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Kayla Nicole is speaking out after fans accused her of shading ex-boyfriend Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift with her Halloween costume.<\/p>\n
The 34-year-old sports reporter went viral after sharing an Instagram Reel on Halloween dressed as singer Toni Braxton from her 2000 music video \u201cHe Wasn\u2019t Man Enough.\u201d Nicole captioned the post, \u201cShe\u2019s an icon. She\u2019s a legend. She\u2019s @tonibraxton circa 2000. #Halloween25.\u201d<\/p>\n
The video, which has been viewed more than 5.3 million times on TikTok<\/a>, quickly sparked speculation that the look referenced her past relationship with the Kansas City Chiefs star, who became engaged to pop singer Swift in August, according to Sporting News<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Braxton-inspired look, based on a song about a woman warning another about a man who \u201cwasn\u2019t man enough,\u201d led some fans to believe Nicole was sending a pointed message.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever met anyone more obsessed with their ex,\u201d one user commented. Another wrote, \u201cSalty af \ud83e\udd23 But makes for good content, right?\u201d<\/p>\n Others praised her costume and aimed their criticism at Swift.<\/p>\n \u201cTaylor Swift has been a public figure long enough to know the scale of bullying she would subject Kayla too with those Opalite lyrics. Just disgusting behavior on her part,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cHer body is INSANE!!!,\u201d a fan said.<\/p>\n \u201cKayla Nicole is exactly who she thinks she is,\u201d another person said.<\/p>\n But Nicole later clarified that the look wasn\u2019t a jab at her ex. On the Nov. 3 episode of her podcast \u201cThe Pre-Game With Kayla Nicole,\u201d<\/a> she explained that her inspiration came from a childhood memory, not Kelce or Swift.<\/p>\n \u201cHer mom was playing this song, playing at the top of her lungs,\u201d Nicole said, recalling a moment with her childhood best friend. \u201cIt was just like an ah-hah moment that, \u2018Wow, white people listen to Black people music as well.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n This is not the first time Nicole has been drawn into Swift-related speculation.<\/p>\n In October, after Swift released her song \u201cOpalite,\u201d fans suggested it referenced Nicole\u2019s past with Kelce<\/a>. Nicole responded by reposting a clip from America\u2019s Next Top Model of winner Eva Marcille saying, \u201cI don\u2019t compare myself to other girls… I\u2019m no comparison to anyone else,\u201d according to E! News.<\/p>\n Nicole and Kelce dated on and off from 2017 to 2022, with several public breakups and reconciliations, according to E! News<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a previous appearance on \u201cBehind the Likes,\u201d<\/a> she said she\u2019s moved on from dating professional athletes.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll never say never, but I fully, wholeheartedly believe that I am out of the athlete stage,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Despite the online drama, Nicole\u2019s Halloween look has inspired thousands of recreations across TikTok, some of which have even caught Toni Braxton\u2019s attention, as the singer commented on multiple fan videos of the viral dance.<\/p>\n This story was written with the assistance of AI.<\/i><\/p>\n Read the original article on cleveland.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n