What 'RHOC' Star Kelly Dodd's 'Insensitive', 'Thinning The Herd' Comment Really Meant

Fans of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" know that Kelly Dodd can say some crazy things, and for that, she's sorry.

The Bravo reality star took a moment on Tuesday to address a comment she previously made that the coronavirus pandemic is "God's way of thinning the herd."

"I want to give a public apology," she said on her Instagram Story. "When I wrote that it’s ‘God’s way of thinning the herd’ that’s not what I meant. What I meant was, do these pandemics happen because it’s God’s way?"

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She continued, "I’m not God, I’m not insensitive, I feel bad for all the families that have lost loved ones and I do think we should all stay home and protect everybody. That’s not what I meant and I want to apologize to anyone who got offended, okay? I’m sorry."

The 44-year-old reiterated her remorse in a subsequent Story post, adding, "So for anybody who felt offended by my stupid writing of God thinning the herd, I don’t — I’m just asking a question. Is it God’s way of thinning the herd? I don’t know."

"I just feel bad and my choice of words were stupid and I hope you guys can all forgive me for saying something so ridiculous and so stupid," she acknowledged. "So again, please accept my apology, and I feel bad for everybody out there that has lost loved ones, and I hope everybody’s safe and protects themselves against this pandemic."

Kelly's controversial comment came as she was traveling from New York, where her fiancè Fox News correspondent Rick Leventhal works. After an Instagram follower called her out of non-essential travel, she wrote in a comment, as reported by Page Six, “Do you know how many people died from the H1N1, the swine flu or SARS? It’s 25% get your facts straight you only hearing numbers not the reality! It’s God’s way of thinning the herd!”