Jennie Nguyen.Photo: Chad Kirkland/Bravo
Jennie Nguyenis owning up to her past mistakes.
TheReal Housewives of Salt Lake Citystar, 44, issued an apology on Instagram on Wednesday after old Facebook posts of hers allegedly resurfaced – some of which criticized the Black Lives Matter movement, the nationwide protests and riots following the death ofGeorge Floyd, and more, according toPage Six.
“I want to acknowledge and apologize for my deleted Facebook posts from 2020 that resurfaced today,” Nguyen began her statement, which she captioned “#hateisavirus.”
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“At the time, I thought I was speaking out against violence, but I have since learned how offensive and hurtful my words were,” the reality star continued.
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“It’s why I deactivated that account more than a year ago and why I continue to try to learn about perspectives different from my own,” themom of threeexplained. “I regret those posts and am sincerely sorry for the pain they caused.”
PEOPLE’s request for comment from Bravo was not immediately returned.
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“It is insulting to our Asian culture to call me that, and it comes across as racist,” Nguyen said in a confessional. “And it’s shocking cause Mary should be more educated and understand it’s not appropriate to say stuff like that.”
source: people.com
