“Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Whitney Rose is “shocked and saddened” by co-star Jennie Nguyen’s newly surfaced, controversial social media posts.
“Recent events have reminded me of the importance of always leading with LOVE, light and kindness. It is NEVER ok to blatantly make, comment, post, and/or share any type of racially charged & derogatory statements/posts,” Rose began her Instagram statement Friday — without ever mentioning Nguyen’s name.
“Like everyone else, I was shocked and saddened at the things that have surfaced online,” she continued. “There is so much deep seeded [sic] discrimination and racism rooted in our country and we all need to do better and work together to make a change.”
Rose concluded her post, “I believe that everyone- no matter their ethnicity, beliefs, sexuality, or gender identity – should be treated and afforded the same level of love kindness, and respect.”
Amid the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd in 2020, Nguyen allegedly posted and reposted memes and photos on Facebook that mentioned phrases like “BLM Thugs” and “Violent Gangs.”
One of the alleged posts shared in September 2020 read, “I’m sick of people saying cops need more training. You had 18 years to teach your kids it’s wrong to loot, steal, set buildings a blaze, block traffic, laser people’s eyes, overturn cars, destroy buildings and attack citizens. Who failed who?”
Another post shared that month read, “Hundreds of blacks shot and many killed (including children) by other blacks every week. Over a thousand Officers violently injured, some permanently, by rioters. Anarchists rioting in major cities every night, which has caused billions of dollars of destruction to private and public property. And you still think Police Officers are the problem. You are an idiot.”
Many Bravo fans called for the reality star to be fired, which resulted in her apologizing for her actions Wednesday.
“At the time, I thought I was speaking out against violence, but I have since learned how offensive and hurtful my words were,” Nguyen wrote on Instagram.
She also claimed to have “deactivated that account more than a year ago,” though Page Six saw it was still live earlier Wednesday.
Rose’s statement follows “RHOSLC” co-stars Jen Shah and Meredith Marks in distancing themselves from Nguyen’s “vile” rhetoric.