Jessica Alba has removed her Halloween photos after facing criticism for dressing as bloodied figure skating star Nancy Kerrigan.
The 45-year-old actress recreated the infamous 1994 attack alongside her friend Kelly Sawyer, who portrayed skater Tonya Harding.
Although the images disappeared from Alba’s Instagram account, they appeared to remain on Instagram’s sister platform, Threads, as of Monday morning.
Alba copied one of Kerrigan’s most recognizable looks, wearing a lacy white dress, tights and ice skates. The most controversial detail was a bloodied bandage wrapped around her left knee.
Sawyer, 51, wore a glittering maroon dress and carried a baseball bat, emphasizing the violent theme of the costume.
Jessica Alba removed her Halloween photos after backlash over her portrayal of bloodied figure skating champion Nancy Kerrigan.
The 45-year-old actress teamed up with friend Kelly Sawyer, who dressed as Tonya Harding, to recreate the notorious 1994 attack.
Harding, left, and Kerrigan, right, pictured during a training session ahead of the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Sawyer is a Canadian-American businesswoman and philanthropist who founded Baby2Baby, a national nonprofit that supplies essential items to children living in poverty.
Alba’s caption also referred to Harding’s mother, LaVona Fay Golden, who was portrayed by Allison Janney in the 2017 biographical dark comedy I, Tonya. Janney won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role.
Harding was never convicted of directly participating in the assault, but she was given a lifetime ban by the US Figure Skating Association.
The baseball bat also differed from the weapon used in the real attack. Shane Stant, who was hired by Harding’s former husband, used a police baton.
The assault took place on January 6, 1994, during the US Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan. Kerrigan, then the reigning national champion, was struck on the lower leg with a telescopic baton.
Footage filmed in the aftermath showed Kerrigan crying on the floor and repeatedly shouting, “Why? Why? Why?” The emotional scene became one of the decade’s most recognizable images.
In recent years, Harding said she learned about a possible plan to attack Kerrigan roughly two months before the 1994 US National Championships.
The disgraced skater said her suspicions began after she overheard a conversation between her then-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and his friend Shawn Eckardt.
Alba recreated one of Kerrigan’s signature looks in a lacy white dress, tights and ice skates, adding a bloodied bandage around her left knee.
The photos were deleted from Alba’s Instagram account but appeared to remain visible on Threads as of Monday morning.
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Harding has consistently denied planning the attack or suggesting that Gillooly hire Stant to carry out what became known as the “whack heard ’round the world.”
She ultimately reached a plea agreement and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to hinder prosecution.
She was forced to pay a $160,000 fine and sentenced to three years’ probation as well as 500 hours community service.
In a final, devastating blow, Harding was also stripped of her 1994 US Championship and banned for life from the US Figure Skating Association.
Gillooly served two years behind bars and Eckardt 18 months for their role in plotting the attack and hiring the hit man.
The injury ultimately forced Kerrigan to withdraw from the US Championships which Harding won.
However, Kerrigan was able to recover in time for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway where she earned a silver medal in one of the greatest comeback stories in sports.
Kerrigan and Harding have never publicly mended their relationship over three decades after the incident.
Above, Kerrigan is seen at the US National Figure Skating Championships in January 1994 which was the inspiration for Alba’s costume
The injury ultimately forced Kerrigan to withdraw from the US Championships which Harding won. Above, Harding at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway
However, Kerrigan was able to recover in time for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway where she earned a silver medal in one of the greatest comeback stories in sports
Kerrigan and Harding have never publicly mended their relationship more than three decades after the incident. Above in Hamar, Norway in February 1994
Meanwhile, Alba has three children: 18-year-old daughter Honor, 15-year-old daughter Haven and eight-year-old son Hayes.
She shares her kids with ex-husband Cash Warren, whom she was married to from 2008 until their split news came to light in early 2025.
The actress announced her split from Warren in January 2025 following 16 years of marriage. The former couple’s divorce was officially finalized earlier this year in February.
Alba and Warren did not sign a prenup before tying the knot and have agreed not to pay each other alimony.
The pair also share joint custody of their children, per the divorce settlement. Warren will also receive a $3 million payout as part of the division of their assets, with half already being paid to him in February. The other half will be paid in 2027.