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 widespread 2000s track, “He Wasn’t Man Sufficient.”
Since then, a flood of Kayla Nicole’s earlier posts has come to mild, sparking outrage and sudden assist.
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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 fully 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 tough, and studying them now, I’m ashamed that I ever thought or spoke that manner. They had been ignorant, hurtful and fully unsuitable.”
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Kayla Nicole’s Earlier Posts Featured Hurtful And Offensive Language
Nicole’s earlier tweets, which had been shared in a social media thread, particularly talked about race, homophobic slurs, and extra.
In a single, she referred to 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 put up 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 girl I’m immediately would by no means use these phrases or categorical these sorts of views. Over time, I’ve seen firsthand how merciless and dangerous on-line hate might be, and I’d by no means wish to add to that world of ache in any type. I’ve since deleted these tweets and my X account solely, as a result of I refuse to maintain that power alive or contribute to a cycle of hate,” Nicole added in her latest 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 mentioned she was taking “full duty” for her earlier posts and apologized for any hurt she might have precipitated. “My coronary heart, values, and perspective are fully rooted in empathy, love, and respect for others. I am unable to change the previous, however I’ll proceed exhibiting by way of my actions who I’ve turn into and what I stand for immediately,” she wrote.
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On-line, Nicole, who additionally starred in season 3 of Fox’s “Particular Forces,” discovered sudden assist 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 person wrote.
Different customers insisted Nicole should not have apologized in any respect, contemplating the posts had been from a special time in her life.
“Ain’t no manner I’m apologizing for posting immature issues after I was immature lol. Like significantly how previous was she in 2010?” somebody commented, main one other to name the world “gentle” for “citing stuff from 15 years in the past.”
Nicole’s Halloween Costume Goes Viral After Hitting Too Shut To Dwelling
Earlier than her earlier tweets resurfaced on numerous social media threads, Nicole was within the headlines for a very completely different motive: her Halloween costume.
As seen on social media and lined 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 an expert video of herself dancing to Braxton’s track, mouthing the lyrics, “What are you considering? / Have you learnt about us again then? / Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend? / I am not considering ’bout him.”
And it did not cease there, the track went on, “However you married him / Do you know I made him go away? / Have you learnt 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 in regards to the podcaster within the track “Opalite” from her album “The Life Of A Showgirl.”
Nicole wasted no time shutting down the rumors, nevertheless, explaining to her listeners that she’s “not within the enterprise of tearing girls 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 baby. Nicole additionally shared one other private anecdote from her youthful years that cemented her love for the track.
She added, “I particularly keep in mind driving residence from personal college in my little uniform behind a paddy wagon with [my best friend] Taylor, and her mother was taking part in this track. [Singing] on the high of her lungs. It was simply that ah-ha second, like wow, white folks take heed to Black folks music as effectively.”
