Black Men Are In Jodie Turner-Smith's DMs Calling Her A "Bed Wench"

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Last week we shared news that actors Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson had reportedly tied the knot and were expecting their first child together. But what should be a doubly joyous occasion worth celebrating has turned ugly, as it appears some people take issue with the interracial couple –namely Black men.

Yesterday, the “Queen & Slim” star took to Twitter to subtly expose the hate she’s received in response to the US Weekly report of her nuptials and pregnancy. Using a familiar “u mad?” gif, the actress wrote: “hey siri, what is a ‘bed wench’ and why are there bm in my dm’s calling me that?” (Just so we’re clear, bm stands for Black men.)

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It didn’t take long for fans to come to Turner-Smith’s defense, dishing out a host of explanations for the hate she’s receiving from Black men in particular.

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Aside from one individual who gave a warped explanation of a bed wench that subsequently led to him being blocked, the responses on the 33-year-old’s Twitter thread were filled with positivity and support — the kind you should have as a new wife and expectant mother, if the reports are true.

So far, Jackson hasn’t spoken up on the matter and Turner-Smith appears to have moved on, turning her attention and latest tweets to the news of the day, and rightfully so considering she has a hit movie at the box office right now and a whirlwind romance to enjoy. The British model and actress met 41-year-old Jackson at Usher’s 40th birthday party last year. The pair made their relationship Instagram official this past August, with Turner-Smith sharing a photo of them staring lovingly into one another’s eyes with the caption, “two people who only fancy each other a little bit.” She followed up that public display of affection and affirmation by directly confirming she and Jackson are a pair in a response to a tweet from our sister site Bossip reporting on news of their coupledom. Hopefully, she’ll confirm the latest news surrounding her new family next.