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Chrishell Stause suggested Bre Tiesi used transphobic slurs toward her partner, G Flip, in a series of posts shared to her Instagram Story on Wednesday.
After being “triggered” by Bre, 33, sharing a post that promoted MAGA Bracelets, which Bre has since apologized for, claiming it was a “misunderstanding,” the 43-year-old Selling Sunset cast member mentioned the use of “slurs” as she spoke of her non-binary partner and signaled a discrimination lawsuit filed against her castmate.
“Some people are GREAT for tv, but when it comes to talking about our real issues (using slurs etc) they tend to be cut. So use this as a guideline when you watch season [nine],” Chrishell wrote in the caption of an April 15 post in which Bre’s MAGA Bracelets promotion was seen.
In Bre’s post, a message read, “Thank you [MAGA Bracelets] need extra protection these days,” and stationery that said MAGA Bracelets was seen in the background.
Chrishell then shared a second post on her Instagram Story that included a snippet of a PEOPLE magazine article claiming Bre had been sued by former employees who claimed she “harassed” them and caused them “emotional distress.”
The clipping also confirmed details of the filing, which stated that the ex-staffers said they were “discriminated against on the basis of their sex, gender, and/or sexual orientation.”
In her caption, Chrishell confirmed Bre’s alleged slurs against G Flip, 31, would not be seen on the show and denied that her comments were solely political.
“Finding out how she referred to my partner will not make the show, but no this is not just a political thing to those saying that. But her posting that triggered me since we had to tip toe around the real issues while filming [because] of this lawsuit. If you move like this when cameras aren’t around, move like this IN FRONT of the cameras,” she advised her castmate.
However, according to Bre, her MAGA post was not intended to promote President Donald Trump, 78, or his Make America Great Again campaign.
“I do not politically speak on opinions ever and I am far from MAGA,” she stated in a post on her own Instagram Story. “I cannot [apologize] enough for the oversight here. I have a full social media team that support me day-to-day and the bracelet was gifted by [LAVARA VERSÉ] and not the brand that was tagged. We all make mistakes and when tagging the brand this was not properly researched into making sure the correct brand was being tagged. Nobody should be taking my story and assuming I mean something else without context for their own benefit, growing up I always wore the eye of Horus and it is meant to represent protection and healing so I [apologize] that this story has been shared without the full story from myself and this error will never happen again. Hopefully this has cleared up any misunderstanding. I appreciate you all.”
Bre also shared a second post in which she attempted to further explain the mixup.
“For reference this is how it was mailed the team used the @ that was displayed on the mailer and should of properly researched before sharing,” she wrote.
While the MAGA Bracelets website does promote Trump and his campaign, Bre didn’t appear to realize that the bracelet she was sent, which did not say “MAGA” or “TRUMP,” as many of the brand’s jewelry does, was related.
“Girl … I’m about to flip … I didn’t know this was a fukin MAGA bracelet,” she wrote in a series of text messages to someone after the mixup.
And in the person’s response, they attempted to explain that the LAVARA VERSÉ brand, which gifted Bre her eye of Horus charm, also had a line of MAGA products.
“Noooo. She had a line called maga but they say maga. She just branded [LAVARA VERSÉ] which is fine jewelry .. She just texted me. I feel so so bad … She feels horrible and I feel horrible. I’m so so sorry … I told her she should put those under the other brand because they are so beautiful but very limited especially [because] they are evil eyes, not maga associated … I’m so so sorry,” the person shared.
Bre then admitted to being clueless about the bracelet, writing, “The level of oblivion thinking I’m getting the eye [of] Horus.”
Following Bre’s explanation of her MAGA post, Chrishell shared a third post to her Instagram Story that featured a definition of the word “transvestite,” saying it was “an outdated and often considered offensive term for someone who dresses in clothing traditionally associated with the opposite gender, also known as a cross-dresser.”
“I just saw her excuse,” Chrishell wrote with the post. “Ok she ‘tagged the wrong brand’ even though it’s all the same company and MAGA was HIGHLY featured right next to her wrist … Not my job to teach her that this term is EXTREMELY outdated, but here’s a free education. And if my partner WAS trans, they are not, I would happily love them exactly the same.”
Selling Sunset season nine is coming soon.