Jessica Mulroney has returned to Instagram after facing backlash for a disagreement about race earlier this year.
The stylist wished her twin sons a happy birthday, telling fans that they’d seen her ‘in the worst state.’
‘Happy 10th to my twin babies,’ she wrote. ‘My incredible family have had to witness their mom in the worst state.
‘These two boys have not left my side and gave me the will to live and work hard when everything fell apart. They deserve the best birthday ?. Only up from here.’
Sharing a snap to her Instagram Stories, she said she was ‘feeling so much love’ amid her return to the platform.
Back in June, Jessica faced backlash after influencer Sasha Exeter said the stylist had displayed ‘very problematic behavior and antics’ amid the Black Lives Matter movement.
Sasha said at the time: ‘Listen, I am by no means calling Jess a racist but what I will say is this, she is very well aware of her wealth, her perceived power and privilege because of the color of her skin.
‘And that, my friends, gave her the momentary confidence to come for my livelihood in writing.’
She added: ‘During the span of about a week or so, Jessica basically ticked every single box of what a white woman should absolutely not do during the biggest racial uproar in history.’
After Jessica apologised, Sasha shared a screengrab of a direct message, thought to be from the stylist, reading: ‘Liable suit. Good luck [sic].’
Before stepping away from Instagram, Jessica then posted a statement, reading: ‘As some of you may have seen, @SashaExeter and I had a disagreement.
‘She rightfully called me out for not doing enough when it came to engaging in the important and difficult conversation around race and injustice in our society. I took it personally and that was wrong. I know I need to do better. Those of us with a platform must use it to speak out.
‘I want to say from my heart that every word of my apologies to Sasha over the course of the last two weeks privately, and again both privately and publicly today is true.
‘I did not intend in any way to jeopardize her livelihood. We had a disagreement and it got out of hand. For that I am sorry.
‘I also know this is not about me, nor should it be about me. It is about the Black community that has been subject to racism, discrimination and violence for far too long,’ she added.
In the wake of the row, Jessica’s TV show, I Do Redo, was axed.
Sasha has not publicly addressed Jessica’s return to social media.
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