Kerry Washington's Tweet About DMX & Prince Philip's Deaths Is Facing Backlash from Fans

Kerry Washington is causing quite a reaction on social media.

Following the news of both the death of British royal Prince Philip and hip-hop icon DMX on Friday (April 9), the 44-year-old Scandal star pondered something on Twitter that resulted in a lot of feedback and mixed reactions.

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“Anybody else wondering what DMX and His Royal Highness Prince Phillip [sp] are chatting about together at the pearly gates? My love to both their families. May they both Rest In Peace,” she wrote.

The tweet quickly garnered over 1,000 replies and 7,000 quote-tweets within an hour, largely critical of the sentiment.

“your worst tweet i fear,” one popular response read.

“If ‘in poor taste’ was a tweet,” another wrote.

“Should’ve kept this one in the drafts,” replied another user.

Many other stars have also spoke out about the death of DMX, as well as the death of Prince Philip.