Chrissy Teigen was called out for bullying behavior.
In 2021, the model opened up about her past bad behavior on Twitter. Chrissy had been called out for her problematic attacks on Courtney Stodden and others who felt bullied and tormented by the star.
Chrissy remained silent as her Target line was pulled from shelves, her appearance on the new season of Mindy Kaling's Never Have I Ever was eliminated, and more. Finally, she broke her silence.
"It has been a VERY humbling few weeks," Chrissy said in a Medium post.
"I know I've been quiet, and lord knows you don't want to hear about me, but I want you to know I've been sitting in a hole of deserved global punishment, the ultimate 'sit here and think about what you've done'. Not a day, not a single moment has passed where I haven’t felt the crushing weight of regret for the things I've said in the past," she wrote.
"As you know, a bunch of my old awful (awful, awful) tweets resurfaced. I'm truly ashamed of them. As I look at them and understand the hurt they caused, I have to stop and wonder: How could I have done that?"
Chrissy explained that the public apologies are accompanied by private apologies she's been working on.
"There is simply no excuse for my past horrible tweets. My targets didn't deserve them. No one does. Many of them needed empathy, kindness, understanding and support, not my meanness masquerading as a kind of casual, edgy humor," she continued.
"I was a troll, full stop. And I am so sorry."
Chrissy goes on to explain that she trolled celebrities for attention. "I was insecure, immature and in a world where I thought I needed to impress strangers to be accepted. If there was a pop culture pile-on, I took to Twitter to try to gain attention and show off what I at the time believed was a crude, clever, harmless quip. I thought it made me cool and relatable if I poked fun at celebrities."
Chrissy continued to explain what drove her to behave how she did, how she's grown, and how she's committed to being better.
"I'm telling you this for context, not seeking or deserving any sympathy. There's no justification for my behavior. I'm not a victim here. The subjects of your sympathy — and mine — should be those I put down."
"The truth is, I'm no longer the person who wrote those horrible things. I grew up, got therapy, got married, had kids, got more therapy, experienced loss and pain, got more therapy and experienced more life. AND GOT MORE THERAPY."
Chrissy concluded by saying she was going to continue to work on being better. She also noted she will take additional time away to learn and process.
"We are all more than our worst moments," she wrote.
"I won't ask for your forgiveness, only your patience and tolerance. I ask that you allow me, as I promise to allow you, to own past mistakes and be given the opportunity to seek self improvement and change."
Chrissy also went on The Today Show to talk about her cookbook, where she addressed the allegations of bullying.
