TikToker Avery Woods apologizes for controversial Jesus joke but Internet says she’s ‘flat out gross’

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Avery Woods, a former nurse-turned-influencer, is under fire online after she reportedly made a joke about Jesus Christ on her podcast.

The 29-year-old woman made the alleged offensive remark during the February 10 episode of her podcast ‘CHEERS! with Avery Woods’ while having a discussion with ‘Too Hot to Handle’ star Harry Jowsey.

Avery Woods' controversial remark on her podcast

During the conversation, Avery Woods discussed women who send her hate messages and comments but add Bible verses in their Instagram bios.

"I’ve never been religious, but all my haters would say, ‘you’re a fat, ugly mom,’ but then in their bios, it’s like ‘Psalms 369, blessed mommy of four,'" she told Jowsey.

In response, Jowsey said, “Jesus is going to spank you, lady, if you keep it up."

Woods then made a profane and objectionable remark, perhaps intending as a joke but it sparked a controversy.

Avery Woods faces severe backlash over 'gross' joke

Avery Woods' remark didn't sit well with many listeners, and the backlash was swift. 

An X user tweeted, “That avery woods podcast episode with harry jowsey was so disappointing and weird.”

A second user wrote, “Avery woods is literally an insane human being…what an awful thing to say or even think you i feel sick.”

Another commented, “Mind you I had no idea who she was until she made these weirdo disgusting a** remarks, get help avery woods!!!”

“Avery Woods is just flat out gross #averywoods,” a comment read.

Avery Woods issues apology, says episode was ‘scripted’

Faced with backlash for her controversial remark, Avery Woods, mother-of-two, then issued an apology on TikTok. She shared, “This is one of those things where I never ever want to offend people and their beliefs.”

“First of all, I just want to say, my podcast is a comedy podcast and there are jokes that I should not make that cross lines, and I made a joke that crossed a line,” Woods added.

She further mentioned that “the episode that I did with Harry was scripted". 

"These were questions that were written by producers. I probably should have spoken up a bit and maybe dimmed it down a bit," she explained.

Woods, however, asserted that she was "so sorry" for what she said.

"I shouldn’t have said anything like that. I need to remember that my sarcasm and my comedy is not going to be the same as other people’s… Please block me if you don’t like what you see," she added.

Avery Woods’ apology fails to convince Internet

But people online were not ready to forgive her as one Redditor posted, “I feel like her apology was half a****, and just did it to cover her a**. She's such a terrible person and continues to get away with it, including making jokes about rp and throwing shade against religion, on the same podcast she had her step daughters on. She is and always will be fake.”

“I just went and watch like a minute. She can’t even look at the camera nor does she even have anything to say. I feel like her apology wasn’t even an apology?” another Redditor shared.

A comment read, “She was playing the ‘I didn’t mean it’ card 🙄 like please, you knew EXACTLY what you were doing and I bet your a** she wasn’t going to apologize but since she’s losing followers she hopped on & posted this half a** apology.”

A user said, “She knew exactly what she was doing-you are right about that!”

A person added, “Here comes the Avery Woods crying apology tour. She is the worst. The only thing about her that gives me peace is she consistently shows how s****y of a person she is all on her own.”

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