Influencer apologises after backlash over ‘grossly inappropriate’ Lindsay Clancy post

Amanda Hirsch, an influencer and host of popular podcast Not Skinny But Not Fat, has issued an apology after receiving backlash for an Instagram post about the highly-publicised trial of Lindsay Clancy

Amanda, who boasts a following of over 935,000 on Instagram, ignited controversy on Friday with a paid partnership post in collaboration with online betting platform Polymarket.

The post referenced the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children. Earlier that day, the case had ended in a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict.

In the now-deleted post, Amanda wrote: “On Polymarket, it was predicted the verdict would be not guilty. Are you surprised? #Polymarketpartner.” 

Amanda’s followers quickly began to criticise the post

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The backlash was almost immediate, with users being quick to point out the insensitivity of combining the case with sponsored content. One Instagram commenter took to the comments directly to ask Amanda: “Why do you feel comfortable getting paid off the back of a tragedy?”

Another added: “Bidding on human life all for the money is disgraceful behaviour”

Amanda was quick to delete the post, but screenshots continued to circulate and the criticism only mounted. Fellow influencer Meredith Lynch even posted a TikTok directly addressing the controversy, calling the post “disgusting” and “calculated.”

Eventually, Amanda posted a statement on Instagram in which she apologised for her lack of judgement, saying:  “Posting about the Lindsay Clancy trial in the same breath as a brand partnership was completely insensitive, wrong, and out of character for me — I should have known better, and I feel sick that I didn’t see that in the moment.”

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She added that, as a mother, the case had “really affected her” and that she had become so consumed by the trial that she “didn’t stop to think about how grossly inappropriate it was to discuss something this tragic in that context.”

“I made a terrible judgment call and I feel so fucking awful about that,” She continued. “I know deleting it doesn’t erase it. Believe me, I’m horrified by the choice I made and please know this lapse in judgment does not represent who I am as a person. I am so deeply sorry.”

Some feel that the apology wasn’t good enough

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However, users have also criticised Amanda’s decision to disable the comments on her apology post, with one user commenting on another post to say: “A comments off apology – isn’t an apology”

Others have suggested that Amanda should donate her earnings from the post to a women’s mental health charity to truly demonstrate her remorse.

Polymarket has yet to comment on the controversy. The platform, which describes itself as “the world’s largest prediction market,” is based on allowing users to trade on the outcome of real-world events. 

Previously, it has prompted members to bet on other high-profile homicide cases, such as the trial of Tyler Robinson for the killing of US right-wing activist, Charlie Kirk.

Amanda Hirsch and Polymarket have been contacted for comment.

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