Jennie Nguyen took ‘full responsibility’ for the scrubbed 2020 memes but refused to denounce her GOP stance
A day after being fired from ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ reality show, Jennie Nguyen spoke at length about what caused her ouster. In an Instagram Live stream on Wednesday, the 44-year-old apologized for “disgusting” anti-Black Lives Matter (BLM) memes posted on her Facebook account in 2020.
The old posts resurfaced last week, showing that amid the 2020 protests following the police killing of George Floyd, Nguyen was supportive of US police forces and highly skeptical about the BLM movement, associating it with riots that took place amid the demonstrations.
She immediately issued an apology, saying that in 2020 she thought she was “speaking out against violence,” but had since learned “how offensive and hurtful” those posts were, so she had her entire account removed in 2021. It didn’t save Nguyen from public wrath, however. On Tuesday, show producer Bravo announced it had decided to part ways with her.
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In her Instagram Live video, Nguyen said that even though some of the posts were published by her media team, ultimately she had “full responsibility and accountability” for them. She apologized for the memes, which she described as “very sensitive and inappropriate” to the point of being “disgusting.”
However, she said she stood by her political beliefs, including the support of law enforcement, and said she was “very proud to be a Republican.” She added that she respected those who thought differently and asked for reciprocity.
To support my political stance, that does not make me a racist. And I want you to understand that.
