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Kayla Nicole is owning up to her past.
After a user on X resurfaced screenshots of her alleged past bigoted posts she issued an apology on Instagram.
“I want to take a moment to sincerely apologize for the hurtful tweets I posted so many years ago,” Kayla wrote in a Nov. 13 Instagram Story. “Seeing them resurface last week has been incredibly difficult, and reading them now, I’m ashamed that I ever thought or spoke that way. They were ignorant, hurtful and completely wrong.”
Travis Kelce’s ex went on to emphasize that she “would never use those words or express those kinds of views,” particularly through her own experiences facing online harassment.
“I’ve seen firsthand how cruel and harmful online hate can be, and I would never want to add to that world of pain in any form,” she continued. “I take full responsibility to what I posted and I’m truly sorry to anyone I may have hurt.”
And while the former sports journalist admitted she cannot change her past actions, she is hoping to move forward by spreading love.
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“My heart, values and perspective are completely rooted in empathy, love and respect for others,” she explained. “I will continue showing my actions who I’ve become and what I stand for today.”
Indeed, Kayla, 34, has expressed first-hand that having an online presence has put her in a vulnerable position to experience hate through the internet, especially now that her ex is engaged to pop superstar Taylor Swift.
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“I would be lying if I said that that level of hate and just online chaos doesn’t impact me,” she admitted during an episode of Unapologetically Angel last year. “You could go to my most recent post and it’ll be people debating why I’m worthless and how I’ll never be a talented person.”
As she put it, “I think there’s something about that level of fame that attracts crazy people and it’s unfortunate because I’ve never done anything to warrant that kind of backlash.”
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