Overview
- Donna Kelce wrote on X that the handle shown in the circulated screenshots was “not Travis’ handle and not his account” in a post made on Saturday, Oct. 17.
- Screenshots of now‑deleted posts attributed to the @tkelce account from 2009–2011 have circulated again after Travis Kelce liked a video of Shane Gillis’ controversial SNL routine.
- The New York Times reported in 2023 that Snopes had verified similar old tweets, but recent outlets such as BuzzFeed said they could not independently confirm the current screenshots.
- The alleged posts include insulting comments about women’s bodies, cheerleaders and an ableist slur, and those messages are the basis of the current public dispute over authorship and intent.
- Travis Kelce has not issued a new statement and his representatives were not immediately available for comment, leaving verification, reputational fallout and further public scrutiny as the next developments to watch.