The whistleblower sparked concern after posting an image of someone standing on a ledge with a caption that read, 'im sorry.'
- May 29, 2018
AceShowbiz - Chelsea Manning is physically okay after posting an alarming tweet. The whistleblower, who was sentenced to prison in 2013 for giving government files to Wikileaks, sparked concern among her friends after sharing several posts that indicated at a suicide attempt.
On late Saturday, May 27, she tweeted, "im sorry - i tried - im sorry i let you all down - im not really cut out for this world - i tried adapting to this world out here but i failed you - i couldn't do this anymore - i can take people i dont know hating me but not my own friends - i tried and im sorry about my failure."
She also posted on Twitter an image of someone standing on a ledge with a caption "im sorry," giving an impression that she's about to jump to her death. Both posts have been deleted, though.
Soon after, someone posted on her Twitter account to assure everyone that "Chelsea is safe." The tweet further read, "She is on the phone with friends, thanks everyone for your concern and please give her some space."
** chelsea is safe. she is on the phone with friends, thanks everyone for your concern and please give her some space
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) 28 Mei 2018
Kelly Wright, a friend of Chelsea's who also is the communications director for her U.S. Senate bid in Maryland, says the 30-year-old transgender woman's adjustment to life outside of prison has been "extremely difficult." In January 2017, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence to nearly seven years of confinement dating from her arrest on May 27, 2010.
"I have seen firsthand and up close the violence inflicted on her by years of imprisonment, solitary confinement and torture," Kelly adds. "This is made worse by the impossibly high expectations our society sets for public figures, especially on social media."
Chelsea announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the Senate election in her home state of Maryland in January this year, challenging incumbent senator Ben Cardin. When asked if Chelsea suspended her Senate campaign after the recent alarming situation, Kelly says, "Negative."
