Travis Hunter’s fiancée Leanna Lenee is speaking out after being criticized on social media.

In a TikTok video uploaded on Monday, December 16, Lenee addressed negative comments she received online about her relationship, after previously stating that the college football star wasn’t her type.

Lenee, who said Hunter gave her “permission” to deal with the backlash, explained that he sent her a DM before they met. However, she didn’t respond for two months.

Although some speculated that she ignored him until she found out he was an all-star athlete, she explained, “That’s not true at all. The real reason (is) because he DM’d me when he had a girlfriend.”

She added that Hunter’s then-girlfriend’s name was in his social media bio at the time, so Lenee knew he was in a relationship.

“I left the message and he sat there until he was single. I’m not a house burglar, I’m not a sidekick, I don’t stand for any of it. I support women so I would never do that to another woman because I would never want that done to me.

The influencer made it clear to her 365,000 followers that when she previously said Hunter wasn’t her type, she “didn’t mean attractive.”

“I don’t have a physical type. Period,” she continued. “No two men I’ve dated before look the same,” revealing that her exes have included white, Latino and black men.

She added that looks “or what they can give me” doesn’t matter. Instead, she looks at “who they are as a person. How they honor God and how they treat the people around them.”

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“So when I said he wasn’t my type, I meant because he was younger than me. I never dated anyone younger than me and he cheated on his girlfriend. I don’t know if you’re a cheater, but mine isn’t.” No, he wasn’t my type to begin with because of those two things.

Still, she said she ultimately gave Hunter a chance because she “was attracted to him.” When she met him, she learned: “He is a truly phenomenal and wonderful person. And that’s why we’re still together today.”

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Earlier Monday, the Heisman winner defended Lenee against critics, stating in part: “I know what I’ve got is starting to be with me.

He later added: “Y’all hate me and then y’all hate my girl. I feel the same pain as her. We are inseparable (sic), we are for each other. If it hurts her, of course I will be hurt.