’
She added: ‘At the time none of my friends found it offensive, but I must say I also didn’t fully comprehend the WEIGHT of the word. I didn’t comprehend the history, the struggles, the oppression.’
Meanwhile, after receiving backlash from the video, Guzman then attempted to clarify what he meant by ‘slurs’.
Backlash: The actor plays Eddie Diaz on the TV show 9-1-1
‘I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt for my misuse of ‘slurs.” he began. ‘I should have said we make fun of each other’s ‘stereotype.’ My friends black friends will tell me to go mow a lawn or hop the border.’
‘Out of context that seems racist asf but I know my friends mean no harm. Let me be clear cut. I do not use the n word because it’s not mine to use. My true friends of all races know that,’ the actor added.
Guzman then began tweeting links to Black Lives Matter websites, telling fans to support the movement.
His friend, and 9-1-1 co-star Oliver Stark also talked about the controversy on Twitter
Stark wrote: ‘I can tell you that my opinion is there is absolutely no excuse for the use of the N-word. It belongs to the Black community only and I absolutely don’t agree with it being used by anyone else under any circumstances.’