Parents of young Chiefs fan, Holden Armenta, threaten to sue

The parents of the 9-year-old Chiefs fan who was wearing team color facepaint and a Native American headdress are threatening to sue Deadspin. The parents demand a retraction of the article that accused the boy of wearing blackface, when in fact, he was not wearing blackface. Trending Politics reported on Holden Armenta, 9, being in a photo from the November 26th Chiefs game with black-and-red face paint and a Native American headdress costume.
However, in a piece titled, โ€œThe NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress,โ€ reporter Carron J. Phillips used a photograph of Holden from only his right side which suggested his entire face was painted black.
โ€œIt takes a lot to disrespect two groups of people at once,โ€ Phillips wrote in his piece, which has since been flagged on X by community members for being โ€œpurposely deceiving.โ€

After more than a week of blowback, including the revelation that Holden and his family are Native American descendants, the young boyโ€™s parents Shannon and Raul are floating the possibility of a lawsuit against Deadspin, according to the New York Post.


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