'Vanderpump Rules' Stassi Schroeder And Kristen Doute Fans Have Polarizing Responses To Apologies
Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute said they're sorry, but not everyone is buying it.
The "Vanderpump Rules" stars' apologies came just days after their former cast member Faith Stowers dropped the bombshell that the duo had once unjustly called the cops on her.
"There was this article on Daily Mail where there was an African American lady. It was a weird photo, so she looked very light-skinned and had these different, weird tattoos. They showcased her, and I guess this woman was robbing people," Faith, who appeared on the Bravo reality show in Season 4 and 6, recalled. "And they called the cops and said it was me. This is like, a true story. I heard this from actually Stassi in an interview."
Following the comment from Faith, both Stassi and Kristen took to social media to express their remorse for their actions in 2018. In response, fans had wildly different reactions to the two members of the self-proclaimed Witches of Weho.
"I'm ashamed, embarrassed, and incredibly sorry," the James Mae t-shirt designer said in a statement. "I will do better. I have to do better."
Although Kristen has received a few virtual side-eyes and negative replies for her apology, a majority of her commenters seem to want to forgive her and have even empathized with her.
"Take it a little easy on yourself. You made a mistake as all do," one user commented, while another urged, "Don’t beat yourself up about this. Yes it could have been bad for her as we all now realize BUT your reasons were not racially driven, that was clear. I think this got out of hand."
One social media user even went so far as to defend the 37-year-old and blame Faith, writing, "Faith is trash yet again using you and your friend circle to be relevant. Everyone knows you’re not racist and everyone also knows Faith is an opportunist."
Unlike Kristen, Stassi hasn't received the same amount of support from fans.
Even though the "Next Level Basic" author apologized and declared, "I am going to continue to look closer at myself and my actions - to take the time to listen, to learn, and to take accountability for my own privilege," she still faced a ton of backlash.
"Cool, but like... you’re still that person. And we see that," one person wrote.
Another Instagram user suggested that the apology was only monetarily motivated given that some of the 31-year-old's sponsors dropped her after news of her past actions resurfaced.
"Everyone is sorry when it hit the pocketbook," they wrote, while one user just straight up wasn't buying it, commenting, "This is performance art she doesn’t give a [expletive]."
This isn't Stassi's first rodeo when it comes to dealing with backlash and controversy. In 2017, she made racially insensitive comments on her own podcast "Straight Up With Stassi," so perhaps, that's why fans weren't so forgiving this time around.
Although fans may be torn on whether or not to accept Stassi and Kristen's apologies, it really is only up to one person -- Faith. However, that may take some time because according to some social media followers' findings, the "Vanderpump Rules" ladies allegedly haven't reached out to Faith privately and apologize.
"Vanderpump Rules" airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EDT on Bravo.
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