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Jessica Alba deletes Instagram photos of Halloween Kerrigan costume after backlash
Actress Jessica Alba dressed as figure skater Nancy Kerrigan for a Halloween party in Los Angeles, while her friend Kelly Sawyer dressed as Kerrigan’s rival Tonya Harding.
Alba wore a bloodied knee bandage, and Sawyer carried a baseball bat, referring to the 1994 attack on Kerrigan before the Winter Olympics.
Kerrigan was struck on the knee by an attacker, and Harding’s former husband was involved in planning the assault; Harding was never criminally convicted of involvement but was banned for life from U.S. figure skating.
Some people online called the costumes insensitive to Kerrigan’s experience, while others defended them as Halloween fun.
Alba deleted the photos from Instagram, though they remained on her Threads account.
Harding is scheduled to skate at a public event in Vancouver, Washington, on December 12.
Jessica Alba deleted Instagram photos of her Halloween costume depicting Nancy Kerrigan after the look drew criticism.
Alba wore a bloodied knee wrap, while her friend, identified by Yahoo as Kelly Sawyer, dressed as Tonya Harding and carried a bat.
The costumes referenced the 1994 attack on Kerrigan, who was struck on the knee before the Winter Olympics.
Some commenters called the costumes insensitive, while others defended them as Halloween fun.
The photos remained on Alba’s Threads account, according to Yahoo.
- Who
- Jessica Alba and a friend, identified by Yahoo as Kelly Sawyer, dressed as Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding.
- What
- Alba deleted the costume photos from Instagram after criticism. Yahoo reported that the photos remained on Threads.
- When
- The photos were shared on Sunday, November 1, 2026; Alba wore the costume at a Halloween party on October 31.
- Where
- The party was in Los Angeles. The photos were posted on Instagram and Threads.
- Why
- The costumes referenced the 1994 attack on Kerrigan and drew criticism from people who viewed them as insensitive.
Critics
Defenders
Taste of the costumes
Critics
Some said the costumes made light of a real person’s tragedy and called the look immature or insensitive.
Defenders
Some said the costumes were creative Halloween fun and that the criticism was an overreaction.
Nancy Kerrigan was struck on the knee in an attack before the Winter Olympics.
Alba wore the costume to a Halloween party in Los Angeles.
Alba shared photos of the costume on social media.
Reports said Alba had deleted the photos from Instagram; Yahoo said they remained on Threads.
- Costume
- Alba as Nancy Kerrigan; her friend as Tonya Harding
- Party theme
- Hockey Horror
- Party location
- Los Angeles
- Instagram post
- Shared November 1, 2026; later deleted
- Referenced incident
- 1994 attack on Kerrigan
- Kerrigan's Olympic result
- Silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics
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What people are saying
Happy Halloween from Tonya … and Nancy