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Roommate reveals Ole Miss students' bizarre excuse after disturbing monkey noises video goes viral
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The roommate of the Ole Miss student has claimed that she gave a bizarre reason when she was confronted for her racist actions.
Alaina Kunes has since apologized for her actions, as she and a friend could be seen beating their chests and making monkey noises toward a Ring doorbell outside the home of three black Ole Miss students on November 6.
There were three women seen walking past the home, but Kunes is the only one so far to confirm her involvement, issuing an apology for her behavior.
The video in question has accumulated millions of views across social media platforms, with the University of Mississippi confirming that Kunes is 'no longer a student'.
It was also revealed that Kunes' family is embroiled in a racist lawsuit of their own, in addition to other complaints they have received from customers about racism.
Now, Kunes' roommate has revealed the excuse the girls had following the incident.
Roommate reveals the students' excuse
Speaking on Facebook on November 7, Bethany Joyy, who said the girls on tape are her 'upstairs neighbors', revealed that they claimed to be 'stimming' while making the offensive noises and gestures.
She said that while the girls later apologized, they asked if the video was going to be deleted, as she re-shared the viral video.
Bethany said they heard the girls making the noises and confronted them after seeing the video on camera.
"We’ve addressed them being loud one time before and they apologized then turned around and stomped again when we returned to our apartment. Unfortunately, we did not document this," she wrote.
Bethany said she was sitting on the couch when they heard the noises, adding: "Once we saw the footage, we came outside and asked them if they did it, told them it was disrespectful etc,
"While we were doing this, the monkey sounds continued. We returned inside. My roommate came into contact with them again and was brushed off."
The Ole Miss student then claimed: "Later on in the night, the first and last girls came and apologized AFTER the video had been uploaded. They claimed that they were 'stimming' animal noises in peoples ring cameras.
"As u can see in the video, there is another ring camera across the hall that remained untouched. After they apologized, one of the first things that was asked was about if the video was going to be deleted or not."
However, she pointed out: "They saw us, and made eye contact with us. We have had conversations with them before and none of them were hostile or anything."
Bethany said she and her friends are 'extremely polite' to anyone who comes near their apartment, before stating that they had got in touch with property management and Ole Miss officials.
Alaina Kunes apologizes for her actions
The former Ole Miss student said that both she and her family have received death threats and faced harassment since being identified as one of the video subjects.
Kunes told Action News 5 that her actions were ‘insensitive, inappropriate and deeply harmful’.
She penned in a statement to CBS 58 News: “To the women I offended, and to the Ole Miss community, I sincerely apologize.
“Before the incident on November 6, I never met the women involved and was unaware of their race. However, I recognize my actions were insensitive, inappropriate, and deeply harmful.
“I would have never intentionally made those noises or gestures toward a person of color,” she claimed, adding that she personally apologized to the insulted women.
“I pray they will forgive me.”