Charlotte Flair trolls with apology for saying ‘something on-air that was not true'
Last week's promo battle on SmackDown between Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton went completely off the rails with a fascinating combination of loud boos, squeaky voices, divorce records, and Ludwig Kaiser allegedly in Flair's DMs. The rumor mill has since indicated that both women went off script and had backstage heat over what happened, to varying degrees.
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With all of that in mind, Flair went on social media a short while ago to apologize for saying something that was not true on air after her personal issues were brought up. But no, she wasn't walking back her claim that Ludwig Kaiser is in her DMs.
'After being blindsided by my personal trauma on live television, my character said something on-air that was not true, and I'd like to take this opportunity to clear the air. I should have NEVER called the Chicago fans smart. I sincerely apologize.'
After being a troll herself, Charlotte then fed a troll who made fun of her looks.
I guess this is all just another day in the life of The Queen.
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