Video taking off 23x its usual first day

Ole Miss student Alaina Kunes withdraws after doorbell video, TMZ reports

TMZ says Kunes left voluntarily, rather than being suspended or expelled, following footage of racist gestures outside Black students' apartment.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 182,896 views a day, 23 times a normal first day on this channel (7,996).

Ole Miss Student Alaina Kunes Withdraws From School After Viral Doorbell Cam Video

Alaina Kunes was not suspended or expelled from Ole Miss, according to TMZ. The student voluntarily withdrew after doorbell-camera footage showed her among young women making monkey noises and gestures outside an apartment occupied by Black students.

TMZ reports that Kunes left the University of Mississippi in response to harassment from other students and the local community. Its presenter says the withdrawal leaves open the possibility of her returning next semester. That is a distinction between a voluntary departure and a disciplinary removal, not an announcement that she will return.

The report also summarizes Kunes's public apology. She denied that the incident was an intentional racial attack and said she did not know people of color lived in the apartment.

The Short drew an estimated 183,000 views in its first day, roughly twenty-three times TMZ's usual start for that format. A separate TMZ upload, "Ole Miss Ring Scandal Gets Worse," also drew an unusually fast start, covering a fundraiser established for one of the students involved in the footage.

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