Ms. Rachel is speaking out after the whole Olivia Munn controversy.
This week has been an eventful one for The Newsroom star… What was supposed to just be a lighthearted interview with People turned into a whole s**t storm after Olivia revealed she BANNED her kids Malcolm3, and Above8 months, from watching popular children’s programming like Ms. Rachel. She told the outlet:
“I know kids love [Ms. Rachel]but the thing is, if I can’t watch it, I’m not going to spend the rest of my life going crazy. These kid shows drive me crazy.”
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It didn’t sit right with a LOT of people — including Ms. Rachel herself — as the YouTube star has dedicated much of her recent online activity to advocating for the victimized children in Gaza. Even though Olivia didn’t say ANYTHING about Ms. Rachel’s activism, people took it that way and bashed her online… To the point she felt the need to issue an apology on her Instagram Story! She wrote in part:
“My comments were never meant to diminish the joy, comfort and impact she brings to so many families. I don’t want something taken out of context to be a moment that steals even a minute of joy for anyone.”
But it apparently wasn’t good enough… Because on Wednesday, her husband John Mulaney took to his own IG Story to claim their family has been receiving “violent threats” as a result of Olivia’s comments:
“An innocent comment my wife Olivia Munn made about what children’s programs we like has somehow — unbelievably — been conflated with not caring about the deaths of children in Gaza. Because of this, my wife and my two kids are now receiving violent and threatening comments and messages in her DMs.”
You can read his full statement (below):
Yikes!
So now, Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Griffin-Accursohas stepped in to defend the family.
On Thursday, the content creator took to Instagram to attempt to call off the social media attacks. She wrote:
“Please be kind to Olivia and her precious family! I don’t believe in hate, attacks, or hurtful comments. As I said in my first post, this isn’t about her. It was that I scroll & see stories that don’t matter while seeing that children’s immeasurable suffering is being ignored — it breaks me.”
She continued:
“Also I know some outlets would love to cover a feud between two women, but guess what? That doesn’t exist. Her and I have been in touch and we are both choosing kindness.”
See (below):
Very elegantly said!
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[Images via Ms. Rachel, NBC, & CBS/YouTube]
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