Alix Earle apologizes for using N-word in old social media posts when she was a teenager
TikTok influencer Alix Earle is apologizing after racist comments she made when she was just 13 were made public.
A number of comments on her Ask.FM account, dating back to the summer of 2024, showed that she regularly used the N-word.
Now, the 23-year-old, who was spotted at a St. Tropez wedding with her NFL boyfriend Braxton Berrios in July, has apologized in an Instagram Story to her 3.7 million followers.
“A few weeks ago, screenshots surfaced from my old ask.fm account showing me using a swear word in the summer of 2014,” she began.
“I take responsibility and want to make it clear that I was 13 years old and did not understand the deeply offensive meaning behind that word,” she insisted.
TikTok influencer Alix Earle apologizes after racist comments she made when she was just 13 surface
Now, the 23-year-old – who was spotted at a St. Tropez wedding with her NFL boyfriend Braxton Berrios in July – has apologized in an Instagram Story to her 3.7 million followers.
“A few weeks ago, screenshots surfaced of my old ask.fm account where I used a swear word in the summer of 2014,” she began
“That is not an excuse to use that word in any context or at any age. That is absolutely not the way I speak or what I stand for,” she added.
“I am deeply sorry that my words have hurt many and led people to believe that I have prejudice in my heart. I promise you that this could not be further from the truth,” Earle continued.
“My platform has always been about positivity, entertainment, and uplifting others, and I will continue to do so. I sincerely apologize to those I have offended,” she said.
“I regret the way I handled this situation, allowing people to stop me from saying anything for too long,” she added.
“I didn’t really know how to deal with it and unfortunately the advice I was given, although well-intentioned, was wrong,” she continued.
“I have no one to blame but myself for not taking a stand and not immediately following my gut feeling to give my opinion,” she said.
Earle added: “By not responding to this, my silence has allowed others to fill the void with rumors that are simply not true.”
She was responding to a rumor circulating on the podcast Do You Know Them, which claimed they had been approached by Earle’s attorney, who said her posts had been trademarked to prevent anyone from sharing them.
“That is not an excuse to use that word in any context or at any age. That is absolutely not the way I speak or what I stand for,” she added.
“I am deeply sorry that my words have hurt many and led people to believe that I have prejudice in my heart. I promise you that this could not be further from the truth,” Earle continued.
Earle said, “There is one rumor that I tried to trademark my old posts, which is absolutely ridiculous and untrue.”
She added: ‘Another example is that a brand has announced that they no longer want to work with me, even though we have never spoken to them about a partnership in any form.’
“Regardless of what is being said online, I wanted to be here to state the facts and, most importantly, apologize,” she concluded.
The apology came shortly after Rolling Stone named Earle the 8th most influential content creator of 2024.