What Sparked the Backlash
The controversy centers on three separate issues that have surfaced about Gordillo in recent weeks. First, his millionaire parents reportedly set him up in a renovated $1.5 million luxury row house located in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, a neighborhood with deep Black history that has been steadily gentrifying. Second, he’s currently being sued for failing to pay rent at another property he was leasing. Third, questions have emerged about whether he misrepresented his work history in blue collar trades.