Jakiyra Metcalf, Kaiyden Caldwell, and Victoria Johnson were left stunned. This, when Ring camera footage showed three fellow Ole Miss freshmen walking past their apartment door and making monkey noises. The incident went down on the evening of November 6. Since then, the footage has amassed over 12 million views, an apology from Alaina Kunes, one of the students involved, and a statement from the University of Mississippi.
What exactly went down, and what information has been revealed since?
The Shade Room’s Justin Carter is diving into it all on ‘TSR Investigates.’
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Ole Miss Student: Students React After Racist Video Goes Viral
According to Carter, who traveled from Atlanta, Georgia, to the University of Mississippi to speak directly with students, one has decided their time at Ole Miss has come to an end.
“[My mom] was like, ‘This is the last straw. You need to come home. I don’t want you up there, around that kind of stuff anymore'” Ernest Patrick told Carter, recalling his conversation with his mother. “It’s kind of shocking to even be anywhere near something like this.”
An apology issued by one of the students alleged that she never met the woman inside the apartment and didn’t know they were Black. However, the students say otherwise, alleging that issues between the group were ongoing. Additionally, the Black students alleged that they even approached the group of women after the incident to tell them how disrespectful their actions were.
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Additionally, Carter learned more details about Alaina Kunes and her family. Per the host, the Kunes family operates a local car dealership. In 2025, the dealership made headlines when a customer encountered a racist slur written on a sticker in her vehicle. Then, earlier this year in April, a customer alleged she received texts from a company salesman showing an ape wearing a bathing suit.
“It was pretty humiliating. It felt like a blast from the past, you know, growing up in Mississippi. I never thought this would happen. I was just humiliated,” the woman told local reporters.
Scroll above to watch as Justin Carter recounts previous apparent discriminatory events at Ole Miss. Additionally, watch as Carter speaks to various students on campus who shared their thoughts on the shocking incident. Lastly, Carter also details how events may unfold from here.
