She only issued that statement after her initial statement on her Instagram Live, that she did not like that he kissed her.
The statement came after there was national and worldwide backlash about what he did to her. The statement protects him, not her.
That's more of why what he did was so problematic. Because if she doesn't make such a statement, it's her that is "Making a big deal about it."
*Update: turns out she didn't issue the statement. It was issued on her behalf.🤦🏿♂️