{"id":2458017,"date":"2026-06-13T18:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2458017"},"modified":"2026-06-13T18:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:12:53","slug":"we-have-to-stand-for-something-yung-miami-joins-list-of-celebrities-questioning-karmelo-anthony-case-and-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/we-have-to-stand-for-something-yung-miami-joins-list-of-celebrities-questioning-karmelo-anthony-case-and-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We have to stand for something\u2019: Yung Miami joins list of celebrities questioning Karmelo Anthony case and verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An appeal has been filed for the 19-year-old convicted of murder, questioning whether his trial was handled properly in terms of jury selection and more.<\/p>\n

Yung Miami<\/a> is sounding off on the Karmelo Anthony<\/a> case.<\/p>\n

Days after the North Texas teen was sentenced to 35 years after being convicted of first-degree murder <\/a>in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf at a track meet in 2025, the \u201cSpend Dat\u201d rapper shared a graphic on Instagram touting her support of Anthony. The flyer reads, \u201cSelf-defense is not a crime. This is racism.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt some point we have to stand for something,\u201d she captioned her post on Friday (June 12). \u201cThis is truly heartbreaking to see as a black mother raising a black son. I cannot get this case out of my head. Currently using all my resources to get eyes on this. I\u2019m challenging everyone with a voice to SPEAK UP AND LETS STAND TOGETHER!!!! Enough is enough. If they not killing us they throwing us in jail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

The case and the aftermath have drawn a staunch list of supporters for Anthony as his family vowed<\/a> to continue fighting for him.<\/p>\n

Following the verdict and Anthony\u2019s sentencing on Tuesday, Metcalf\u2019s father, Jeff, appeared on a podcast where he referred to Anthony as a \u201cwatermelon felon\u201d and slammed Anthony\u2019s parents, calling his father, Andrew Anthony, a \u201cp-ssy\u201d and his mother, Kala Hayes, a \u201cdrunk b-tch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are grifters. You should be ashamed of yourselves,\u201d he said, claiming the pair did not attend their son\u2019s sentencing and suggesting child protective services should check on their other children. Hayes was the lone individual called to speak during her son\u2019s sentencing on Tuesday, and she asked the jury for leniency, according to reports.<\/p>\n

In a separate interview, Metcalf said he forgave Anthony for his actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat poor boy is fixing to experience a life that I would not wish upon anyone, but he deserves what he gets because we\u2019re all responsible for our actions,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat it boils down to for me is this: Austin will never walk through that door again, and never give me a hug.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anthony\u2019s lawyers have filed a notice of appeal on his behalf, questioning whether the case was properly handled at trial, including issues related to jury selection. No Black men or women were selected for the jury. Anthony\u2019s family also alleged<\/a> that witnesses lied on the stand and gave inconsistent statements during the trial.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone lied on the stand,\u201d Hayes said. \u201cAll of the witnesses\u2019 statements were inconsistent. All of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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