Deron Horton
Courtesy of Deron Horton/InstagramDear white people's Deron Horton He is focused on his recovery after his recent involvement in a shooting.
“Firstly. “I want to give God honor for covering and protecting me out of this and countless other situations,” Horton, 32, wrote via Instagram On Thursday, January 16th. “Everyone who checked on me and cheered me on, especially my family and friends who I all love, thank you.”
Horton uploaded several photos of his injury – Including X-rays Which showed the bullet in his arm.
He continued: “I was photographed a few days before Christmas was not on my wish list 😂🎅🏽.” “But it happened when I shot a bullet into the car and broke my arm and smashed the whole os—but I'm blessed because I wasn't in a casket or paralyzed.
Horton noted that he was not focused on “healing”, adding: “I've got a plate and screws in my arm so I can't exercise for a minute and I'm angry about it but it could have been worse! I don't need any sympathy, I'm going back to My natural state and I feel amazing 💯💯.
He concluded by saying, “I just wanted to remind myself and myself to protect God first!” Stay alert n grateful for everything. Satan can't stop when you walk with God🙏🏽.”
The actor received an outpouring of support in the comments section from his former colleagues, including Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkinswhich appeared on Dear white people. “Thank God for your life. I'm so happy you're okay,” she wrote.
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Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for AppleTV+Logan Browninganother fellow star of the Netflix series, left an emotional message that read, “Dear God, thank you for protecting my Deron ❤️🩹.”
Samuel L. JacksonWho worked with Horton The Last Days of Ptolemy GrayI also reached out to him. “Glad you're still with us, Tough Stuff!!! Good thing you're covered by the Orion,” he replied. “I hope you heal as quickly and painlessly as possible 👊🏾👊🏾.” Stay blessed🫵🏾‼️.”
Before Lionel plays on Dear white peoplewhich aired from 2017 to 2021, Horton has booked roles in Roman J. Israel, Esq. American Vandal, American Horror Story, Bad Hair, Endless, and Bliss. Horton has previously reflected on how his career journey has been He was allowed to participate screen with Denzel Washington in Roman J. Israel, Esq.
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“I feel like it kind of changed my life, saved my life,” he said. Hollywood Reporter in 2018. “I will say it's him and the other people that I look up to the most, and seeing that person in the flesh and just knowing him in my high school mind, I was like, 'I just hope I can be like him one day,' and I'm sitting here looking at him.”
Horton considered it an honor to Spend some time with Washington On set.
“I want to stargaze, I want to ask him 2,000 questions, but I also want to be as good as he is now and try to create that spectacle,” he said. “So it was really hard, but we had to talk about a lot of things. We talked about Shakespeare, we talked about God, we talked about love, making mistakes and things like that, but it was a really humbling experience for me.”
