Donna Kelce has stepped forward to defend her son, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, as old social media posts attributed to the NFL tight end draw renewed attention. The controversy has raised questions about the authenticity of the messages and added fresh scrutiny to the athlete’s online activity. Donna rejected claims that the posts belonged to Travis, pushing back against allegations that have spread across social media. Her response comes amid separate criticism surrounding Travis’s reported interaction with a controversial comedy clip, placing the football star at the centre of another online debate.
Donna Kelce challenges claims about Travis Kelce’s old tweets
Donna, 74, addressed the issue on X on Saturday, October 17, after a fan shared screenshots of messages allegedly posted between 2009 and 2011. The posts, linked to an account named “tkelce”, reportedly included offensive comments about women’s appearances, cheerleaders and other people.One screenshot shows a tweet reading, “hahaha why cant girls hide they backfat? that ***** nasty!!!” Another reads, “I feel like if u wanna be a cheerleader you have to pass a beauty test…. there’s too many ugly cheerleaders out here smh.”Her response was direct. “Not Travis’ handle and not his account!!” she wrote, disputing the connection between her son and the messages.The statement puts the focus on a key question in the controversy: whether the account and its historical posts can be reliably linked to Travis. The messages date back more than a decade, long before his current status as one of the NFL’s most recognisable players.However, the claims have a documented history. The New York Times reported in 2023 that fact-checking website Snopes had independently verified the tweets. That earlier reporting adds context to the renewed debate, although Donna’s latest statement challenges the account’s association with her son.Travis, 37, has not publicly addressed the resurfaced posts. His silence leaves questions unanswered as fans continue to discuss the allegations and Donna’s defence.
Fans clash over Donna Kelce’s defence of her son
However, several users pushed back against her statement. One fan, lucy, wrote, “it’s his account lol YOU raised a misogynist deal with it”. Another user, Sam, posted, “Why lie? It’s literally his account. 💀😂”Jeff S Lanier questioned why Donna was defending her son, writing, “Those ARE his tweets. They were covered by several magazines years ago. And why are you battling for him? Does he need his mom to stick up for him at 37?“Or, is this a threat to the Marriage National Bank of Taylor Swift?”Another user, Liza, also challenged Donna’s denial, writing, “but Donna that screenshot was absolutely from Travis’s twitter, sorry to say. The tweets have been deleted now but he did tweet that about ugly cheerleaders, sorry 🤷♀️”The reaction was not entirely negative towards Donna. Some fans urged people to consider Travis’s age when the alleged messages appeared.One user, SugarSkull3192, defended the NFL star, writing, “You people are insane. Leave his mother alone. He said that stuff in high school/college. Just because someone said something stupid they thought was funny when they were young doesn’t mean they agree with it now or continue to think that way their whole life”Other comments were more critical. One user, Book lover, wrote, “Donna, lying to protect the misogynistic piss of shit you have as a son is not cute, maybe if you had call him out about his bs he wouldn’t be like that. You are clearly the definition of a boy mom”Another fan, eme, commented, “Boy moms never beating the allegations”The debate highlights a clear divide among fans, with some calling for accountability and others arguing that old remarks should be viewed in the context of a person’s age at the time.