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Influencer Reveals She Killed 2 Cats -- And Unapologetically Tells Fans To 'Chill' Amid Controversy!
21.04.2023 - 20:07 / perezhilton.com
Emma Claiir has come under fire after recounting a cruel instance of animal abuse from her childhood — which she’s being real “sorry not sorry” about.
The Australian influencer went on a strange rant during a recent episode of her Simply Chaotic podcast, in which she told the story of how her childhood cat died after she severely mishandled it:
What?? How completely awful for that scared little thing. How did her parents not teach her to handle a poor defenseless animal? She continued:
Uhhh, yeah, deservedly so!
Then, to incriminate herself further, the 28-year-old detailed ANOTHER horrific instance of cat abuse while anxiously smiling and chuckling:
She didn’t go much into detail, but WTF?? Once is — at best — a horrible mistake you learn from. Twice is definitely seeming like a pattern! It absolutely blows our minds that she would speak so lightheartedly about such gruesome memories. Watch the full clip (below):
Following the shocking confession, fans rightfully pushed back against the influencer, who is the mother of a young son, leading her to address the situation on Instagram in the most dismissive way possible:
Right. We’re just a bunch of snowflakes who are too easily offended by… the killing of pets…
She added:
WTF did we just read?! Where’s the empathy? Where’s the remorse??
It didn’t take long for famously cruelty-free vegan brand MCoBeauty, which the social media star previously worked with, to condemn her actions and DROP her as a partner! They wrote in a statement of their own Wednesday:
And it seems like for Emma, losing a brand deal, rather than listening to her followers or doing a bit of self-reflection, is what it took for her to show “remorse”. Following MCoBeauty’s announcement, she returned
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