Fans of the hit series “Real Housewives of Atlanta” were pretty upset with Kenya Moore after the show’s latest episode aired the other night. In the episode, the ladies were dressed up in their Halloween costumes as they celebrated the holiday on the episode.
However, Kenya rubbed many people the wrong way when she rocked a Native American headdress for her costume. On Tuesday, she issued a formal apology where she said, “I want to sincerely apologize for inappropriately wearing the Native American headdress as a costume. I now realize that this was both disrespectful and insensitive and would never have done it if I had that knowledge and understanding beforehand. I regret it. When you know better, you do better. I am genuinely sorry.”
Bravo also spoke out in the comment section under the Instagram post of IllumiNative, which is a “nonprofit initiative designed to increase the visibility of Natives in American society.” They made a post about Kenya and her costume choice, and Bravo commented, “Bravo aims to have the highest standards of respect and inclusivity and we recognize that the recent episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, in which a cast member wears a Native American costume did not uphold those values.”
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People reports, prior to issuing an apology, Kenya commented after critics called her out and said in a since-deleted tweet that the costume was “also part of my heritage.”
She not only faced criticism from fans of the show, but also from her fellow castmates. The site noted that Porsha Williams commented on Kenya’s costume and said, “Kenya is a Native American warrior. I thought we weren’t doing that no more. Like, I knew that this girl was crazy, but add lame to the list, add whack to the list.”
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