A GoFundMe campaign for Keaton Jones has been disabled.
The teen stole everyone’s heart after his heartwrenching video went viral over the weekend.
In the video, Keaton spoke about being bullied in school, and it was posted by his mom Kimberly Jones.
Lots of celebrities reached out to show support to the teen.
Stay strong, Keaton. Don’t let them make you turn cold. I promise it gets better. While those punks at your school are deciding what kind of people they want to be in this world, how would you and your mom like to come to the Avengers premiere in LA next year? https://t.co/s1QwCQ3toi
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) December 10, 2017
???? | Selena Gomez records a personal message for bullied student Keaton Jones. pic.twitter.com/2xwr3ZJ3A5
— LifeWithSelG™ Media (@LWSGMedia) December 12, 2017
I love this boy and I’ve never met him. You are brave and beautiful just as you are, don’t ever let others define who you are. Bullies are insecure and ignorant. Words create emotional poison, don’t listen to them so that poison doesn’t ever get to your pure heart ❤️ pic.twitter.com/SjntR2Pksk
— Eva Longoria Baston (@EvaLongoria) December 10, 2017
Just after the video went viral, a campaign page was started by Joseph Lam, who decided he would start the GoFundMe page for the bullied teen.
“I came across this video on facebook of Kim Jones and her son Keaton, Keaton is being bullied at school. This video really touched my heart. I decided to do this GoFund Me to help with this childs future.” he said on the campaign page to explain his reasoning for setting up this page.
He went on to explain his stance on the video, “I know that money may not be the answer for this problem that we are facing in our communities with bullying…”
Unfortunately, there’s been a backlash against Keaton’s mother over controversial posts she’s allegedly made online.
Joseph took to the campaign page to address the issue, “As many of you know I paused the donations as well as the comments. As I sit back and read these comments and watched the video again I feel I have to make this update.”
“THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE MOM!! However passing judgement on her before you know her is a form of bullying. Condemnation before evaluation is the ultimate form of ignorance. I can’t even say for sure that any of whats being said is true. I don’t know the family personally and never claimed to have known them.”
He ended his opinion on the issue with this message, “This is about a kid who’s been bullied and not just one kid, Keaton, there are many unspoken cases about kids being bullied. We have to be the voice for the voiceless.”
“In the video I saw a kid crying not just for himself but for others. To me thats a kid with a heart of gold and deserves praise. Im hoping that we can turn the money into something good whether it be for private school or college fund. Im in touch with GFM on how to proceed at this point. Thank you every one that donated.”
