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Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings Faces Backlash for Not Wearing a Mask While Shopping: It’s ‘Brave’

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Kerri Walsh Jennings isn’t backing down after drawing backlash for her controversial remarks about wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.On Sunday, September 6, the 42-year-old Olympian penned a lengthy Instagram statement about defending her individual rights alongside a quote from poet Ralph Waldo Emerson.

The beach volleyball star — who’s hoping to return to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 — said that while her words might “upset some people,” she didn’t want to “hurt or disrespect” her followers.“I am working my way through these curious times that have me questioning everything,” she wrote on Sunday. “I am wanting to lead & stand for my beliefs WITHOUT upsetting people but, per usual when one takes a stand, this is unlikely. … I am.

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