Hudson Williams responds to resurfaced photo

Sources close to Hudson Williams have allegedly spoke out after an old photo of him resurfaced over the weekend.

The image, which circulated over the weekend, appears to show a teenage Williams with various words and symbols drawn on his skin and clothes in marker, including what looks like a swastika on his forehead.

Williams has not commented about the image publicly, with the response so far coming through unnamed sources speaking to TMZ.

According to the sources, the photo dates back to Williams’s high school years, where teens took part in an annual “campout” tradition that often involved underage drinking and drawing on one another’s bodies and clothes with marker.

The sources claimed Williams was unaware of what was being drawn on him at the time, describing the symbol as the result of intoxicated teenagers scribbling offensive images on each other for shock value. They said he is “keenly aware” the behaviour is inexcusable.

A ‘friend’ told TMZ: “The markings do not and have never reflected Hudson’s beliefs, values, or character.”

The source added that Williams “deeply regrets” the photo, “understands the hurt and disappointment” it has caused, and recognises the seriousness of the symbol.

The explanation has divided opinion online. Some users pointed out that Williams appears to be posing in the image and questioned how he could have been unaware.

Others defended him, saying he was a teenager at the time and that several other people in the photos also had offensive words and symbols drawn on them.