Nicole Scherzinger has apologized after dealing with backlash on social media Thursday night after she posted a constructive touch upon an Instagram an publish by Russell Model wherein he flashes a pink hat studying “Make Jesus First Once more.” Posted within the hours forward of the U.S. presidential election, Model captioned the publish “God Bless America.”

“The place do I get this hat?” Scherzinger wrote in a now-deleted remark, alongside a prayer palms emoji and a pink coronary heart emoji.

In an announcement posted to her Instagram story on Friday night, Scherzinger wrote, “I deeply apologize for the harm attributable to my current engagement with some social media posts. Once I commented on these posts, I made the error of not realizing that they could possibly be simply interpreted as being politically associated and I apologize to anybody who understandably reached that conclusion.”

The previous Pussycat Doll singer continued, “Many presumptions are being drawn, which don’t replicate who I’m, what I stand for, or who I voted for. Lots of the marginalized communities feeling harm and anxious by the outcomes of the presidential election are individuals I care about most. I stand with them, as I at all times have, all through my life and profession. If you realize me, you realize that. Like so many others, in instances of adversity and uncertainty, I flip to my religion. I believed that the posts I engaged with have been about encouraging individuals to decide on love and religion — ‘placing Jesus first.’ For me Christ embodies peace, compassion, hope, and above all — unconditional love, particularly for individuals who could really feel it the least proper now.”

She concluded, “I come from a spot of affection, and I’ll at all times help values that deliver us nearer collectively. It’s so essential we come along with compassion, and love each other extra now than ever.”

Many followers blasted Scherzinger after decoding the message as pro-MAGA as a result of the hat is harking back to Donald Trump’s signature pink hats.

Moreover, Scherzinger was criticized for participating with Model, who was accused of “rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse” by 5 ladies in a joint investigation by the Sunday Occasions of London and Channel 4 final September. A subsequent lawsuit accusing the actor and comic of one other act of sexual assault was filed two months later. Model has denied the allegations.

Scherzinger, who didn’t instantly remark when the controversy blew up on social media Thursday, campaigned for Barack Obama in 2008. She additionally revealed she is pro-life in a earlier interview with The Every day Mail, explaining that she follows her household’s beliefs after her mom’s mother and father refused to let her get an abortion when she was 17 and pregnant with the longer term Broadway star.

Scherzinger’s efficiency as Norma Desmond in “Sundown Blvd.” has been hailed by critics and audiences as a masterpiece. Award pundits have predicted she’s going to land a Tony nomination for her work.

The present transferred to Broadway in October after a success run in London’s West Finish.