Yesterday social media was flooded with reports that a Wu-Tang Clan affiliate cut off his penis before leaping from a building. It was reported that Wu affiliate Andre Johnson mutilated himself and jumped from the second story balcony of a North Hollywood building early Wednesday morning. Johnson was severely injured but survived his injuries.
Johnson and his detached penis were taken to Cedars Sinai Hospital after what seems to be an apparent suicide attempt. Johnson whose stage name is Christ Bearer is a member of the rap group Northstar, which was founded by Wu-Tang Clan member RZA.
Several rappers were present during Johnson’s leap from the balcony and said that they were not doing any drugs that would cause such a thing. It is believed that Johnson may suffer from mental issues.
To add to this insane story many reports that were published yesterday were incorrect as they misidentified the leaper as rapper and alleged Wu-Tang affiliate Marques Johnson aka Andre Roxx.
Sources like USA Today and E! Online along with many others misinformed readers and mistook the little known rapper for another little known rapper. While the story is not a big story it has gone viral gaining a lot of attention, even trending on some social media sites.
I guess this is the true meaning of “Breaking News”. Well let me fix it. I personally know Andre Roxx and he is doing just fine, although the unnecessary media attention is the kind of press that no man would want on his resume.
Andre Roxx entered the music industry in search of his 15 minutes of fame and instead found two days of shame. On the brightside, Andre still has time to think about a name change.
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