The 18-year-old from Antioch claps back at the Los Angeles Lakers star for poking fun at him when he broke down in tears during his murder trial last month.
- December 8, 2021
AceShowbiz - Kyle Rittenhouse has finally responded to LeBron James' mockery of him. Weeks after he was acquitted on murder charges, the young man clapped back at the Ohio-born athlete for poking fun at him crying in court.
On Monday, December 6, Kyle appeared on The BlazeTV's "You Are Here" show when he weighed in on the NBA star's tweet. Admitting that he used to be a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers star, he threw expletive at him for his mockery. "I liked LeBron, and, then I'm like, 'You know what, f**k you, LeBron,' " the 18-year-old said on the show.
LeBron had been one of those who spoke up against Kyle and demanded punishment for the young man, who fatally shot two men and wounded another in Kenosha, Wisconsin back in August 2020. When Kyle broke down in tears in court as he took the witness stand in November, the power forward tweeted, "What tears????? I didn't see one." He further wrote, "Man knock it off! That boy ate some lemon heads before walking into court," adding some crying laughing emojis.
Kyle was eventually declared not guilty on murder charges on November 19. Reacting to the news, Candace Owens, who has been a vocal supporter of the young man, mocked LeBron by posting a meme of crying LeBron with Kyle appearing to wipe the athlete's tears.
The conservative political commentator later encouraged Kyle to sue everyone who had framed him as a criminal. Calling the verdict "bittersweet" because Kyle's life "will never be the same" after the public judgment, the author said on "The Majority Report with Sam Seder", "I want to make sure that Kyle is suing every single person from LeBron James to Joe Biden… This is not over for me. It doesn't feel like a win."
LeBron has not responded to Kyle and Candace's remarks.
