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Donna Kelce has publicly rejected claims linking her sonTravis Kelce to a series of resurfaced social media posts containing derogatory comments about women as the allegations have drawn renewed attention to the Kansas City Chiefs tight end.
His online history is under scrutiny once again, prompting his mother to challenge the account's authenticity as the posts reportedly appeared between 2009 and 2011 on an X.com (formerly Twitter) account identified as “@tkelce.”
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From before Travis entered the NFL, Donna was tagged in some of the deleted messages, which criticized women's appearances and body types in language that has since attracted scrutiny.
One alleged tweet stated, “As a man, You have something wrong with you if your going for girls that weigh more then you.”
Another reportedly asked, “Why can’t girls hide they backfat? That s**t nasty.”
A third described judging strangers based on whether they were considered “ugly” or attractive, “Haha I just caught myself judging every person that walked past me, whether they were ugly, fat, funny looking, sexy haha I’m trippin.”
Now his 74-year-old mother responded emphatically, distancing both herself and her son from the account as Donna said, “Not Travis’ handle and not his account!!”.
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The controversy recalls Travis' own comments about his social media history from his college days during an episode of his New Heights podcast, which he hosts with his brother Jason.
The 37-year-old three-time Super Bowl champion acknowledged trying to remove older posts, even though he felt some offered a less serious picture of his younger self.
“Sure enough, it came surface level and everybody f**king dove into 2011, what a f**king year that was,” Travis said. “What was I even f**king doing in some of these tweets?”
On the field, the Chiefs strengthened their unbeaten start with a commanding 22-6 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, improving to 5-0 while leaving their division rivals still searching for their first win.
Running back Kenneth Walker led the way with 128 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including a 33-yard score that extended Kansas City's early advantage whilst Xavier Worthy contributed seven receptions for 73 yards.
Kelce added five catches for 53 yards despite briefly leaving the game with an ankle injury as the Chargers struggled offensively throughout the contest against a stern Chiefs defense.
Justin Herbert threw for 204 yards and an interception, while Los Angeles managed only 259 total yards and allowed multiple sacks as the Chargers briefly threatened to rally in the second half but settled for a field goal after failing to convert inside the 15-yard line.
Kansas City also overcame its own mistakes, including missed kicks by Harrison Butker and difficulties in short-yardage situations to maintain their perfect record ahead of a Week 7 game with the Seattle Seahawks.