# Blonde Ole Miss student who stood by friend hurling racial taunts has fundraiser set up for her: ‘She’s done nothing wrong!’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/blonde-ole-miss-student-who-stood-by-friend-hurling-racial-taunts-has-fundraiser-set-up-for-her-shes-done-nothing-wrong/
- Published: 2026-11-12T01:09:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T01:22:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16285043/ole-miss-student-racial-taunts-fundraiser.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A fundraiser for Lauren Mayfield has passed $42,000.
- She was identified in footage outside Black students’ apartment.
- The organiser says donations may cover lost opportunities.

## Summary

A fundraiser for Ole Miss student Lauren Mayfield has raised more than $42,000 after she was identified in Ring camera footage appearing to make monkey noises and gestures outside an apartment occupied by Black students. Its organiser says Mayfield did nothing wrong, while the incident has drawn criticism and debate over her conduct and the university’s response.

The fundraiser had a $50,000 target and was set up to cover possible lost income or opportunities; organiser Tom Hennessey said he would cancel it if Mayfield apologised. Student Alaina Kunes, also seen in the footage, apologised publicly and withdrew from the university. Residents said Kunes apologised to them, while Mayfield continued the gestures; the article does not report a university decision on Mayfield.

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