Overview

• In a July 30 episode of The New York Times’ Popcast, Cain called her 2017–18 posts containing racist language and shock-value imagery “deeply shameful and embarrassing.”
• She explained that at 19 she was isolated with no friends or followers and posted incendiary content simply to attract any attention.
• Cain reaffirmed her July 9 Google Docs apology, taking full responsibility for her past remarks and rejecting excuses.
• She asserted that the screenshots were released as part of a coordinated transphobic campaign involving hacking and extensive digging by malicious actors.
• Cain pledged to atone through actions and focus on her upcoming second studio album, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You, due August 8.