DeRon Horton of 'Dear White People' reveals he was shot in the arm before Christmas
'Dear White People' star DeRon Horton says he was shot in the arm a few days before Christmas. He has since been discharged from a hospital, post-surgery.
âDear White Peopleâ star DeRon Horton is recovering from a gunshot wound to his arm after being shot last month.
The 32-year-old actor, who played geeky Lionel Higgins in Netflixâs college-set series adaptation of Justin Simienâs 2014 film, revealed Thursday that he had been shot a few days before Christmas and has been on the mend ever since.
In the appealing new Netflix comedy âDear White People,â Justin Simien expands his 2014 movie about black life at a mostly white Ivy League college into a 10-part series.
âFirst off. I wanna give an honor to God for covering me and protecting me to make it out this situation and countless other ones,â he wrote on Instagram, geo-tagging the post to Los Angeles. âEverybody that checked on me n hollaâd at me specially my family n friends I love yall, Thank you. Gettin shot a few days before Xmas def wasnât on my wish list ... but it happened,â
Horton said the assailant shot him through a car and the bullet broke his left arm and shattered âall type o sâ.â He added that heâs blessed âto not be in a casket or paralyzed,â confirming that he has since left the hospital and is healing with a plate and screws in his arm. Although he lamented not being able to work out, he recognized his situation could have been much worse.
âI donât need no sympathy Iâm finna bounce right back I feel amazing ... I just wanted to remind yall and myself to Keep God first! Stay Alert n Grateful for Everything. the devil canât stop sâ when you walk w God,â he wrote.
The actor accompanied his post with images of himself in a hospital bed with a cast on his left arm. He included grisly photos of the wound, his X-ray, multiple stitches that went up his forearm and photos of the damaged car window he alleged he was shot through.
Horton did not specify whether authorities got involved in the incident and did not immediately respond Friday to The Timesâ request for comment.
In âDear White People,â Horton replaced âAbbot Elementaryâ star Tyler James Williams, who originated the Lionel role in the 2014 Sundance hit movie âDear White People.â The Netflix adaptation premiered in 2017 and resumed the story from the film, using largely the same cast. Horton and Logan Browning stepping in for Williams and lead Tessa Thompson, respectively, and the TV series ran for four seasons through 2021.
Horton has also starred in 2017âs âRoman J. Israel, Esq.â opposite Denzel Washington and appeared on âAmerican Vandal,â âAmerican Horror Story,â âDrunk Historyâ and âBad Hair.â He most recently starred in the AppleTV+ series âThe Last Days of Ptolemy Greyâ with Samuel L. Jackson.
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Jackson, along with many of Hortonâs âDear White Peopleâ co-stars, were quick to send well wishes to the actor.
âGlad youâre still with us, Tuff Stuff!!!â Jackson commented. âGood thing youâre covered by the All mighty Hoping you heal quickly & painlessly as possible ... Stay Blessedâ
âDear God, thank you for protecting my special Deron,â wrote Browning.
Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins, who appeared in both iterations of âDear White People,â added: âThank GOD for your life. Iâm so so SO happy youâre ok!â
âSo glad youâre okay,â added âInsecureâ star and creator Issa Rae.
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