Eek! Meghan Markle might need to have a serious girl chat with her pal Jessica Mulroney ASAP!
The 40-year-old Canadian stylist has found herself at the center of a social media controversy after allegedly threatening Black lifestyle influencer Sasha Exeter over voicing her support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
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In a video posted to Instagram on Wednesday referred to as “My Amy Cooper Experience,” Exeter explained she’s been doing her part to encourage other public figures to speak out on the current “race war.” As you know, social tensions have peaked following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and crucial conversations about systemic racism have once again been ignited everywhere.
However, Sasha was shocked when Jessica took offense to “a very generic call to action” posted on her IG story! She claimed:
“What happened next was a series of very problematic behavior and antics that ultimately resulted in her sending me a threat in writing last Wednesday.”
A threat?! Jeez, that escalated quickly! Mulroney “wrongly assumed” her call to action was a direct dig at her.
“Jessica never wanted to stand up and use her voice in the first place and didn’t understand why she needed to. This I found quite strange seeing that she is very vocal about supporting many causes and very open about everything else so how could she not be speaking up about this issue affecting everyone in the world.”
She also pointed out the obvious about Jessica’s connection to the Duchess of Sussex:
“Also her best friend is arguably one of the most famous black women in the world… I just didn’t get it.”
The Toronto-based fashion and fitness blogger said Jessica is not only shying away from BLM, but also trying to put her career first and silence the issue. Sasha was reluctant to speak up, but decided to put her peer on blast because “this s**t needs to stop now.”
“Listen, I am by no means calling Jess a racist but what I will say is this, she is very well aware of her wealth, her perceived power and privilege because of the color of her skin. And that my friends gave her the momentary confidence to come for my livelihood in writing.”
But hey, if the shoe fits, right? Sasha added:
“Textbook white privilege really in my personal opinion.”
So, what was this alleged threat?? Exeter shared word-for-word in her video call-out:
“I have also spoken to companies and people about the way you have treated me unfairly. You think your voice matters – well, it only matters if you express it with kindness and without shaming people who are simply trying to learn. Good luck.”
Eeek! Trying to come for her livelihood by alluding to cutting off her sponsored deals?? Nope, we can’t stand by that!
WATCH the tea-spilling session for yourself (below):
Here Comes The Apology!
After hundreds of followers dropped comments in support of Sasha’s stance, Jessica was forced to issue an apology which began:
“You are right when you say ‘this s**t needs to stop’. As leaders, we need to join hands and call out wrongs. I know we have different experiences. And that is something that, even in the course of a heated argument, I need to acknowledge and understand. I am unequivocally sorry for not doing that with you, and for any hurt I caused.”
Meg’s BFF continued:
“As I told you privately, I have lived a very public and personal experience with my closest friend where race was front and centre. It was deeply educational. I learned a lot from that. I promise to continue to learn and listen on how I can use my privilege to elevate and support black voices.”
If you ask us, she should really take Sasha’s advice and lean on Meghan right now! According to Royal expert Katie Nicholl, she and Prince Harry are planning to get more involved with the Black Lives Matter movement in LA, and maybe Jessica should tag along.
There’s no better apology than changed actions. So, lay off of the social media attacks and get active IRL to help make a change, gurl!
[Image via WENN/Jessica Mulroney/Sasha Exeter/Instagram]