An Ole Miss student caught on camera making racist monkey noises and gestures outside of an apartment shared by three black students admitted to the heinous behavior Tuesday – as her father’s Wisconsin car dealership came under fire.
“To the women I offended and to the Ole Miss community, I sincerely apologize,” 18-year-old Alaina Kunes, who was one of three students seen in the disturbing viral video, wrote in a statement given to CBS 58 News.
“Before the incident on November 6, I never met the women involved and was unaware of their race. However, I recognize my actions were insensitive, inappropriate, and deeply harmful.
“I would have never intentionally made those noises or gestures toward a person of color,” the coed claimed, and added that she had personally apologized to the insulted women.
“I pray they will forgive me.”
Kunes – whose father, Scott Kunes, is the former COO of the Wisconsin-based Kunes Auto Group – wrote that she and her family have received dєatᩚh threats and faced harassment ever since she was identified online as one of the video subjects.
Kunes Auto Group owns some 50 dealerships across four Midwestern states.
It was previously the subject of protests after a black customer said the N-word was printed on her service sticker when she went to get her oil changed at a Wisconsin Kunes location in February 2025.
Earlier this year, another Kunes customer reportedly complained that a salesman sent her a racist text message featuring a photo of a dancing ape wearing a bathing suit.
In both of those incidents, the “Kunes Auto Group immediately terminated the employees involved and publicly stated that the conduct was unacceptable and against its values,” according to a spokesperson for the company.
Scott Kunes left the company in February, the spokesperson confirmed to The Post.
Alaina Kunes “has no employment, ownership, or professional affiliation” with the company, they added.
Officials at Ole Miss announced on Monday that they were launching an investigation into the sickening ring-doorbell-camera footage, which has racked up more than 12 smillion views since it was shared on TikTok by student Jakiyra Metcalf over the weekend.
The clip, time-stamped Nov. 6, 2026, at approximately 8:37 p.m., shows two women beating their chests and making monkey noises toward the camera, before bursting into laughter as they walk away. A third woman with them is then seen glancing at the door as she silently walks past.
Kunes is the only one out of the trio that has publicly confirmed her involvement in the disgusting scene.
Her lawyer, Thomas Gardiner, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
