Ariana Biermann and Hudson McLeroy's Comment War: Inside That Public Apology Drama

Hudson McLeroy spent his October 21 birthday doing two things in one Instagram post: apologizing to ex Ariana Biermann and defending her family from online comments. He addressed everything from Kim Zolciak’s divorce to the charges against Ariana’s brother KJ. It was a lot for one caption, but he went there.

Ariana responded in the comments, writing that there was“so much to say publicly, yet nothing to say privately,”and adding“weird”for good measure. Hudson fired back quickly, calling her comment“slick”and saying it made her look like“even more of an ass.”The exchange landed roughly a year after the pair announced their October 2025 breakup, which came right after they moved into a New York City apartment together while filming Next Gen NYC.

So now the internet gets to debate the eternal question: can a public apology actually count? Or does the audience factor ruin it? Ariana clearly has thoughts, and Hudson clearly has receipts.

What do you think, is a public apology ever acceptable, or should it always be private? Sound off in the comments.