Travis Kelce‘s ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, has damaged her silence after previous controversial tweets from her X (previously Twitter) account resurfaced.
Nicole, a social media and health influencer, sparked a lot consideration final month after social media customers insisted the 34-year-old took a swipe at Taylor Swift when she shared a clip of Toni Braxton’s in style 2000s tune, “He Wasn’t Man Sufficient.”
Since then, a flood of Kayla Nicole’s earlier posts has come to gentle, sparking outrage and sudden help.
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Kayla Nicole Responds To Her Previous Controversial Tweets
In a prolonged assertion shared to her Instagram Tales, Nicole, 34, acknowledged her tweets, which contained “ignorant, hurtful and utterly unsuitable” language and expressed disappointment in herself for ever sharing such problematic posts.
“I wish to take a second to sincerely apologize for the hurtful tweets I posted so a few years in the past,” she wrote. “Seeing them resurface final week has been extremely troublesome, and studying them now, I’m ashamed that I ever thought or spoke that manner. They have been ignorant, hurtful and utterly unsuitable.”
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Kayla Nicole’s Earlier Posts Featured Hurtful And Offensive Language
Nicole’s earlier tweets, which have been shared in a social media thread, particularly talked about race, homophobic slurs, and extra.
In a single, she known as somebody a “dumb fats Mexican h-e,” whereas in one other, she mocked Asian folks’s accents, calling it a “#convokiller.”
One other resurfaced publish of Nicole’s confirmed the Pepperdine College graduate sharing seemingly disparaging views about an Asian girl’s non secular practices, writing, “5 mo minutes imma let her know that buddah is not actual.”
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“The lady I’m in the present day would by no means use these phrases or specific these sorts of views. Through the years, I’ve seen firsthand how merciless and dangerous on-line hate could be, and I’d by no means wish to add to that world of ache in any kind. I’ve since deleted these tweets and my X account fully, as a result of I refuse to maintain that vitality alive or contribute to a cycle of hate,” Nicole added in her current social media apology.
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Kayla Nicole Vows She’s Dedicated To Change, And Followers Share Their Reactions
For these unfamiliar, Nicole, who boasts practically 1 million followers on Instagram and hosts the “Pre-Sport with Kayla Nicole” podcast, rose to fame after making headlines for her on-again, off-again relationship with Kansas Metropolis Chiefs star Kelce.
As she wrapped up her assertion, Nicole stated she was taking “full accountability” for her earlier posts and apologized for any hurt she might have triggered. “My coronary heart, values, and perspective are utterly rooted in empathy, love, and respect for others. I am unable to change the previous, however I’ll proceed displaying by my actions who I’ve develop into and what I stand for in the present day,” she wrote.
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On-line, Nicole, who additionally starred in season 3 of Fox’s “Particular Forces,” discovered sudden help from some customers who agreed that her posts from 2010-2014 should not be used in opposition to her, with one saying these years on-line “was a WILD time.”
“Don’t ever make me well-known yall!!!!! I used to be vicious between 2010-2015,” one other consumer wrote.
Different customers insisted Nicole should not have apologized in any respect, contemplating the posts have been from a distinct time in her life.
“Ain’t no manner I’m apologizing for posting immature issues after I was immature lol. Like critically how outdated was she in 2010?” somebody commented, main one other to name the world “smooth” for “citing stuff from 15 years in the past.”
Nicole’s Halloween Costume Goes Viral After Hitting Too Shut To House
Earlier than her earlier tweets resurfaced on varied social media threads, Nicole was within the headlines for a completely totally different cause: her Halloween costume.
As seen on social media and coated by The Blast, Nicole dressed as Grammy Award-winning singer Toni Braxton simply final month, replicating the look from her Y2K hit single “He Wasn’t Man Sufficient.”
Nicole additionally shared knowledgeable video of herself dancing to Braxton’s tune, mouthing the lyrics, “What are you pondering? / Are you aware about us again then? / Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend? / I am not pondering ’bout him.”
And it did not cease there, the tune went on, “However you married him / Do you know I made him go away? / Are you aware he begged to stick with me? / He wasn’t man sufficient for me.”
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Did Taylor Swift Write About Nicole In Her Final Album?
Whereas Nicole did not point out any names, many assumed her Braxton-inspired Halloween costume was a transparent jab at Swift, who, a month earlier than, followers speculated wrote a line concerning the podcaster within the tune “Opalite” from her album “The Life Of A Showgirl.”
Nicole wasted no time shutting down the rumors, nonetheless, explaining to her listeners that she’s “not within the enterprise of tearing ladies down.”
In response to Nicole, she determined to pay homage to Braxton days earlier than Halloween after being reminded of how a lot she liked the R&B observe as a toddler. Nicole additionally shared one other private anecdote from her youthful years that cemented her love for the tune.
She added, “I particularly bear in mind driving residence from non-public college in my little uniform behind a paddy wagon with [my best friend] Taylor, and her mother was taking part in this tune. [Singing] on the prime of her lungs. It was simply that ah-ha second, like wow, white folks hearken to Black folks music as nicely.”
