Kelly Stafford Issues Apology after Calling Michigan a ‘Dictatorship’

Kelly Stafford, wife of longtime Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, apologized on Thursday after calling Michigan a “dictatorship” in response to news of the state’s new Covid-19 restrictions.

She took to Instagram to explain:

“should never have used the word ‘dictatorship,’ ” Kelly Stafford wrote Thursday in an Instagram post. “i got caught up in the heat of the moment, that is my fault. i don’t know the answer and i won’t pretend to. i care about the people who are losing their lives or battling this.. and also the medical staff who care for them. and it is hard knowing these local business owners and watching them struggle and having to lay off their employees, not knowing how they are gonna make it. so i’m sorry. i let my emotions get the best of me. i love michigan and the people here.. don’t get that twisted in this This place was my rock during my tough times. and i wish there was an answer that pleased everyone but we know that is definitely not the case.”

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Stafford’s post came only a few hours after her initial rant, in which she blasted the state’s crackdown amid a surge in cases.

She must have immediately felt regret with her choice of words.  Stafford also offered an apology in her Instagram story following the backlash.

“Alright, y’all, here’s what I do best: Coming back to apologize, after I read some of your things and I get grounded a little bit,” Stafford said. “I’m really sorry. I was in the heat of the moment. I have a friend losing her business. It’s just getting to me a little bit, so I apologize for calling it a dictatorship — probably a not so smart use of words. But yeah, I just want it to work for everybody, and I know it’s not going to work for everybody, and it just kills me to see people suffer a financial burden from losing their business, and also from getting sick. But I don’t know — I apologize.”