Abbie Chatfield has apologized in a lengthy Instagram video after her boyfriend, Australian musician Keli Holiday, was denied re-entry to the United States during his North American tour. Holiday, whose real name is Adam Hyde, said he spent a full day detained at the Canadian border despite having what he described as the correct visa papers. Chatfield suggested a controversial video she posted last year could have played a role in the decision.

Abbie Chatfield apologizes after Keli Holiday’s US entry issue

News.com.au reported that Hyde shared the border issue on social media, writing, “Spent all day detained at the Canadian border and denied entry back into the US despite having the proper visa documentation in place. I’m still trying to get clarity on the situation myself.”Hyde did not give a reason for being refused entry. The case comes as Australians have watched tighter US entry checks under President Donald Trump, including plans to require travelers to provide 5 years of social media history to border officials.Chatfield addressed the issue a day later in a 10-minute Instagram statement. She said, “A video that I posted a year ago has come back to haunt me, essentially.”The 30-year-old said, “Since posting that video a year ago, I have done so much growing.”“I have done so much work to really understand the impact of my words and also understand that I need to f**king think before I speak.”

Keli Holiday denied US entry amid border scrutiny

The video at the center of the backlash was posted in July last year. In it, Chatfield appeared to refer to violence in the US while making a gun gesture with her fingers.“Americans, when are you going to do it?” she said.“Why is it not already done? Every day, there’s another [gun symbol] happening, right? Awful for your country, right? Awful, right? Why don’t we redirect this energy to something else, you know?”Social media users criticized the clip and accused her of hinting at harm toward Trump. Chatfield denied that.“People have said that I have called for the assassination of Trump. I do not want that to happen. I want to be clear. I do NOT believe that political assassinations are positive for anybody. In fact, when Charlie Kirk was assassinated, I said that.”She said the post was a failed joke about “incels” and public reaction to accused killer Luigi Mangione.“I never called for the assassination of [Trump]. This was a punchline that was meant to be about incels and the … Bizarre reaction to Luigi Mangione.”Chatfield said she now wants to use her national speaking tour to discuss difficult topics more carefully and avoid language that could cause harm.