News Chrissy Teigen Apologized for a "Tone Deaf" and "Icky" Joke About Her Mom "I'm sorry and I will do better." By Kimberly Truong Kimberly Truong Kim Truong is a writer focusing on news, entertainment, and culture. She is a graduate of Fordham University. Her work has appeared on The Cut, Self, Refinery29, and BBC America. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on November 8, 2019 @ 10:00AM Pin Share Tweet Email Chrissy Teigen has apologized for making what she admitted was a "tone deaf" and "icky joke" about her mom. On Wednesday, the model and cookbook author tweeted, "my mom treats her air pods like they're disposable. buys a few a month. she says they would be easier to not lose if they had....a cord." Though it was meant as a joke, some people thought Teigen was unnecessarily flaunting her wealth. After seeing the uproar in her Twitter mentions, Teigen apologized, writing, "Oh man I haven’t checked my mentions for a bit and I didn’t realize how many people were super pissed off about this. It was meant as a joke (and exaggeration) about how my mom doesn’t realize air pods [with cords are headphones] but it came across as super tone deaf and icky." She continued: "I promise I will not always say the right thing in the right way but I also promise I hate disappointing or pissing you guys off. I’m sorry and I will do better to not be such an asshole." Chrissy Teigen Shared Her Thoughts on Donald Trump's Tweet About Her She also responded to some fans directly, writing in one reply, "I don’t ever forget people are struggling. All I can do is tangible things to help make a difference outside the twitter world. It definitely showed that I’m a bit removed and I will do better as best I can." As tone deaf as the joke may have read, it looks like Teigen is taking responsibility and offering a thoughtful apology.