Rachel Accurso, the children’s entertainer who uses the name Ms. Rachel, is asking for kindness for Olivia Munn, one day after Munn’s husband John Mulaney said she and their young children had received “violent and threatening comments and messages in her DMs.”
The comedian spoke out days after Munn told PEOPLE, in a story no longer on its website, that she didn’t allow most children’s shows, including Ms. Rachel’s popular educational one, in her home, because they “drive me crazy.”
“Please be kind to Olivia & her precious family! I don’t believe in hate, attacks or hurtful comments, Accurso wrote in a statement. “As I said in my first post, this isn’t about her. It was that I scroll & see stories that don’t matter while seeing that children’s immeasurable suffering is being ignored — it breaks me. Also I know some outlets would love to cover a feud between two women, but guess what? That doesn’t exist. Her and I have been in touch and we are both choosing kindness.”
In the caption, she wrote, “This isn’t happening but I also am not for canceling people who make mistakes. (She just shared an opinion which is fine.) We all make mistakes and struggle and misspeak and do beautiful, kind things because it’s hard to be a human. It’s really hard.”
Accurso referred to her initial reaction to Munn’s words, in which she called out the media for making it look like the two women were feuding, in a post that appears to have been deleted.
“WHO CARES?!” the children’s champion wrote under screenshots of stories about Munn’s comments. “I’d rather you cover me advocating for kids in Gaza who are literally starving, largest cohort of child amputees in modern history, thousands & thousands killed – no medical care, no education, no homes… do better!!!”
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And she made it clear then that she wasn’t upset at the Your Friends & Neighbors star.
“Not against her at all,” Accurso wrote, “and don’t care that she doesn’t want to watch the show — all my love to her and her family — disappointed in the outlets.”
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Munn had clarified her comments in an Instagram Story before Mulaney’s message: “To Ms. Rachel and her fans, I hear and respect the passion behind your support. I never anticipated the media would single out one small thing I said and distort it like they have. My comments were never meant to diminish the joy, comfort, and impact she brings to so many families. Every parent understands the importance of finding meaningful programming that helps us connect with our kids. I don’t want something taken out of context to be a moment that steals even a minute of joy for anyone.”
In addition to her children’s show, which focuses on educational topics including language development, Accurso is also known for speaking out about the rights of children.
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