George Zimmerman is back in the headlines after threatening Jay-Z and the producers of a documentary about Trayvon Martin, and celebrities are not letting it slide. Snoop Dogg made a post on Instagram this afternoon, shortly after Zimmerman’s threats went public, warning Zimmerman not to “try it again.”
The image in Snoop’s post summarized the story — Zimmerman was outraged that Jay-Z was working on a documentary about his 2012 murder of Trayvon Martin, and he threatened the rap mogul.
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In the caption, Snoop Dogg wrote, “If one hair on jays hair is touched that’s when the revolution will b televised.”
Much of America was outraged when Zimmerman was found not guilty of second-degree murder. He admitted to shooting and killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was on his way home eating a candy as he walked. Zimmerman claimed he fired in self-defense.
Jay-Z has acquired the rights to two books about the incident, Suspicion Nation by Lisa Bloom, and Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin, written by Martin’s parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin. Jay-Z intends to name his documentary after the latter book.
Zimmerman was enraged to learn that producers for the documentary had gone to visit his family and even paid his ex-wife to appear on camera. He told The Blast he would “beat Jay-Z,” adding that “Anyone who f—s with my parents will be fed to an alligator.”
His most ominous remark was “I know how to handle people who f— with me, I have since February 2012.” There, Zimmerman is directly referencing the case of Trayvon Martin.
Jay-Z has yet to respond to the threats.
