Tyga has responded after influencer Nikita Dragun ‘exposed’ the fact that he DMed her in her new music video.
Nikita Dragun is a YouTuber with over 3 million subscribers, who posts content about makeup, beauty, and often collaborates with other popular influencers on the platform.
On September 15, the star caused a stir after she uploaded a short music video to Instagram for her song she simply titled ‘D*ck.’
In the video, Nikita showed screenshots of several influential people who had slid into her DMs like model Michael Yerger and iconic rapper Tyga.
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However, the video was met with a great deal of backlash from people who slammed Nikita for trying to “expose” or “out” the people that had messaged her.
Tyga responds to Nikita Dragun
Not long after, Tyga decided to respond to the controversy on Twitter by quote tweeting a screenshot from the video someone had sent him, asking him to explain.
“My company shot and directed a music video for her a while back that never dropped,” he wrote. “Not sure why she added my likeness to this.”
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My company shot and directed a music video for her a while back that never dropped .Not sure why she added my likeness to this. https://t.co/lMbI6SPTeZ
— T-Raww (@Tyga) September 16, 2021
Shortly after, he posted an additional tweet that read: “Ladies and gentlemen clout kills.”
Ladies and gentlemen clout kills
— T-Raww (@Tyga) September 16, 2021
Nikita went on to clarify on Twitter clarify that she “did NOT hook up with every guy in the video,” going on to add: “it’s so hard to believe that a man can just be friends with a Trans Women. that is UR narrative. this song is a celebration for my community. and my sisters. Trans Women are the future.”
https://twitter.com/NikitaDragun/status/1438633695347298305
The video is continuing to cause debate across social media.