Jessica Alba deletes her bloodied Nancy Kerrigan costume photos after backlash on Halloween

Jessica Alba has deleted her Halloween photos after her costume of bloodied ice skating legend Nancy Kerrigan received backlash.

The 45-year-old actress was joined by her pal Kelly Sawyer, whose costume was Tonya Harding, as they did a recreation of the infamous 1994 attack.

Though the snaps were deleted off of her Instagram, Alba seemingly forgot to delete the images from Instagram's sister site Threads where they still remained as of Monday morning. 

The images were captioned: 'Happy Halloween from Tonya @kellysawyer (Tonya's mom LaVona) and Nancy (ice skate, snowflake emojis) Plus vampire Hayes (vampire, jack-o-lantern, and shooting star emojis)'   

Alba channeled one of Kerrigan's most known looks as she sported all white including lacy white dress, tights, and ice skates, however, most eyebrow-raising of all was a white bandage over her left knee with blood on it.

Sawyer, 51, donned a sparkly maroon dress as she held a baseball bat to hammer down the attack narrative. 

Sawyer is a Canadian-American businesswoman and philanthropist best known for founding Baby2Baby, which is a national non-profit organization that provides basic necessities to children living in poverty. 

Alba's caption also mentioned Harding's mom LaVona Fay Golden who was famously portrayed by Allison Janney in 2017 biographical dark comedy I, Tonya which earned the actress a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. 

It is important to note that Harding was never criminally convicted of any involvement but did receive a lifetime ban from the US Figure Skating Association.

The baseball bat was also not accurate to the actual story as the man who was hired by Harding's ex husband, Shane Stant, actually used a police baton at the time of the attack.  

The incident occurred on January 6, 1994 at the US Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan as reigning national champion Kerrigan was clubbed on her lower leg with a telescopic baton.

There was famous footage recorded after the attack featuring Kerrigan sobbing on the floor while yelling 'why? why? why?' which became one of the most iconic moments of the decade.

In recent years, Harding revealed she first heard about the possible plot to take out Kerrigan two months before the 1994 US National Championships.

The disgraced figure skater claimed that she began to suspect a plan was being hatched after overhearing a conversation her then-husband Jeff Gillooly was having with his friend Shawn Eckardt.

Harding is adamant, however, that she did not plan the attack or suggest that Gillooly hire Shane Stant to carry out the whack-heard-round-the-world. 

The skater ultimately worked out a plea deal where she entered a guilty plea 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.

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.

Alba has since been romantically linked to new boyfriend and fellow actor Danny Ramirez.

The couple were first linked last year in July 2025 after the pair spent time together during a getaway to Mexico.