CNN Press Reporter Kaitlan Collins Excuses Gay Slurs in Resurfaced Tweets

CNN Press Reporter Kaitlan Collins Excuses Gay Slurs in Resurfaced Tweets

CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins has actually excused utilizing gay slurs in tweets that resurfaced Sunday.

In the tweets, from 2011, Collins utilized the word \"fag\" in reaction to another tweet as well as likewise tweeted to one more individual that she really did not recognize \"if I wan na room with a lesbian.\"

Collins tweeted Sunday night that the messages were sent while she remained in university and that she was sorry for being \"immature.\"

\" When I remained in college, I made use of oblivious language in a couple of tweets to my friends,\" Collins tweeted.\" It was premature but it doesn't represent the means I feel at all. I regret it and also say sorry.\"

Collins joined CNN in June 2017, covering the White Home, after operating at Tucker Carlson's conservative internet site The Daily Caller.

Collins' apology followed Log Cabin Republicans, which defines itself as \"the nation's biggest Republican company dedicated to representing LGBT traditionalists as well as allies,\" as well as others posted about the old tweets on Twitter on Sunday, and also the conservative political information outlet Washington Inspector reported on the initial tweets.

Past tweets reveal @CNN press reporter @kaitlancollins called people \"fag\" as well as was unpleasant around lesbians.