Courtney Stodden recently came across a bunch of old tweets of Chrissy Teigen's directed at her when she was still a minor, and let's just say, they don't exactly paint Chrissy in the best light. It was revealed earlier this year that Courtney and her husband of nine years, Doug Hutchison, were officially filing for divorce, after having separated already two years prior. The couple caused major controversy when they first tied the knot back in 2011, due to the fact that Courtney was 16 years old at the time, and her actor husband was 50 years old.
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Now, it looks like Courtney is finally resolving a lot of her issues as she works on writing her memoir. On Tuesday, the now-25-year-old posted a video on Instagram indicating that this healing process has caused her to relive a lot of her past traumas, which apparently included getting "stalked," "bullied," "harassed," and "slut-shamed" by Chrissy Teigen on Twitter years ago when she was still a minor.
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"I'm going through a lot right now behind closed doors and I'm coming to a lot of revelations I guess about the choices that I made, but also that the adults made around me when I was a minor and got married," she explains in the video, which she captioned, "A Message to Chrissy Teigen." She goes on to explain that beginning in 2011, when she was 16 and had just married Doug whom she's accused of being an alcoholic who abused her, Chrissy would allegedly tweet her "almost every single day" until sometime in 2012. "This video is definitely calling out Chrissy Teigen," Courtney declares. "She stalked me. She harassed me. She bullied me, and keep in mind, I was a minor."
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"She would call me a whore, a slut, she would tell me she hated me," she continued. "Every name in the book she called me." Courtney then calls Chrissy out for her hypocrisy when she recently clapped back at some hateful comments about her body on her own Instagram photo. "I saw her in the news the other day and it was something about how she's saying people are shaming her," Courtney says. "Girl, you are a hypocrite...She was shaming me, and I was a minor. I just wish that she would've seen as an adult woman that maybe you shouldn't be hating on...a damaged teenage girl. I still see her bullying once in a while but when she comes out saying that she's stronger than people shaming her—well, you shamed a minor. An abused minor who was married to a predator at the time." She also shared several screenshots of these aforementioned tweets in a separate Instagram post.
Earlier in the video, Courtney stresses that while she and her mother have grown very close recently, she does not have a relationship with her father, who is also an alcoholic like her ex-husband allegedly is. She then addresses Chrissy directly and hopes that she'll treat her own daughter, Luna, better than Courtney was treated by her as a child. "So shame on you, Chrissy," she concludes. "You and John are great parents so I don't think you're going to sign your girl to marry a man older than John, but I hope that you can learn from this mistake because it's affected me." Chrissy has yet to respond to Courtney's accusations of online bullying.
Young Chop Suggests Meek Mill Snitched
Young Chop had his post taken down for “bullying” and he thinks Meek Mill is behind it.
Young Chop is going through it right now. Hopefully, this man is able to get some help because, for the last week, he has been acting out of pocket by attacking some of the most reputable artists and businessmen in the rap game on social media. From Meek Mill to 21 Savage, Diddy to Jay-Z, and plenty of others, the producer has been wyling out all over Instagram.
The most recent instance of his foolish behavior continues his issues with Meek Mill, who he previously referred to as a “scary n***a.”
Revealing that his initial post about the Philadelphia rapper was removed for violating Instagram’s guidelines, Young Chop suggests that Meek Mill reported the post to the social media authorities, thereby snitching on him.
“@meekmill you a bitch,” wrote Chop as his caption.
In other Young Chop-related news, the producer allegedly leaked his own sex tape on Instagram earlier this week, removing it shortly after but not before people got the post notification.
We don’t expect this to be the end for Young Chop and Meek Mill. If Meek is smart, he will refrain from commenting further on this because, let’s face it, he doesn’t need to stoop to that level.
Check out the latest installment in this beef below.
Viral Anti-Bullying Video Of Quaden Bayles Raises $465,000 In Donations
A Go-Fund-Me page for Quaden Bayles, the young boy who was bullied for dwarfism, has raised over $465,000.
A video of 9-year-old Quaden Bayles went viral this week, where he can be seen saying to the camera, "Give me a knife, I want to kill myself."
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Bayles suffers from dwarfism and struggles with bullying at school, according to CNN.
His mother, Yarraka Bayles, posted the video on social media in order to raise awareness for bullying where it gained tremendous traction.
"This is what bullying does," she can be heard saying. "Can you please educate your children, your families, your friends?"
As of Friday, the video had been seen over 16 million times. Comedian Brad Williams set up a Go-Fund-Me page which has raised over $465,000, as of Sunday morning.
"This isn't just for Quaden, this is for anyone who has been bullied in their lives and told they weren't good enough," Williams said on the fundraising page. "Let's show Quaden and others that there is good in the world and they are worthy of it."
Williams says he plans on sending Quaden and his mother to Disneyland with the money. With any excess, which there appears to be a lot of, he says, "After all the flights, hotel, tickets, and food is paid for, any excess money will be donated to anti-bullying/anti-abuse charities"
A number of celebrities have shown support for Quaden on social media, including Hugh Jackman who posted a video on Twitter saying, "Quaden, you are stronger than you know, mate. Everyone, let's just please be kind to each other. Bullying is not OK, period."
Rebecca Black Reflects On "Friday" Anniversary: Depression, Bullying & More
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Rebecca Black's debut single "Friday" was a viral hit, however, it didn't earn her the type of attention she was hoping for. Black was the talk of the country. Her track was meme'd over and over again, becoming one of the biggest records of 2011 with millions of views on YouTube. Unfortunately, the then-thirteen-year-old girl became the butt of a nationwide joke, being bullied online and at school because of her single. She persevered through the pain though, taking things one day at a time and now, she's 22-years-old and remains a pop singer. Today marks the nine-year anniversary of "Friday" and Black took to social media to pen an essay about the impact it had on her life.
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images"9 years ago today a music video for a song called 'Friday' was uploaded to the internet. Above all things, I just wish I could go back and talk to my 13-year-old self who was terribly ashamed of herself and afraid of the world," wrote Black on Twitter.
The viral star notes how difficult life became for her, falling into a deep depression and getting picked on incessantly from bullies at school. She says that, when she was fifteen, she had major depressive episodes. At seventeen, people would throw food at her and her friends in the cafeteria. At nineteen, every producer she contacted told her that they would never in a million years consider working with her.
"I'm trying to remind myself more and more that every day is a new opportunity to shift your reality and lift your spirit," she said, keeping positive. "You are not defined by any one choice or thing. Time heals and nothing is finite. It's a process that's never too late to begin."
The response to her post has been overwhelming for the artist, who says that she wants to cry (happy) tears reading all of the supportive messages that people are sending her. Read her full post below.
Nicki Minaj Says Fans & Label "Bullied" Her
The Barbz refused to wait any longer for Nicki Minaj's "Yikes" single.
It's a widely-known fact that Nicki Minaj has one of the most loyal and lethal fanbases in music. The Barbz will tear the throats of anyone who comes for their queen and will readily list off her accolades to put any detractors in their place. While it must be comforting for Nicki to have these troops in her corner, their intense fanaticism can sometimes turn on her. The rapper should have known that when she previewed a new song earlier this week that The Barbz would pressure her into releasing it ASAP.
Unsurprisingly, the intimidation tactics worked and "Yikes" was shared with the world on Friday. In a Twitter Q&A with fans celebrating the single's release, Nicki admitted that the hounding by her stans - and consequently Cash Money Records - led to her rushing the completion of "Yikes". After being asked how the song came about, Nicki explained, "I was playing a snippet for my crazy fans & they made me put it out. They are bullies. I only had 1 verse done. The label bullied me too. I’ve been bullied."
Despite Nicki painting herself as a victim in this scenario, "Yikes" appears to have been a major win for her. The song slaps and The Barbz are ecstatic.
Shyheim Received 300+ Stitches After Being Slashed In The Face With A Box Cutter
It happened at a nightclub in his hometown.
Many people endure distressing events that they pinpoint as the moments the course of lives shifted. For Shyheim, he says it was when he was violently assaulted and robbed in a nightclub in his hometown of Staten Island. The Wu-Tang Clan-affiliated rapper was recently released from prison after serving five years for second-degree manslaughter following a fatal car accident. He chatted with VladTV about milestones in his life, including those that were devastating.
According to Shyheim, he was in a nightclub one evening when he attacked. “I’m wearing $100,000 worth of jewelry, chains, rings, bracelets, money in my pocket,” he recalled. “I definitely think jewelry and things of that was the spark of it. Now, when I look back at it, you can’t bring honey in a place where a bunch of bees is at.” He noted that many of the people there were hustlers just trying to make a way, and Shyheim was enjoying, and showing off, the fruits of his success.
Vlad pressed Shyheim about what happened during the robbery itself, but the rapper seemed as if he didn’t want to share details. “Yeah, it got into that, but like I said, Vlad, that’s a thing of the past,” he said. “I learned from it. I learned to not try to put myself in those situations. Everyone that was involved, I understand. I wish them the best in life. Yeah, I just try to move forward from that whole ordeal.”
He added, “That really was the thing that changed my life. It forced me to be other than myself, to wanna carry guns and carry a gun to protect myself. Trauma’s a lot. Today they would call it bullying, back then we would call it, it is what it is.” Shyheim shared that during the attack he was slashed in the face with a box cutter and his wound required upwards of 350 stitches “inside and outside.”
The rapper said he wasn’t “in the street” at the time so he was shocked by the attack. “It’s one thing about rappin’ something about your neighborhood or what you seen to actually becoming a victim of that,” Shyheim said. Watch his clip below and check out what he said about losing trust for people and entering a state of paranoia following the violent assault.
Hailey Bieber Opens Up About Social Media Hate: "It Hurts To Be Torn Apart On The Internet"
Hailey bared her soul to the world in a lengthy IG post.
Hailey Bieber shared an emotional message on Friday, in which she was very open about her struggles with cyberbullying and her sensitivity to receiving hate on the Internet. The model begins the post, which includes a beautiful scenery photo of the bright blue ocean, by expressing how much she loves to connect with others.
“I would say my most favorite part of existing is human connection. I absolutely love connecting with other people, I love finding common interests between me and others, hearing people’s story, I love laughing with others, and I love crying with others. I feel so very very deeply. My heart explodes with happiness when my friends and family are happy and my heart feels crushed when they are hurting and sad,” Hailey wrote. She then explains why she decided to make this post, elaborating with, “The reason I say all of this is: because I love to connect, I do my best to expose my heart which means I love freely and I empathize deeply, and because of that I also hurt very easily when I feel like people don’t see my heart and see me for who I am and the reason I’m even sharing this, is because Instagram, Twitter etc is SUCH a breeding ground for cruelty towards each other, and because people don’t take the time to connect with each other on an honest level before they resort to hatred, it starts to damage what could be really beautiful human interaction and connection.” It’s definitely a lot to take in, but her main point seems to be that she is disheartened by how easily people on the Internet can tear others down instead of lifting them up, even calling social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter “a breeding ground for cruelty towards each other.”
Hailey then reminds everyone that despite her position as a celebrity and wife of a pop star, words still hurt. “I could sit here all day and say the hate doesn’t bug me, that the words that are said don’t affect me. But NEWS FLASH: it hurts to be torn apart on the internet!!! It hurts to be compared to other human beings every single day, it hurts for people to jump to conclusions and make assumptions. It hurts to be called names, and to feel like you don’t measure up to a certain standard.. the list goes on and on. I share this only because it weighs often on my heart and because it’s important to be honest about how these things affect us mentally and emotionally. Hopefully it speaks to someone struggling with the same.” While she doesn’t refer to any specific comments, Hailey could be referring to possible responses to Justin Bieber’s new song, “Yummy,” which her hubby dropped over the weekend, the suggestive lyrics likely about her. Hailey has also been compared time and time again to Justin’s ex, Selena Gomez. She concludes her statement by wishing everyone a happy new year, and asking everyone to vow to connect more in 2020.