Chance the Rapper’s wife has broken her silence following the release of a viral video showing her husband dancing provocatively with another woman.
Kirsten Corley-Bennett appeared to address the controversy by quoting from Maya Angelou’s Letter to My Daughter, in which the poet and civil rights activist discusses maturity.
“Most people do not mature. It’s far too difficult. The majority of people grow older. “That is the truth,” Angelou writes.
“They honor their credit cards, find parking spaces, have the audacity to have children, but they never grow up.” Not at all. They grow old.
Chance the rapper wife shares a message "People don't grow up…. they marry have the nerve to have children….. but don't grow up pic.twitter.com/CE59MkzdTq
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“But growing up costs the earth, the earth,” she continues. It implies that you accept responsibility for the time and space you occupy. It’s a serious matter. And you discover what it costs us to love and lose, to risk and fail. And possibly even more, in order to succeed.”
Corley added in her caption, “I hope one day, we all choose to grow up.”
Corley’s cryptic remark follows criticism of Chance’s “inappropriate” dance moves. The viral video shows him grinding against and spanking a woman while partying in Jamaica during Carnival. Others defended him, pointing out that the dancing was part of the cultural celebration.
Chance the Rapper at Carnival In Jamaica 🇯🇲💀 pic.twitter.com/NCkx5x7qhb
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The childhood sweethearts, who first met in 2003, married in 2019 and have two daughters, Kensli, 7, and Marli, 3.
Chance has not responded to the criticism. He’s planning a show at Chicago’s United Center on Aug. 19 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his mixtape Acid Rap, his first performance at the venue since 2019. This Sunday, his single “Juice” will be available for the first time on streaming services.
