Cheer: What’s The Drama Between La’Darius And Gabi?

A feud between La’Darius Marshall and Gabi Butler, the stars of Netflix’s docuseries Cheer and former members of Navarro College’s Bulldogs Cheer Team, has erupted.

From focusing in on the dark side of cheerleading to Jerry Harris's child pornography charge back in 2020, the show is used to being in the headlines - often for the wrong reasons.But now, the drama has reignited with new revelations on La'Darius and Gabi's drama – which all stems from some dodgy Navarro College hazing rituals.

December 2022: The drama begins

The feud began in December 2022, when Gabi was accused of engaging in blackface alongside other rookie teammates in the cheerleading squad.

An unofficial Twitter account shared a throwback photo of a young Gabi sitting in a car with her face painted black. Before departing from a Daytona cheer competition, senior Navarro College cheer squad members had demanded that rookies dress in and paint their faces black for an initiation ritual.

One TikTok user alleged that the rookies were instructed to wear balaclavas – but when Gabi failed to find one, she resorted to painting her face black.

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