Aussie influencer who laughed about killing two cats as a child claims the story has been ‘twisted’

Sydney influencer Emma Claiir has attempted to distance herself from the controversial comments she recently made about killing two cats as a child. 

Claiir, 28, was dropped by multiple sponsors last week after she after she admitted to two incidents of historic animal cruelty on an episode of her podcast Simply Chaotic.

Despite previously posting a grovelling apology for her actions, Claiir has now changed her tune by claiming her story had been ‘twisted’. 

Returning to Instagram after almost a week of silence on Wednesday, Claiir responded to a female fan who expressed their concern for her wellbeing. 

‘Thank you so much but honestly it’s gonna take a lot more than a twisted manipulated story to make me disappear,’ the Instagram model wrote. 

Sydney influencer Emma Claiire, 28, (pictured) has attempted to distance herself from the controversial comments she recently made about killing two cats as a child  

‘Plus look at my little man how can anything else even matter when he is so perfect,’ she responded, referring to a photo of herself posing with husband Aaron and their newborn son Jett-Jones. 

It’s unclear what exactly Claiir believes has been ‘manipulated’, given that she freely apologised for her remarks about killing a cat in a grovelling statement last week. 

After initially brushing off the comments as a ‘light humour’, Claiire shared a second apology in which she acknowledged the severity of her actions. 

Despite previously posting a grovelling apology for her actions, Claiir has now changed her tune by claiming her story had been ‘twisted’ in this comment responding to a concerned fan 

‘Thank you so much but honestly it’s gonna take a lot more than a twisted manipulated story to make me disappear. Plus look at my little man how can anything else even matter when he is so perfect,’ she wrote, referring to photo of herself posing with husband Aaron and their newborn son Jett-Jones (all pictured) 

Claiir had shared the bizarre confession last week on her podcast after she was asked by her co-host Kristy Jean to tell a personal secret.

The mother of one left Jean stunned by admitting: ‘I killed my cat.’

Chuckling awkwardly, Claiir continued: ‘I didn’t mean to… I was young, I was a child.

‘I was swinging my cat around. Like, I was thinking it was just a stuffed toy. And I accidentally let go of it.’

Claiir had shared the bizarre confession last week on her podcast after she was asked by her co-host Kristy Jean to tell a personal secret 

Claiir clarified the animal died ‘from the fright’, rather than because of any injuries from being hurtled across the room.

After sharing a laugh with her co-host, Claiir added:  ‘I just want to say, I’m giggling about it now, but this happened years and years and years [ago].

‘And, like, I was a f**king little child.’ 

Incredibly, Claiir went on to admit she ‘also killed her best friend’s cat’ by accident.

‘I was swinging my cat around. Like, I was thinking it was just a stuffed toy. And I accidentally let go of it,’ she said of the incident when she killed her family cat

Claiir, who now owns a sausage dog named Douglas, has since received furious backlash online from her own fans.

As the controversy erupted, she was also dropped as an ambassador for makeup brand MCoBeauty and vegan makeup company Lust Minerals.

Fashion retailers Glassons and Princess Polly also distanced themselves from Claiir and said they would not be partnering with her in future campaigns, according to screenshots  obtained by ‘snark’ account Influencer Updates AU.

Claiir was dropped as an ambassador for makeup brand MCoBeauty as the controversy erupted

Fashion retailers Glassons and Princess Polly also distanced themselves from Claiir, according to screenshots obtained by ‘snark’ account Influencer Updates AU (pictured)  

Claiir had initially doubled down on her podcast confession, saying it was a ‘bit of light humour’ and that her critics should stop being so sensitive.

‘To the people offended by my story in today’s Simply Chaotic episode that I just shared… It happened 21 years ago. I was a small child… accidents happen and you all need to chill,’ she wrote in an Instagram post. 

‘I hope that you are not the same person you were at nine years old (I could have been younger,’ she added, before insisting she had been ‘the best mother to multiple cats’ since the accident.

The mother of one, now owns a sausage dog named Douglas (pictured), meanwhile received furious backlash online from her own fans 

Influencer Updates AU drew attention to Claiir’s alarming remarks last Wednesday, prompting further outcry.

‘What the? Not sure I would consider a conversation about killing two cats to be “a bit of light humour”,’ one follower commented. 

‘I wish I didn’t listen to that… that’s not humour in the slightest. That’s really traumatising,’ another agreed. 

Claiir initially doubled down on her podcast confession, telling her Instagram followers it was a ‘bit of light humour’ and that her critics should stop being so sensitive 

Someone else added: ‘I would’ve expected it as a two-year-old or below as accidental, but at nine?’ 

However, several users defended Claiir, with one writing: ‘How are people offended by this? She made a mistake as a young child.’

‘Pretty horrific, but kids are rough, and as a parent I could imagine a kid doing that,’ another supporter wrote.

Just hours after her post downplaying the backlash, Claiir issued a statement apologising for making a joke out of animal abuse.

Just hours after her post downplaying the backlash, Claiir issued a statement apologising for making a joke out of animal abuse 

‘I am well aware that the story was not light humour and in fact very serious,’ she wrote in a lengthy post. 

‘It was not intended to come across the way that it did as it was simply just a story from the past about an accident [when I was] a little kid, but I can see how it has come across like that,’ she added.

Claiir said she had ‘taken time to think about my actions’ and concluded it was ‘not something [she was] proud of’, as the incident impacted her entire family. 

She stressed she had definitely ‘grown up’ and had been a loving owner of ‘multiple cats and dogs’ as an adult.

‘Again I deeply apologise for those affected by an accident that happened in the past and I hope we can leave it there,’ she concluded.  

Claiir said she had ‘taken time to think about my actions’ and concluded it was ‘not something [she was] proud of’, as the incident impacted her entire family