Streamer Amouranth accused of faking Kanye West's Instagram DMs amid rapper's sexual assault controversy
Social media influencer and streamer Amouranth has been accused of faking screenshots of Kanye West sliding into her DMs, inviting her to 'hang out'. Scores online have pointed out how West's account in the screenshot is fake, highlighting it follows Amouranth back, while his real account does not.
Kanye West, notorious for courting controversies, recently landed in yet another legal trouble after his former assistant, Lauren Pisciotta, accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting her during a recording session co-hosted by Sean ¡°Diddy¡± Combs, also known as P Diddy and Puff Daddy.
Amid his ongoing sexual assault controversy, social media influencer and Twitch streamer, Amaouranth, whose real name is Kaitlyn Siragusa, took to X to claim that the rapper slid into her DM, inviting her to 'hang out' and listen to his new album Vulture. However, many have now sided with Kanye, calling out the Twitch streamer for faking screenshots.
Amouranth shares screenshot of Kanye's chat
On October 7, Amouranth took to X to post screenshots of Kanye sliding into her IG DMs. Ye messaged her on September 5, saying, ¡°Hit me when done," per a screenshot shared by the streamer. Amouranth, sounding confused, responded with a few question marks. Ye followed up with, ¡°I just want to say, when can we lock in?¡± When the streamer asked, ¡°What do you mean?¡± to which Kanye clarified, ¡°If you want to hang and listen to Vultures song.¡±
Did Amouranth fake Kanye's DM?
Amouranth's post went viral in no time. Unlucky for Kanye, the model's post came when he was already battling a lawsuit filed by a former Yeezy employee, accusing him of tailing Bianca Censori and the Kardashian family. However, scores online have stressed how the screenshots appear fake, and cannot be trusted as proof. One netizen pointed out that West's account in the screenshot is fake, highlighting it follows Amouranth back. Notably, Ye's only follows Ty Dolla $ign.
Amouranth reportedly faked DMs with Kanye West ? pic.twitter.com/ZqPlZGIGwn
¡ª FearBuck (@FearedBuck) October 12, 2024
"Ye warned us about these clout demons," another user wrote.
Ye warned us about these clout demons?? pic.twitter.com/tA2Wevxenh
¡ª mr.simpleton (@webroccoli) October 12, 2024
Another claimed, "Anything to stay relevant nowadays," while a fourth mentioned, "People be doing anything for some clicks lmao."
Everybody lies on Kanye¡¯s name for clout i swear ?
¡ª Saturn ?? (@s4turnblu3) October 12, 2024
What's Kanye West's sexual assault controversy?
On October 8, Kanye's former assistant, Lauren Pisciotta, filed a new lawsuit against him, accusing him of drugging and sexually assaulting her during a recording session co-hosted by Sean ¡°Diddy¡± Combs. Court documents obtained by TMZ alleged that allegations stem from an incident at a studio gathering. Pisciotta has earlier filed a lawsuit against Kanye in June, accusing him of sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and unpaid wages. West¡¯s legal team has denied the allegations.
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