UPDATE (12/26): Drake Tosses "Chair Girl" Out Of His Video
Drake took to social media on Christmas Eve to distance himself from Marcella Zoia, the young woman who tossed a chair from the balcony of a Toronto condo tower last winter.
Zoia, who was dubbed “Chair Girl” after video of the shocking incident went public, shows up in the video for Drake’s new single “War.”
“I don’t choose extras for my videos by the way,” Drake wrote in an Instagram Story, along with a chair emoji.
The Toronto rap star’s comment was in response to criticism he faced on Twitter.
“drake putting the chair girl in his music video and giving her the attention and validation she wanted is yet another reason why drake is TRASH,” tweeted one person. Another fumed: “You know she could [have] killed people and is now famous because of it right? F**k you.”
Last month, Zoia pleaded guilty to mischief causing danger to life. She will be sentenced Jan. 14.
The video was shot at Blue Mountain ski resort in Collingwood, Ont. earlier this month and directed by Theo Skudra.