Alix Earle apologizes for using N-word in resurfaced posts: I ‘did not understand the deeply offensive meaning’

TikTok star Alix Earle issued an apology after using the N-word in a resurfaced posts from when she was 13 years old.

“A couple of weeks ago, screenshots surfaced from my old ask.fm account showing me using a slur in the summer of 2014,” the 23-year-old influencer wrote in a statement shared on her Instagram Story Monday.

“I am taking accountability and want to make it clear that I was 13 years old and did not understand the deeply offensive meaning behind that word. That is no excuse for using that word in any context or at any age. That is absolutely not the way I speak or what I stand for.”

Alix Earle apologized for using the N-word in resurfaced posts from when she was 13 years old. Alix Earle/Instagram

The 23-year-old influencer, seen here at Fanatics Fest in NYC earlier this month, apologized in a statement shared on her Instagram Story Monday. Getty Images for Fanatics

“A couple of weeks ago, screenshots surfaced from my old ask.fm account showing me using a slur in the summer of 2014,” she posted on Monday. Instagram/alix_earle

Earlier this month, screenshots of Earle’s past comments resurfaced online after being posted in a Reddit thread two years ago.

The posts showed her using the racial slur under the username “Alixxxxxx” while responding to others on the platform, which allowed users to ask questions either publicly or anonymously.

The social media personality came under fire for not addressing her remarks sooner, which she acknowledged in Monday’s statement.

“I regret how I handled the situation,” Earle wrote, claiming she was advised against speaking out, which she realized was “wrong.”

“I am taking accountability and want to make it clear that I was 13 years old and did not understand the deeply offensive meaning behind that word,” she continued. alix_earle/Instagram

Earle said there was “no excuse” for her language. Instagram

“There is no one to blame but myself for not standing my ground and going with my gut to speak out right away,” she continued.

“In the absence of my addressing this, my silence allowed others to fill the void with rumors that simply aren’t true,” Earle added, referring to allegations made by “Do We Know Them?” podcast hosts Jessie Smiles and Lily Marston, who claimed she trademarked the offensive posts to prevent them from being shared.

Earle called the accusations “absolutely ridiculous” and “untrue.”

The TikToker, seen here with boyfriend Braxton Berrios, also denied claims that she trademarked the posts to prevent them from being shared online. braxtonberrios/Instagram

“In the absence of my addressing this, my silence allowed others to fill the void with rumors that simply aren’t true,” Earle wrote. Alix Ashley Earle / Instagram

“I regret how I handled the situation,” the influencer, seen with Berrios at a Miami Dolphins game, admitted. Instagram

She also shut down rumors that brands have cut ties with her over the controversy.

“Regardless of what’s being said online, I wanted to come on here to address the facts and most importantly apologize,” Earle concluded.

The influencer rose to fame in 2020, per the Cut, when she started posting “Get ready with me” videos on TikTok as a student at the University of Miami.