How soon is too soon for a joke? It seems Jackee Harry has been met with this dilemma a number of times on Twitter. This time, it involves Patti LaBelle’s viral sweet potato pies, Vivica A. Fox, and 50 Cent’s “cakes.” The actress took to Twitter with a little banter on Saturday (Nov. 14), offering a quip with a reference to 50 Cent’s response to Vivica A. Fox’s insinuation that he was gay. Mixing in the newfound popularity of Patti LaBelle’s sweet potato pies, Harry posted a faux retweet from Fox:
RT: @MsVivicaFox Y’all think Patti’s pies are good? Wait until you taste 50’s cakes!
— Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) November 14, 2015
The tweet earned her a bit of backlash, after which she had to issue a clapback to one user who called her “messy.”
When is the appropriate time to cut up? Every time I tweet it’s either “too early for this” or I need to “go to bed”. — Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) November 14, 2015
Your lipstick & hair are the same color as your couch cushion, don’t talk to me about being messy. https://t.co/3bhncyTX5h
— Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) November 14, 2015
Fox caught wind of the tweet, and responded with the hashtag #Unbothered, along with a bit of confusion about where the joke came from. The joke hasn’t made its way onto 50 Cent’s radar yet, but we’re sure he’ll run with it in some way – because 50 Cent.
Yoo!! I don’t know what’s going on NOW! And I really don’t care!! Mkay! Enjoy your weekend dawlings! #Unbothered https://t.co/Fb1kwF53Be — Vivica A. Fox (@MsVivicaFox) November 14, 2015
Meanwhile, a few people actually thought Fox was selling “50 Cent cakes.”