Christie Brinkleyis speaking her truth.
Christie also shared several shots of her in the hospital with her arm wrapped in a cast, as well as three photos of her X-rays, proving that she underwent surgery and had a plate and screws inserted to repair her shattered arm.
The final photo saw a cringeworthy, post-op snap of Christie’s bruised wrist sitting on blood-stained gauze.
“It goes against my better judgement [sic] to acknowledge haters and conspiracy theorists but because this involves my precious daughter I’m setting the record straight,” Christie wrote, referencing daughterSailor Brinkley-Cook, whoreplaced her on the show.
“It’s sad that we live in a time where the truth is not as scintillating as hurtful lies,” she continued. “If it was just me I would have let this roll right off my back, but on #nationaldaughtersday I feel it’s the perfect opportunity to stand up for truth.”
Christie then went on to praise her daughter, 21, for stepping in last minute, despiteSailor’s initial hesitance to do so.
“Thank you for being such an amazing daughter @sailorbrinkleycook for overcoming your fears to step in I’m so proud of you !” she wrote, before joking, “But I STILL want my favorite jeans back !”
A rep for Williams did not immediately reply to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Four days before theDWTSseason 28 premiere on Sept. 16, Christie was in dance rehearsals with partnerVal Chmerkovskiywhen she tripped over his foot andbroke her arm “into a thousand little pieces.”
“Let me tell you what I see. I don’t see a wrist and a shoulder being fractured. But that was real cute,” she said during the season 11 premiere of her talk show. “Here’s my thought:Dancing with the Starscalled Christie Brinkley … and she said yes.”
“After she got off the phone, that’s when she plotted her schedule,” Williams continued. “In my opinion, I think what Christie did was she signed up forDancing with the Starsknowing that she’d put her daughter Sailor in there.”
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Since her remarks, Christie adamantly denied Williams’ theory in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.
“I’m totally shocked because I have been there forWendy Williams. That is so weird,” she said, bursting into tears. “I have to give her a call … I’m really stunned.”
The model recounted the moment her mom told her about the injury, which made her unable to perform in the ABC dance competition series.
“Getting that call from my mom when I was still out in the Hamptons. She was sobbing, crying, she was so disappointed that she couldn’t do it anymore,” Sailor said. “She wasn’t even crying because she was hurt. She was like, ‘I’m gonna let down Val and I’m not gonna be able to keep going withDancing with the Stars.’ And I was like, ‘No mom,’ and I had to comfort her in that and be like, ‘But you had your experience just let that go, you know you had such a great time. No one is disappointed in you.'”
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Sailor alsospoke out about Williams’ remarksafter she earned a score of 18/30 onMonday night’s episodeofDWTSand revealed that she was laughing through all of the drama.
“I mean like, whoever spews hatred needs more love. So love you Wendy!” she told reporters backstage.
“I was super proud of her especially cause she really stood her ground,” Sailor said of how her mom defended herself. “She spoke the truth and Wendy has really supported her through a lot of crazy stuff and for her to come out and say something negative about this situation really was shocking. Like I was like, ‘Really?'”
source: people.com
