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Nicole Curtis was caught saying the n-word on camera in a video that circulated online on Wednesday, Feb. 11
Her show, Rehab Addict, was immediately cancelled by HGTV and pulled from its streaming platforms as a result
In a Feb. 17 Instagram post, Curtis said she was turning off the comments as a result of the "hate" she was receiving
She apologized for using slur in a previous Instagram post and claimed the footage showing the incident was "stolen" from her
Nicole Curtisis speaking out again after she wascaught using a racial sluron video.
The former HGTV star, 49, shared a lengthy message onInstagramregarding herlatest controversyin a post shared on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The post comes almost one week after a video of Curtis using the n-word was posted byRadar Onlineon Wednesday, Feb. 11, the same day her HGTV show,Rehab Addict,was set to return to television.
While she begins her latest post by referencing the "many moments of kindness" she says she's experienced after the video went viral, the renovation expert noted that she's turning off the comments on her post due to the "hate" coming her way.
The caption reads, in part: "I'm reading the DMs -ignoring the headlines. I'm turning of [sic] the comments - if the hate was just geared at me, I could take it, but the hate toward each other is exactly what we should all be working diligently to work through — go back to human connection, actual conversations instead of internet tit for tat. Let's do better together."
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She concludes her caption by clarifying again where she claims the leaked footage, taken "4 years ago," came from, writing "someone personal" had access to it. She claims the person wanted money for the footage, and because she "didn't pay" them, "here we are."
"4 years ago - I was not contracted to any network or show. (think free agent in sports). Any crew hired, paid by me, the footage is mine. My crew didn't steal my footage," she wrote in part.
She continued, alleging of the footage, "Someone personal (not crew) had access, demanded $, I didn't pay - here we are."
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Her latest message comes after she initially apologized for her use of the slur in a text sent toTMZ, saying, "I want to be clear: the word in question is wrong and not part of my vocabulary and never has been, and I apologize to everyone."
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She laterdoubled down on her apologyin a Feb. 13Instagrampost and reiterated that it was her own footage that was circulating online, not HGTV's or for any show on the network.
"I am sorry. I am filled with remorse and regret, just as much as I was one second after that word was said 4 years ago in 2022," the caption read. She added, "I'm not addressing this because I was 'caught'. I'm here because I am not okay with the fact that I said that."
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After the clip surfaced online, HGTV confirmed to PEOPLE that they made the decision to pull the new season ofRehab Addict, saying her language is "hurtful and disappointing" and "does not align with the values of HGTV."
The statement added, "We have removed the series from all HGTV platforms. We remain dedicated to fostering a culture of respect and inclusion across our content and our workplace."
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