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Two videos that show the daughter of WSPA news anchor Amy Wood using racist and homophobic language have surfaced across numerous social media and websites Thursday.
Both videos were first posted by the Instagram account @saucecarolina. The account stated in a direct message that it would not reveal the initial source of the videos. The Herald-Journal will not post the videos on our site due to their racist and homophobic language.
Wood’s daughter, Gracie, has not released a statement.
Amy Wood posted the following statement to her Facebook page Thursday night:
“I want to apologize on behalf of my daughter and our family for the horrific, disgusting, and vile things my daughter said on the videos so many of you have seen.
We know the words spoken have caused terrible pain and we are heartbroken over this, since we have never tolerated racism or hate in any fashion. We stand completely opposed to any behavior that diminishes anyone. I’ve been a people person my whole life and I’ve raised my children to love everyone. There are no excuses for anything on that tape.
Gracie has been a champion for rights and equality at her school.
This party at someone else’s home provided the perfect opportunity for so-called friends to bait a very intoxicated 17-year-old to say things that are in direct conflict with the way she has led her life.
This is not Gracie‘s heart and this is not our heart.
We will be working to learn from this and grow even stronger in our beliefs of equality and inclusion. To anyone who has been hurt, we offer our sincerest apology and ask for your forgiveness.”
The Herald-Journal also attempted to call WSPA general manager Kenny Lawrence for comment on the video.
The first video was posted on Wednesday, while the second video was posted Thursday night.
Gracie is popular on Instagram and is a singer and songwriter. She debuted her own song, “You Ain’t My Boo” on Spotify and had nearly 30,000 followers on Instagram before deleting her account. Her Twitter…
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