Social media personality Kayla Nicole is speaking out after homophobic and racially insensitive posts she shared on X more than a decade ago resurfaced online in the form of screenshots.

“I want to take a moment to sincerely apologize for the hurtful tweets I posted all those years ago,” he wrote in a Nov. 13 Instagram Story. “Watching them resurface last week has been incredibly difficult, and reading them now, I am ashamed that I thought or spoke that way. They were ignorant, hurtful and completely wrong.”

Noting that she would “never use those words or express those types of views” in the present, she continued: “Over the years, I have seen firsthand how cruel and harmful online hate can be, and I would never want to contribute to that world of pain in any way.”

The offensive tweets were made between 2010 and 2014, with screenshots of tweets that were shared on X, formerly Twitter.

Kayla Nicole's Instagram Story from November 13.
Kayla Nicole’s Instagram Story from November 13.

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Nicole said she has since deleted the posts and her X account, citing that she “refuses[s] keep that energy alive or contribute to a cycle of hate.”

“I take full responsibility for what I posted and I am truly sorry to anyone I have hurt. My heart, values, and perspective are completely rooted in empathy, love, and respect for others.”

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Telling his more than 984,000 followers that he “can’t change the past,” he concluded his message by adding, “I will continue to show through my actions who I have become and what I stand for today.”

Nicole and Travis Kelce, the star tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, dated on and off from 2017 to 2022. Kelce began dating Taylor Swift in 2023 and the couple got engaged in August of this year.

Last month, Nicole attracted negative attention after fans speculated that her Toni Braxton-inspired Halloween costume was a shot at Swift, which Nicole denied.