a report alleging that he attended an NFL game in blackface.
“The image of a Chiefs fan in Black face wearing a Native headdress during a road game leads to so many unanswered questions,” senior writer Carron Phillips wrote in the essay, pleading with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to speak out against the fan.
A picture of 9-year-old Holden Armenta wearing a Native American headdress and black paint on one side of his face was posted with a link to the article on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The other side of his painted red face was hidden from view in the photo. Armenta claimed to have painted his face in the colors of the squad.
According to News Nation, Shannon and Raul “Bubba” Armenta have now employed Clare Locke LLP as their legal representation in order to demand a retraction and make legal threats.
“You must publish your retractions and issue an apology to my clients with the same prominence and fanfare with which you defamed them,” according to a letter allegedly addressed to Deadspin.
The original article has been modified by Deadspin. But it hasn’t eliminated the accusations of blackface.
The family’s affiliation with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is now included in the updated article as having issued a statement regarding the headgear. The tribe “does not endorse” the boy’s wearing of the regalia, despite the update claiming that it was “condemning” the boy’s attire.
The boy’s father has already declared that Deadspin and Phillips cannot apologize now because it is too late.
“The harm has already been done. You know, it’s global. Bubba earlier told Fox News, “There are statements all over the place that show contempt for my family and Native Americans.
Holden has described the aftermath as “scary.”
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