Jessica Alba Removes Halloween Photos After Criticism

Jessica Alba removed Instagram photos of her Halloween costume portraying figure skater Nancy Kerrigan after the images drew criticism online. The photos showed Alba with a bloodied-looking bandage around her knee beside a friend dressed as Kerrigan’s former rival, Tonya Harding, holding a baseball bat. Alba has not publicly explained why she took the images down, and the reason for their removal has not been confirmed. The costumes referenced the 1994 attack on Kerrigan, who was struck on the knee with a baton shortly before the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The incident forced her to withdraw from that event. The caption accompanying Alba’s post read, “Happy Halloween from Tonya and Nancy.” Some commenters described the portrayal as insensitive or immature and objected to turning a real assault into a costume. Others defended the outfits as a recognizable reference to a story that has been revisited in popular culture. The reactions were shared through social media comments and screenshots of the post; the extent of public criticism is not independently established. Alba wore the costume to a Halloween party hosted by Vas J. Morgan and Michael Braun in Los Angeles on...