{"id":60594,"date":"2026-08-11T12:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T11:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=60594"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T11:33:09","slug":"shawn-posts-grovelling-apology-statement-after-vile-behaviour-towards-nikki-on-mafs-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/08\/11\/shawn-posts-grovelling-apology-statement-after-vile-behaviour-towards-nikki-on-mafs-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Shawn posts grovelling apology statement after vile behaviour towards Nikki on MAFS USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shawn Best has released a lengthy apology statement after his shocking behaviour towards wife Nikki Jefferson on MAFS USA.<\/p>\n<p>During the experiment, Shawn asked Nikki to perform a sexual act which she didn&#8217;t feel comfortable doing. Nikki then pushed back and told him that she was &#8220;caught off guard, you said something to the effect of it&#8217;s a wifely duty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shawn then backtracked and gaslit Nikki into believing he&#8217;d never said anything like that, instead of recognising why she&#8217;d felt so uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s since posted a statement on Instagram apologising for how he reacted towards her, admitting that it was his &#8220;wrongdoing&#8221; and that he is &#8220;truly sorry to my wife.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db3aSIqFHA9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db3aSIqFHA9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Dr. Shawn Best (@drshawnbest)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nHe acknowledged that he &#8220;gaslit&#8221; Nikki, stating: &#8221;\u00a0I said words, tried to backtrack, and did not own up to what I said. I was BIG wrong. This kind of behavior can be triggering for many people who have been put in a pressured position to \u2018please\u2019 their partner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hundreds of people have expressed to me how they\u2019ve felt this way with past or current partners, and the collateral damage has multiple ripples and traumatic impacts that can stunt relationship growth. This may happen, but I have to own that I caused that discomfort and I will turn in a new direction for more ownership behavior going forward. Wait until your partner is ready.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;I will apologize a million times in a million different ways. I\u2019m really in my feelings today, because I am realizing how many ways that I can hurt someone with one sentence. Literally the hurt I caused could be in 10 different directions that show up tomorrow and the next day. And, I\u2019ll apologize again and again and make the correction again and again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I add tools, I practice, I come back stronger and better. And to my brothers. Mistakes will happen\u2026 so that\u2019s not the issue. Just apologize. Not \u2018I\u2019m sorry you feel this way\u2019\u2026 that\u2019s not an apology. Just. 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