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   A local Tennessean Keaton was getting bullied at lunch and at Gibbs Elementary School and has gained popularity to which Tennessee Football players have reached out to go to his school ||||| An emotional video of an east Tennesse middle schooler talking about bullying is going viral. 
   
   The video was posted by Kimberly Jones on her Facebook page Friday afternoon. 
   
   A Tennessee woman's video of her son recounting being bullied at middle school has prompted a wave of support from athletes and entertainers. 
   
   Kimberly Jones said in a Facebook post Friday she had just picked up her son, Keaton, from school because he was too afraid to go to lunch. 
   
   In the video, Keaton said other students call him ugly, make fun of his nose and tell him he has no friends. The video had 17 million views as of Sunday. 
   
   On Twitter, Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker invited the Jones family to an upcoming game, while University of Tennessee wide receiver Tyler Byrd said he and several teammates plan to visit Keaton at school. 
   
   Country music star Kelsea Ballerini and retired race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. also wrote messages of support on Twitter. 
   
   (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) ||||| A boy teased for being "different" was flooded with comforting messages from dozens of celebrities over the weekend. This comes after he expressed his daily struggles as a victim of bullying in a heart-wrenching video posted online. 
   
   On Friday, Keaton Jones of Knoxville, Tennessee, described the painful ordeal to his mother Kimberly in a Facebook video, where he breaks down in tears. 
   
   "They make fun of my nose, they call me ugly," Jones said."I have no friends." 
   
   You can watch the entire clip below -- it has been viewed at least 21 million times as of Sunday night: 
   
   For the record, Keaton asked to do this AFTER he had he me pick him up AGAIN because he was afraid to go to lunch. My kids are by no stretch perfect, & at home, he's as all boy as they come, but by all accounts he's good at school. Talk to your kids. I've even had friends of mine tell me they're kids were only nice to him to get him to mess with people. We all know how it feels to want to belong, but only a select few know how it really feels not to belong anywhere. Posted by Kimberly Jones on Friday, December 8, 2017 
   
   During lunchtime, the bullying turns from verbal to physical, Jones says. According to his mother, the boy asked her to pick him because he was afraid to eat with his schoolmates. 
   
   "They pour milk on me and put ham down my clothes, throw bread at me," the boy said. 
   
   He tries to reason with his bullies, saying, "People that are different don't need to be criticized because it's not their fault." 
   
   Still, Jones offered advice to victims of bullying and how they can handle it. 
   
   "If you're being made fun of, don't let it bother you," Jones said. "Stay strong I guess. It's hard. It will probably get better one day." 
   
   The powerful, emotional video of his experience at school quickly went viral, amassing to more than 21 million views and 400 shares on Facebook since it was published, and it reached even more eyeballs as it spread to other social platforms. On Twitter, hundreds of tweets surfaced with the #StandWithKeaton hashtag. It also grabbed the attention of celebrities across the different industries, who pledged to help Keaton in any way they can. 
   
   On Instagram, rapper Snoop Dogg reposted the video of Jones while offering words of support. 
   
   "Say lil Man U gotta friend in me for life hit me on dm so we can chop it up love is the only way to beat hate," he wrote. 
   
   Say lil Man U gotta friend in me for life hit me on dm so we can chop it up love is the only way to beat hate 👊🏾☝🏾 A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) on Dec 10, 2017 at 7:50am PST 
   
   "Captain America" star Chris Evans was also the among high-profile actors to step up for Jones and even invited him to Los Angeles for the premiere of the next Avengers movie. 
   
   "Stay strong, Keaton. Don't let them make you turn cold. I promise it gets better," Evans wrote on Twitter. 
   
   Stay strong, Keaton. Don’t let them make you turn cold. I promise it gets better. While those punks at your school are deciding what kind of people they want to be in this world, how would you and your mom like to come to the Avengers premiere in LA next year? https://t.co/s1QwCQ3toi — Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) December 10, 2017 
   
   Another Avengers actor, Mark Ruffalo who plays The Hulk, also tweeted his support saying Jones is "about one of the coolest kids I have ever seen! Can't wait to meet you in person, pal." 
   
   Keaton, will you’ve my guest at the Premiere of #InfinityWar too? I think you are about one of the coolest kids I have ever seen! Can’t wait to meet you in person, pal. Forget those ignorant kids. One day, very soon, they are going to feel pretty stupid for this. https://t.co/BqJLxu25GN — Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) December 11, 2017 
   
   Tyler Bird, a wide receiver for Jones' hometown team, the Tenneesse Volunteers, said the team would show up to his school Tuesday. 
   
   "We going to the middle school next Tuesday show young Man some love we will also TWITTER LIVE some of it so everyone can show there love and support," he tweeted.
target: – "They make fun of my nose, they call me ugly," Tennessee middle schooler Keaton Jones says in a heartbreaking anti-bullying video originally uploaded to Facebook Friday. "I have no friends." But after the video was shared more than 430,000 times and viewed more than 20 million times, his friends now include rappers, Hollywood stars, and football players, CBS News reports. Snoop Dogg shared the video, calling Keaton a "friend for life," while Chris Evans, who plays Captain America, invited him to the premiere of Avengers: Infinity Wars. Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker recorded a video supporting Keaton and offered him tickets, and University of Tennessee wide receiver Tyler Byrd said several players plan to visit the boy at school next week, the Washington Post reports. In the video, which mother Kimberly Jones says she recorded after she picked him up because he was afraid to go to lunch, Keaton sobs as he describes how he's bullied both verbally and physically, KWCH reports. "They pour milk on me and put ham down my clothes, throw bread at me," he says, offering advice to other victims of bullying: "Stay strong, I guess. It's hard. It will probably get better one day." In another Facebook post that now seems to be taken down, Kimberly Jones said the response had been overwhelming and she was "humbled by the voice my boy has been given." Keaton's many other supporters included Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, who tweeted: "I wanna be your friend ( but srsly) ur freakin awesome."