Pelosi Salon Visit Controversy Forces Owner to Close Shop
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's salon visit controversy has forced the owner of the eSalon to close a business in a city she has called home for 15 years.
Erica Kious said on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" that she is done with San Francisco.
According to Fox News, she is closing her business after attracting tons of negativity following Pelosi's visit.
The controversy started when Kious released a video of Pelosi getting a hair wash and a blowout at her salon when salons were still supposed to be closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also, making the Pelosi salon visit controversial was that the video also showed the speaker walking around the salon without donning a face mask.
The video sparked accusations of hypocrisy against the speaker, who frequently calls for the COVID-19 pandemic to be taken seriously.
Pelosi responded by accusing Kious of setting her up, an allegation that the speaker's hairdresser backed up, according to a report on the New York Post.
Kious, whose salon rents out chairs to independent hairstylists, denied Pelosi's allegation.
She said that she had no intention nor had any political reasons for leaking the video of the speaker's visit to her salon.
She told show host Tucker Carlson that she is being attacked for exposing the Pelosi salon visit.
According to Kious, a lot of negativity was directed towards her business. Negative messages were sent via her Yelp reviews, text messages, emails, and phone calls. All had one message that they all hope she would go under and that she fails.
The negative messages, Kious said, made her scared to go back and that it was sad because she has been living in San Francisco for the past 15 years.
Amidst the negativity sparked by the controversy, Kious said that she is grateful that she has also received positive messages from supporters.
Among the support that Kious is getting is a crowdfunding effort set up by a friend and her family, which has gathered more than its target of $300,000, as stated in a CBS News report.
In a thank you letter, Kious wrote that she wished she could personally thank each person to give her their support amidst the Pelosi salon visit controversy.
Kious said she is grateful for the prayers sent her way, encouraging words, and especially the financial support at a time when many are also struggling to make ends meet due to the COVID-19.
Besides thanking her supporters, she also thanked her family, daughters, and loving dad for standing by her side.
According to the GoFundMe page wherein the crowdfunding effort is being set up, all donations will be given to Kious to cover any debts incurred after she is forced to close her business.
The money will also be used toward expenses for relocation and reopening business in another area and put the Pelosi salon visit controversy behind her.
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