RHOSLC: Jennie Nguyen Dragged By Fans In Wake Of Cringey Instagram Live
Disgraced former cast member of The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City Jennie Nguyen continues to get dragged by fans in the wake of her cringe-worthy Instagram Live appearance. When her offensive Facebook posts from 2020 were discovered, Jennie issued an apology statement that included "At the time, I thought I was speaking out against violence, but I have since learned how offensive and hurtful my words were." The public was largely unmoved, with legions of viewers demanding her immediate dismissal. Ultimately, Bravo agreed and she was fired. The IG Live was her second attempt to do damage control following her less-than-well-received Instagram apology.
Fans and co-stars have universally expressed distain for Jennie's controversial Facebook posts, which made light of the Black Lives Matter Movement via racially insensitive graphics and cartoons. Yesterday, the self-professed "proud Republican" invited a Black friend named Michael to join her as she made another attempt to address the fallout from the scandal. For several days following the apology post, Jennie was inactive on the app, but returned to the grid in a pic with Michael and the accompanying caption, "Michael, I am so grateful for our friendship. Thank you for always showing up and love me." Commenters were outraged at Jennie's post and what they perceived to be a shameless ploy, "Look!!! I have a black friend!" and "Delete this is embarrassing."
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Daily Mail followed up on what they called Jennie's "cringe-worthy" Instagram Live appearance with Michael, who shared that he was gay. Michael spoke extensively stating that, "because this is one of my closest friends, I soldiered up and that's why I'm
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