Actor and rapper Ice-T's son, Tracy Marrow Jr., is under fire after cutting off part of a popular influencer's hair during a livestream.
The incident took place at a house party hosted by Twitch streamer Malek_04 in Las Vegas during TwitchCon over the weekend.
In the footage that has been circulating online, a group of partygoers was seen in the background inside a kitchen socializing while the Twitch user was in the foreground commenting on the piece of orange she was eating.
Marrow Jr. appeared in the frame, grabbed some of Malek's curly brown tresses, and sniffed them while she was addressing her viewers.
She seemed completely unaware when Marrow Jr. proceeded to take a pair of scissors to her lock of hair and snip it off.
She backed away after being caught off guard and said in horror, "Wait, what the f**k?!"
Another person in the background was heard commenting:
"What the f**k, man?"
Marrow Jr., casually chuckling, showed the piece of hair in his hand and said:
"Yo, who wants it?"
A circulating headline on X (formerly Twitter) shared the video and indicated:
"Ice T's son cut Twitch streamers hair off without her consent."
Ice T’s son cut Twitch streamers hair off without her consent pic.twitter.com/Q8VkGR4Tz7
— Dexerto (@Dexerto) October 23, 2023
Many viewers were not on board with his stunt.
He obviously doesn't hang with "don't touch my hair" type people
— FORD (@_TheNameIsFORD) October 24, 2023
weirdo alert pic.twitter.com/2rPw7lfsKp
— Joel 👓 (@CANTDIE_) October 23, 2023
And while the word "prank" was tossed around to describe the incident, some users were not so sure.
That's quite a shocking prank! It's important to always consider the boundaries and consent of others before pulling such pranks.
— helloz (@_helloz) October 23, 2023
If it causes harm, that’s not a prank. Hair can be such a personal thing to people. And talk about a massive lack of respect.
— Mayari Rose 💙🌹 (@Mayari_Rose) October 24, 2023
Literally not a prank...
— Mucrush (@Mucrush) October 24, 2023
Other users had other words to describe the situation.
I would press charges. This is assault.
— ivy (@ivy_wylder) October 24, 2023
Lawsuit
— Marina George (@queen89llc) October 24, 2023
Some males just have no respect for other's personal space & they definitely act like they don't know what the word "consent" means. He violated her & thought it was funny. A whole creep.
— TinaLovesLife (@DontBpetty22) October 24, 2023
Daddy won’t be impressed pic.twitter.com/nRqwhgycwF
— TheDonjj.eth (@thedonjj) October 23, 2023
After facing backlash, the 31-year-old Hollywood scion shared his half-apology on X (formerly Twitter).
"I guess [I'm] a bad guy," he wrote, adding:
"Sorry @Malek04Official my intrusive thoughts won."
I guess im a bad guy @Dexerto Sorry @Malek04Official my intrusive thoughts won pic.twitter.com/F6U6GK2R1J
— ICE Marrow (@ICE_Marrow) October 24, 2023
Malek also addressed the incident and confirmed that she was the woman in the video.
"10 million views in less than 24 hours is insane. Yes, this is me," she said, adding:
"I appreciate everyone who has been reaching out, I will address the situation live on my twitch..."
10 million views in less than 24hrs is insane. Yes, this is me. I appreciate everyone who has been reaching out, I will address the situation live on my twitch... https://t.co/gP01G7FFGU
— Malek_04 (@Malek04Official) October 24, 2023
Some skeptical users didn't know what to think and remained confused after studying Malek's reaction.
Idk if I'd be in literal tears over it and crying and sweating, making a response video. I guess it does feel like a breach of trust and creepy as Hell, but still. I'd be way more mad like wtf??
— Gordan Asblast (@DanielClevelan1) October 24, 2023
She doesnt look very stunned in the film?
— CaptainCope (@CaptainCope11) October 24, 2023
leaving her stunned? bro she's laughing and playing along lmao, terrible take
— subhumanog (@subhumangg) October 23, 2023
Perhaps more will be revealed when Malek explains what happened in her upcoming livestream.
Ice-T is a songwriter and music producer working in the hip-hop and heavy metal genres.
He is also an actor who is famous for playing NYPD Detective/Sergeant Odafin Tutuola on the NBC procedural drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, for which he earned the distinction of becoming the longest-running male series actor in history, according to Deadline.
Marrow Jr. is the son of Ice-T and his former girlfriend Darlene Ortiz, whom the rapper met during filming for Breakin' in 1984.
Marrow Jr. can be heard as a backup vocalist on his father's heavy metal band Body Count for their seventh studio album Carnivore which was released in 2020.
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