Travis Kelce’s Ex Issues Statement After Backlash from Taylor Swift Fans

which she began with a disclaimer. “It’s always been really important for me to use my platform not to create division but to elevate and unite women,” she said. “Black women, specifically.”

The lengthy statement–made just weeks after Kelce, 34, and the 33-year-old Grammy winner were spotted cozying up together in public–went on, explaining that since the rumored couple took the world by storm, Swifties have been leaving They’ll say you’re too much, too provocative, too boisterous, too outspoken, and in the same breath, tell you that you’re not enough,” the sports commentator said. “Not successful enough, not wholesome enough, maybe not even intelligent enough.”

“They’ll say you deserve the backlash and embarrassment,” Nicole continued, “They’ll even try to tie your value to your net worth. But Black girl, please remember your value lies elsewhere.”

“Your value is deep within your heart–the way you love, the way you give–your value is in your resilience, your willingness to forgive,” she said before encouraging her listeners not to “participate in this tumultuous, often one-sided journey” and not “engage.”