Erika Girardi and Garcelle Beauvais.Photo: Tommy Garcia/Bravo (2)
Erika Girardiis not here for cyberbullying.
TheReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, 51, set the record straight about the online abuse targeted at costarGarcelle Beauvais' 14½-year-old sonJax Josephafter shecursed at the teenagerearlier this season on the Bravo reality show.
“When I apologized to Garcelle for yelling at Jax, I also told her I would apologize to him in person,” she wrote on her Instagram Story. “But that did not make the edit. All the women saw me say this.”
Girardi added in another story: “I did not hire bots to attack Jax, and my offer to apologize to him, in person, still stands.”
Her statement comes after sheapologized to Beauvais, 55, on the show, following her outburst, in which she told Jax to “get the f— out of here” when he came over to pick up a centerpiece at his mom’s birthday party.
Garcelle Beauvais with sons Jax and Jaid.Garcelle Beauvais/instagram
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“I agree and take full responsibility. And you know what? I was s— talking and treating the kids like they were adults. And I was wrong. So, I fully apologize,” Girardi said, adding: “I also want to say this: it didn’t come from a bad place. It wasn’t vicious. It was just wrong.”
RHOBHnewcomerDiana Jenkinsdenied similar accusations in astatementon Instagram. “I have been accused of instigating the hateful and inexcusable cyberbullying of Garcelle’s son. Nothing could be further from the truth,” she wrote.
“I have stood for human rights my whole life. There is no place for hate in this world,” Jenkins, 49, continued. “To those people who have been attacking my family and threatening our lives, you are also spreading hate and creating fear. Please stop.”
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Beauvais previouslyspoke up about the online bullyingaimed at her son, as her costarsLisa RinnaandKyle Richardshad her back with statements of their own, pulling from experience with their own kids being on the show.
Rinna, 59, said it’s “disgusting and unacceptable what you’ve said and done to my own kids,” while Richards, 53, argued, “Picking on children of the Housewives is not okay. It is never okay to attack a child.”
Beauvais also shared a statement from her son, who has his own social media that is “not for publicity nor the public’s gaze,” which he said he’s had to set private due to the attacks.
“It is currently my first week of high school and instead of enjoying it like most kids at my school, I have to deal with being attacked on social media,” he wrote. “I did not sign up for this show, nor do I have anything to do with the show’s drama. I just want to be a normal kid.”
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Beauvais co-parents Jax and his twin brother Jaid Thomas with ex-husband Michael Nilon. She also shares son Oliver, 31, with Daniel Saunders.
source: people.com
