Fans jumped to conclusions after seeing what appeared to be a dark mark under David Easonās eye in a photo that wife Jenelle Evans, 27, shared to Instagram on June 18. āWhy does David have a black eye ? Lmao,ā one fan tweeted two days later, along with a zoomed-in shot of the discoloration. Jenelle didnāt appreciate the casual ālmaoā tossed in, as the Teen Mom 2 star replied, āItās not funny. Itās called vitiligo šHe has dark patches of his pigment that gets tan in the summer.ā Although she soon deleted the clapback, she quickly shot down a suggestion that David ācaught them handsā from another fan: āBecause he has vitiligo?! Righhhht.ā
Jenelle then had a request for her Twitter followers: āMaking fun of someone with vitiligo is not cool. #JustStop āš¼.ā As for what exactly vitiligo is, itās a medical condition that ācauses the skin to lose its natural colorā and create patches of ālighter skin,ā according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Celebrities like Winnie Harlow have vitiligo, and Michael Jackson also had this condition. The American Academy of Dermatology clarifies that it isnāt just a cosmetic condition since the ābody attacks its own melanocytes,ā which leads to the loss of color in various areas of the body.
Fans werenāt so convinced that Davidās eye mark qualified as vitiligo, however. āThatās a bruise. vitiligo u coukd see on his hands till he got all those tats. You could see them when he was OUTSIDE āworkingā in the SUN, which he claims holds him from getting a job bc he canāt be in the sunā¦..fishy fishy,ā one fan speculated, while another fan brought up a quote from KidsHealth that read āvitiligo spots canāt tanā due to lack of melanin (contrary to Jenelleās earlier tweet). In response to the suspicion, the mother of three shared another shot of Davidās face, which appeared to have patches of light pink skin.
Nooooo shit. pic.twitter.com/ei4cowimXy
ā Jenelle Evans (@PBandJenelley_1) June 20, 2019
Before the vitiligo debate ensued, Jenelle was actually reminiscing on a memory of David with their daughter Ensley, 2, who is currently under temporary custody of Jenelleās mom Barbara Evans. Jenelleās eldest son Jace, 9, is also staying with his grandmother, while her other son Kaiser, 4, is currently living with his father Nathan Griffith. Jenelle lost temporary custody of her children at the end of May, shortly after David admitted to killing his wifeās dog, Nugget. David also reportedly lost custody of his younger daughter, Maryssa, who allegedly went to stay with her mother Whitney Johnson. The parents have been making repeat trips to court to regain custody of the kids, but spent Fatherās Day without their brood.