RuPaul shares clip of 'slapping' Tyra after drag star's 'crematorium' post about The Vivienne's death
RuPaul has responded via Instagram with a throwback clip of him 'slapping' Tyra following her controversial posts about the recently deceased The Vivienne, who was celebrated as the first winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
The drag community is in mourning after Sunday's announcement that James Lee Williams, better known as The Vivienne, passed away at only 32-years-old, resulting in an outpouring of tributes.Tyra, 36, who was winner of the US show's second season, faced backlash for distasteful tweets following the sad news.
Some supporters are now urging RuPaul, 64, to revoke Tyra's title following her recent shocking remarks, the Mirror reports.RuPaul has now seemingly responded to the controversy, with an Instagram throwback showing an acting challenge from the 2010 series finale, where he appears to 'slap' Tyra.
His post was made without comment this Wednesday. In what appeared to be a rebuttal, Tyra uploaded a drawing portraying RuPaul as a marionette, captioned: "Right back at ya.
