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Jen Shahis not takingJennie Nguyen’s resurfaced Facebook posts lightly.
On Thursday,The Real Housewives of Salt Lake Citystar, 48, released a statement in response to her co-stars' alleged 2020 posts that appear to criticize the Black Lives Matter movement and those fighting against social injustice and police brutality.
Shah wrote on Instagram that she felt the need to publicly address Nguyen, 44, because her husbandSharrieff Shahand their sons Omar and Sharrieff Jr. are Black.
“I rarely believe what I see or hear online. I know firsthand what it feels like to be judged without evidence or an admission of guilt,” she began her post, referring to her own recentlegal troubles.
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She then slammed Nguyen’s apology as “disingenuous.”
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Shah then captioned the Instagrampostwith a quote from Thurgood Marshall, writing, “Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.”
Nguyen issued an apology on Instagram 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.”
“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.”
Bravo did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
“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
