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Updated 11:14 AM; Today 6:39 AM
By Anthony G. Attrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Police in Essex County, N.J., were called to the Mall at Short Hills after a Black woman recorded video on her phone of a white woman she says tried to attack her and chased her around a store.
In the video that went viral on social media, the white woman appears to take a swipe at someone until she notices shes being recorded.
Ijeoma Ukenta, 38, of Newark, says in the video that she started recording after the woman chased her around Victorias Secret. Ukenta, who is Black, later told police that the other woman tried to strike her.
She chased me around the store and tried to attack me twice, Ukenta says in one of several videos posted to Twitter and YouTube.
I didnt try to hit you. Please dont record me. Dont record me! the white woman pleads on the video, her outstretched palm shielding her face.
As Ukenta keeps recording, the other woman complains loudly to store employees that the recording of her violates her rights. Shes recorded my mental breakdown, the woman says after she drops to a squatting position.
More:
https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2021/07/police-called-to-mall-as-white-woman-is-filmed-chasing-black-woman-around-victorias-secret.html
The full Karen:
Still photos taken from the video, found at google images:
https://tinyurl.com/yvpcww7e
Judi Lynn
(160,501 posts)Abigail Elphick is the New Jersey woman dubbed the "Victoria's Secret Karen" after an incident caught on now-viral video at the Short Hills Mall.
Abigail Elphick is the New Jersey woman dubbed the Victorias Secret Karen. Video of an incident involving her at the Short Hills Mall has gone viral. The 25-year-old woman was seen on video charging at a Black woman, Ijeoma Ukenta, and then claiming to be the victim. Ukenta posted videos of the incident on TikTok and YouTube.
On Twitter, some people criticized the Millburn Police Department and mall security for not doing more to protect Ukenta. There were many egregious violations of your rights and overall well being by both Millburn Police Department and Short Hills Mall security. Abigail Elphick should have been arrested {and still needs to be arrested} and at the very least charged with assault & attempted larceny, wrote one Twitter user. Heavy has contacted Millburn police to get their response as well as the police reports, and both will be added to this story if they are received.
I was banned off Tik Tok however everyone else was allowed to tell my story. Im traumatized, Ukenta wrote on Twitter.
Heres what you need to know about Victorias Secret Karen Abigail Elphick:
1. Elphick Can Be Seen in the Videos Charging at Ukenta & Then Crying & Dropping to the Floor, Saying Get Her Away From Me & Asking Not to Be Recorded
More:
https://heavy.com/news/abigail-elphick-victoria-secret-karen/
world wide wally
(21,739 posts)orwell
(7,769 posts)...the whole thing is sad. I feel bad for both of them.
She is obviously not mentally well.
iwillalwayswonderwhy
(2,601 posts)She threatened Ukenta. As soon as Ukenta started recording, she realized she had gone too far. So she threw an overly dramatic fit thinking she could somehow convince bystanders that she was the one being threatened. It worked on some, one woman told Ukenta to put the phone down. I dont think she is crazy. I think it was calculated. When she pretended to collapse, no one came to assist her. Finally, she claims Ukenta was recording her mental breakdown. Her staged mental breakdown to somehow get her out of trouble. Panic attacks arent generally that vocal, and again, bystanders didnt seem concerned about her health.
tulipsandroses
(5,122 posts)This is probably how she is used to behaving. Manipulating and getting her way.
Could she have a mental health issue? YES. Can she be manipulating the situation? YES
Both things can be true at the same time.
People with mental health issues are not above being manipulative.
Borderline personality disorder - people with BPD can be very manipulative.
I don't know that she does, but calling the police to say someone is threatening you, when you are the one thats being aggressive - yeah, manipulative.
Warpy
(111,222 posts)Karen had a total meltdown. Karen obviously needs some serious help.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Geechie
(862 posts)[link:https://www.cjr.org/analysis/capital-b-black-styleguide.php|]
"For many people, Black reflects a shared sense of identity and community. White carries a different set of meanings; capitalizing the word in this context risks following the lead of white supremacists."
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Geechie
(862 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,699 posts)IronLionZion
(45,403 posts)dangerous criminal if she er wasn't.
Record every Karen. Especially if she finds it brutally oppressive.
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BigmanPigman
(51,582 posts)She wanted attention and her "close up" bit when she got it she did 't like it. She's no Gloria Swanson, or Meryl Streep for that matter. Karen's overacting sucked!!
3Hotdogs
(12,358 posts)Now that's a fukin' classic sentence.
"I just came to get my free panties. Got a coupon in the mail." Another classic quote from the video.
My favorite... because it is true... "When the law gets here, who they gonna believe? Her white ass or my black ass."