Make New York Post a Preferred Source Footage from a ring camera shows individuals outside an apartment in an undated video. Mississippi Department of Corruption An Ole Miss student caught on camera making racist monkey noises and gestures outside of an apartment shared by three black students admitted to the heinous behavior Tuesday — as her father’s Wisconsin car dealership came under fire.
“To the women I offended and to the Ole Miss community, I sincerely apologize,” 18-year-old Alaina Kunes, who was one of three students seen in the disturbing viral video, wrote in a statement given to CBS 58 News.
“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,” the coed claimed, and added that she had personally apologized to the insulted women.
A Ring camera video captures an incident outside Jakiyra Metcalf’s apartment at the University of Mississippi. Ole Miss has launched an investigation. Mississippi Department of Corruption Kunes, who is tied to the Wisconsin-based Kunes Auto Group, wrote that she and her family has received death threats and faced harassment ever since she was identified online as one of the video subjects.
Kunes Autogroup is based in Wisconsin and owns dealerships in four Midwest states.
Buildings on the University of Mississippi’s Oxford, Mississippi campus, pictured April 12, 2008. Getty Images It was previously the subject of protests after a black customer said the N-word was printed on her service sticker when she went to get her oil changed at Kunes in February 2025.
Another customer complained earlier this year that a salesman sent her an apparently racist text message.
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