Ole Miss Student Receives Shocking Death Threats Despite Apology for Making Viral Racist Gestures

One of the Ole Miss students who appeared to be making racist noises and gestures outside the apartment of Black residents is being inundated with death threats.

In one voicemail obtained by TMZ and published Thursday, November 12, a person can be heard threatening Alaina Kunes‘ father, Scott Kunes, by leaving a message saying they intended to harm his daughter.

“Scott, I’m gonna hang your daughter,” the person can be heard saying. “I messaged you and emailed you. I’m gonna hang the [expletive], so if you’re listening — because the phone line is still on — I’m going to hang that [expletive] when I see her.”

The person on the voicemail claimed to live in Mississippi and attend the University of Mississippi, adding: “You best not send your daughter back to that school.”

“That’s your best bet right now,” the person stated. “I’m going to take one for the team and hang that [expletive]. That’s what I’m going to do. Alaina Kunes, Scott Kunes: Alaina will be hung Monday morning — guaranteed. If you send her to school, she will be hung from the nearest tree.”

Sources told the outlet there are hundreds of other similar messages.

Fellow student Jakiyra Metcalf posted a TikTok video last week that went viral. In the footage, three women were seen walking past the door, with two of them appearing to make monkey-like noises and gestures into the camera as they passed.

In a statement to Action News 5, Alaina identified herself as one of the students involved and admitted her behavior was “insensitive, inappropriate, and deeply harmful.” She told ABC 24 that before the incident, she had “never met the women involved and was unaware of their race.”

Metcalf, 18, and her roommates appeared on CBS Mornings on Wednesday, November 11, to speak out about the incident.

While the group explained how Kunes — who has since withdrawn from the university — apologized, they said the other woman in the video “continued to make the gestures after the girl was apologizing,” adding: “It was like a slap in the face.”

“Throughout this week, Alaina and her family have faced intense harassment and threats of violence,” a spokesperson for Alaina told TMZ.

“At the same time, they are deeply troubled by fake fundraising campaigns circulating online about this incident, as well as the vitriol directed at Jakiyra [and roommates] Victoria G. Johnson and Kaiyden Caldwell,” the spokesperson continued. “Alaina hopes that the hate and hostility will cease and that the Ole Miss community can begin to heal and move forward in unity and peace.”