Instagram/Ivany Wright
Ivany Wright is the Jamaican Instagram star who was shot three times in Kingston on November 14. Prior to the shooting, Wright had begun performing stand-up comedy. Wright previously worked as an exotic dancer. Wright is known in her homeland for her humorous viral videos.
In June 2019, a state of emergency over crime was reinstated in Jamaica.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Wright Had Disclosed Her Location on Instagram Prior to the Shooting
Loop Jamaica reports that Wright, 21, had been going to get food in the upper St. Andrew neighborhood of the Jamaican capital on the night of November 14 when she was wounded three times.
I can’t believe people are making a joke outta the fact that Ivany was shot I mean yeah she full a shit, but damn she’s human.
A witness told Loop Jamaica that prior to going to the store, Wright had been posting live on Instagram, disclosing her location. That witness said that Wright was the victim of a drive-by shooting. The witness says Wright was hit in the “hand” and “buttocks.” Wright was also shot in her side. In total, Wright was hit three times.
2. Wright’s Mother Says She Hopes the Shooting Will Help Her Daughter Reassess Her Priorities
Wright, who also goes by the name Lexi, was rushed to Kingson Public Hospital where she was treated for her wounds and released the following day, reports the Jamaica Star.
Wright’s mother, Marcia, spoke to the newspaper about the incident saying, “I have been always telling her that she needs to let go of social media because she don’t have a private life. She needs to limit her social media time because people know her every move. She was getting a lot of threats and I had told her to keep a low profile, but she didn’t listen.”
3. Wright’s Father Said in October That He Had ‘Bought His Daughter a Coffin’ Because He Was Certain She Would Be Attacked
In recent times, Wright has been criticized after she publicly admitted to hacking into other people’s pages. Wright also gained negative attention when she discussed the intimate relationships she had with Jamaican dancehall singers, both male and female.
In October 2019, Wright’s father said that he had “already bought a coffin” for his daughter because of his certainty that she would be attacked.
4. Wright Suffered a Miscarriage in the Past
Wright’s mother told the Star in the aftermath of her daughter’s shooting, “I really don’t support the lifestyle that Lexi is living where she is always on social media but I can only encourage her because she is an adult.”
Wright told the Jamaica Star in October 2019 that among the difficulties she has faced in her past was a miscarriage and the killing of a close relative. Wright told the newspaper that she witnessed her great aunt being murdered in front of her eyes.
Wright also said that a friend posted a photo of Wright’s miscarried child after the pair had an argument. Wright said, “My friend took a picture of my dead son and posted it on the Internet after we had an argument. There are persons who saved this picture and used it against me because they know that this is one of the things that will totally cramp me … it’s painful. After I lost my child, I felt out of place … I cry a lot at times.”
5. Wright Said That While She Worked as a Stripper, She Would Sleep With Men to Help Make Ends Meet
During the same interview, Wright said that while she worked as a stripper, she would at times sleep with men in order to make ends meet. Wright added that although she had hacked into other people’s social media pages, she says her favorite subject in school was information technology, she only hacked the pages of people who “messed with [her] first.”
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