Thursday, March 28, 2024

Derek Luke Slams Instagram Trolls, Defends Interracial Marriage

Derek Luke & Sophia Luke

*Many fans of Derek Luke were stunned into madness recently when they discovered that he is not only married, but that his wife is not Black. We’re not sure what’s so shocking about this. Wouldn’t the shock be if he WAS married to a Black woman?

Derek has been married to actress Sophia Adella Luke (born Hernandez) for 17 years. Last week he responded to the anti-swirl trolls on Instagram after he noticed some comments on one of his social media accounts concerned with the fact that she’s not Black. He wrote:

“I never usually entertain the opinions of others because everyone is entitled to they’re own opinion. (Positive or Negative). But we’re in the year of 2015 & when should it be a “problem” to date outside of your race? Why is that an issue AGAIN? I’m doing the unusual & going through my comments & the comments I see about my wife being another race is bugging me out.”

I never usually entertain the opinions of others because everyone is entitled to they’re own opinion. (Positive or Negative) But we’re in the year of 2015 & when should it be a “problem” to date outside of your race? Why is that an issue AGAIN? I’m doing the unusual & going through my comments & the comments I see about my wife being another race is bugging me out. Who one chooses to date is that persons business. Instead of focusing on (Happiness) & (pure Love) for some reason some folks are still focused on (Color). Doesn’t make any sense to me. But I guess that’s the ignorance of OTHERS. My wife may not be Black but she is mine. And she’s mine with a heart of gold. People are so quick to judge but can’t even distinguish the difference of another’s race. Sophia Luke is Hispanic. She’s not white, she’s not black, she’s not Chinese, she’s Hispanic. And she’s mine!!

A photo posted by Derek Luke (@iamderekluke) on

“Who one chooses to date is that persons business. Instead of focusing on (Happiness) & (pure Love) for some reason some folks are still focused on (Color). Doesn’t make any sense to me. But I guess that’s the ignorance of OTHERS.My wife may not be Black but she is mine. And she’s mine with a heart of gold.”

He also corrected commenters who failed in their attempt to guess his wife’s race. Of course, in his rush to silence them, he may have confused Hispanic to be a race as opposed to an ethnicity. Luke wrote:

“People are so quick to judge but can’t even distinguish the difference of another’s race. Sophia Luke is Hispanic. She’s not white, she’s not black, she’s not Chinese, she’s Hispanic. And she’s mine!!”

Luke, who has a guest-starring role on “Empire,” also stars in DIRECTV’s Audience Network series “Rogue.” He’s known for his role in Denzel Washington’s 2002 directorial debut “Antwone Fisher.”

We Publish News 24/7. Don’t Miss A Story. Click HERE to SUBSCRIBE to Our Newsletter Now!

YOU MAY LIKE

SEARCH

- Advertisement -

TRENDING