Fawn Weaver redeemed herself by reuniting with a former classmate after Instagram users dragged her for humiliating the man in public.
Fawn, CEO of whiskey brand Uncle Nearest, went viral earlier this month after she dissed a former classmate who approached her at a promo event in Atlanta.
“So I’m supposed to remember you?” she asked the man, later identified as E. Jermon Manuel.
She then shouted to the crowd, “OK can I tell y’all that this man just said do you remember me. I said make it make sense to me, because we were in the same class in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades!”
Cell phone video of their interaction went viral and Instagram users dragged Fawn for being cold and heartless.
Fawn made up for her misstep by apologizing in videos on her social media accounts.
She captioned one video:
“I’ve reached out directly to the young man in this video. Friends who were with him have shared publicly that the viral clip is out of context and that he experienced the moment as lighthearted, as I intended. Still, that does not replace hearing it from him personally.
If I hurt or embarrassed him in any way, I apologize without hesitation. Anyone who encounters me should leave feeling encouraged. If they don’t, that responsibility is mine. I take seriously what God has called me to do.”
But the online dragging continued.
On Saturday, December 27, Fawn invited E. Jermon Manuel to the same location in Atlanta where the incident occurred.
They filmed a skit together and E. posed with his female fans.
Fawn captioned the Instagram video: “Same place. Same people. Plot twist.”
Watch the video skit below.
