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Here's How Celebrities Responded To Mom's Bullying Video (Watch)

Keaton says bullies poured milk on him, put ham down his clothes and threw bread at him. Celebrities took to Twitter to offer support.

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KNOXVILLE, TN — A mom's heartbreaking video of her son tearfully pleading bullies to stop picking on those that are different has been shared more than 364,000 times over the span of a few days, and now numerous professional athletes and actors are taking to twitter to offer the Tennessee boy, Keaton, their support.

In the tear-jerking video posted to Facebook on Thursday, Keaton asks his mom, Kimberly Jones, "Just out of curiosity, why do they bully? What's the point of it? Why do you find joy in taking innocent people and finding a way to be mean to them? Not ok!"

When she asks him what the bullies said to him a trembling Keaton replied "they make fun of my nose, they call me ugly, they say I have no friends."

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He later adds that the bullies poured milk on him, put ham down his clothes and threw bread at him.

When Jones asks him how it feels to be bullied, Keaton says it's not ok.

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"People that are different don't need to be criticized about it, because it's not their fault," he said. "But if you are made fun of, just don't let it bother you. They suck, I guess. Hard. But it will probably get better one day."

Jones said in an post accompanying the video that Keaton asked her to do this after he had her pick him up again because he feared going 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," she said. "Talk to your kids. I've even had friends of mine tell me they're (sic) 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."

The video comes shortly after a 13-year-old girl in California hanged herself after facing intense bullying at school.

Jones' video has been shared more than 371,000 times on Facebook, has been viewed about 18 million times as of Sunday evening and gained about 141,000 comments from people across the globe. It's even gained the attention of some prominent celebrities and athletes, including some prominent superheroes.

Chris Evans, who plays Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, offered Keaton some words of encouragement and invited both him and his mom to watch the new Avengers movie premiere in Los Angeles next year.

Similarly, Mark Ruffalo, who plays the Hulk in the Avengers, offered his support and said he, too, was bullied as a kid.

Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker tweeted a video to Keaton offering up four tickets for him and his family to come see the team play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Dec. 31.

Others who offered up their support include Millie Bobby Brown, who plays Eleven on the hit Netflix show Stranger Things, and Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. White also said he wanted to hang out with Keaton at the UFC's headquarters.

Patch has reached out to Kimberly Jones for comment and will update when we hear back.

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