John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Michael Costello.Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty; Robin Marchant/Getty
“Chrissy apologized for her public tweets, but after her apology, Mr Costello fabricated a DM exchange between them. This exchange was made up, completely fake, never happened,” Legend claimed in his response to a tweet fromNew York Timesreporter Taylor Lorenz.
“Honestly I don’t know why anyone would fake DMs to insert themselves in this narrative, but that’s what happened,” Legend tweeted. “I encourage everyone who breathlessly spread this lie to keep that same energy when they correct the record.”
TheInsiderstory noted that there were inconsistencies in Costello’s DM screenshots, including the fact that Teigen’s account was missing a verified checkmark and that it featured blue and purple messages, a design implemented in the last year.
Costello’s team issued a statement to PEOPLE soon after theInsiderpiece about Teigen “desperately trying to prove the DMs are fake,” as they described her as “the same bully.”
The Costello drama — which erupted after he said he had “unhealed trauma” for racism and bullying he claimed he experienced with theCravingscookbook writer — follows Teigen’s apology for past hurtful tweets in aMedium poston Monday. In the piece, she said that she’s felt “the crushing weight of regret for the things I’ve said in the past.”
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“There is simply no excuse for my past horrible tweets. My targets didn’t deserve them. No one does,” she wrote. “Many of them needed empathy, kindness, understanding and support, not my meanness masquerading as a kind of casual, edgy humor. I was a troll, full stop. And I am so sorry.”
“There’s no justification for my behavior. I’m not a victim here. The subjects of your sympathy - and mine - should be those I put down,” Teigen added. “The truth is, I’m no longer the person who wrote those horrible things. I grew up, got therapy, got married, had kids, got more therapy, experienced loss and pain, got more therapy and experienced more life. AND GOT MORE THERAPY.”
source: people.com
