The teen at the centre of a slut-shaming scandal says it wasn’t him

THE guy accused of dissing his ex-girlfriend’s provocative prom dress, has spoken out about the backlash he copped.

The tweet went viral, with people applauding Madison for standing up for herself. (JusticeChamp84/MadisonWitham)

A TEEN from Indiana who was publicly accused of slut-shaming his girlfriend for her “revealing” prom dress says he was wrongly accused.

Justice Champion, 19, made headlines recently after his now ex-girlfriend, Madison Witham, shared on Twitter a text exchange she claimed was between the two of them, alluding that she broke up with him over the dress.

In the now-deleted tweet, Ms Witham wrote, “So I bought a prom dress and dropped a dude, eventful day,” along with a screenshot of the conversation. In it, Ms Witham shared a black-and-white photo of herself in the prom dress.

The boy she was messaging wrote back, “Too much skin, get rid of it and I’ll get you a new one b … you look like a slut b … no offence.”

“I’ll stick with the dress and get myself a new man, byeee,” Ms Witham replied.

The tweet quickly went viral, with people applauding Ms Witham for standing up for herself and dumping her boyfriend. “I put it on Twitter just to expose him and [show] how mean he was to me,” she said in an interview.

According to Fox News, Ms Witham said “I was so surprised when I saw that it went viral because I did not even mean for it to go viral.”

@MadisonWitham gday Maddie. wise move you made with ditching the bf. did a pick a new prom date yet? pic.twitter.com/FkM99oK8sk

— Anthony Cruze (2G$) (@ant_cruze) May 4, 2018

If you need someone to give you a great night and treat you the way you deserve let me know. You deserve better than that. Respect.

— ₲rant ₵uppâ„¢ (@CuppGrant) April 10, 2018

Yes girl drop that boy and find yourself a real man!

— Catie👑💞 (@Catieeebabyy) April 9, 2018

Ms Witham’s dad, Kevin, spoke to the Daily Mail about the situation, publicly revealing the mystery boyfriend’s name. “My daughter’s ex-boyfriend’s name is Justice Champion, he is a 19-year old boy who lives in a nearby town.

“In the past I met him a few times and I was really impressed by him. Justice graduated from high school last year. His father is a local policeman in the area,” Kevin said.

Someone else on Twitter shared an alleged text conversation with Ms Witham where she named Mr Champion as the mystery boy, as well.

pic.twitter.com/E5gk9DDp7O

— Adam Kreider (@kreider_adam) May 4, 2018

But since Mr Champion’s name was leaked, the teen is standing up for himself, claiming the text exchange wasn’t between him and Ms Witham. “Nothing like being the target of false news,” Mr Champion wrote on Twitter. “DM me and I’ll show you how our REAL conversation went.”

Nothing like being the target of false news. 😂 but hey, I’m famous now. 🤷🏻‍♂️ oh and if you think it’s actually me talking in Madison’s little screenshot, DM me and I’ll show you how our REAL conversation went.

— Justice Champion (@JusticeChamp84) May 3, 2018

Mr Champion told Fox News that the viral messages had nothing to do with him. He also shared screenshots of what he claims are the real text conversation between himself and Ms Witham.

In response to a photo of Ms Witham in her prom dress, Mr Champion replied, “It looks great.”

It also appears by the screenshots that Ms Witham sent Mr Champion a photo of the initial conversation she had with the mystery boy, saying “It was one of my close dude friends and so I dropped him lolololol.”

it’s actually really stupid that u would post something with one of your friends & then tell everyone that justice said that stuff. this is what actually happened & everyone is annoyed with how you lied about it. it really isn’t that hard to own up to your actions, don’t lie. pic.twitter.com/ocNyNd9f0Z

— whittney 🍦 (@whittney_ray11) May 3, 2018

Others on Twitter are backing up Mr Champion’s claims that he was falsely accused, saying Ms Witham just wanted the fame. Her dad, Kevin, told the Daily Mail that “Madison is a strong young woman and wasn’t expecting all of the media attention she has garnered from all of this. But she is happy with the amount of followers she is getting on Instagram.”

People on Twitter are saying Mr Champion should sue for defamation, though it’s unclear if he plans to take any further action.

This article was originally published on Fox News and is republished with permission.