Haliey Welch has put to rest rumors that she is suing the creators of the viral ‘Hawk Tuah’ video that catapulted her to fame.
The overnight sensation came to light in June of this year when a clip of her giving saucy sex advice on the streets of Nashville went viral.
When YouTubers Tim & Dee TV stopped Welch to chat with men on the street and asked her what makes a “man go crazy” in the bedroom, she responded “Hawk Tuah,” a short phrase meant to describe the sound. associated with an intimate act.
Since that time, Welch has capitalized on her overnight fame with merchandise and the launch of her own podcast called Talk Tuah.
Haliey Welch, better known as the ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl, took to social media to shut down rumors that she is suing the creators of the viral video that catapulted her to fame, calling it “fake news.”
Her stardom took off in June of this year after a clip of her giving spicy sex advice on the streets of Nashville went viral in a chat with a man on the street.
Welch took advantage of her overnight fame and launched a podcast called Talk Tuah.
But rumors began circulating Saturday night after an X account, @DramaAlert, wrote that Welch is suing the man who made her famous.
The rumors only intensified after the account added a screenshot where interviewers, Tim Dickerson and DeArius Marlow, appeared to confirm the allegations in the comments of a TikTok video.
Marlow responded to viewers asking if it was real, saying: “It’s not fake news.” They posted a video of the story on YouTube with all the receipts.
Once the claim gained traction on the Internet, netizens criticized Welch in the comments.
One viewer wrote: ‘And this will be his downfall. How awful. She hasn’t helped them with anyone. She was nobody. Now he’s suing the kid? Gtfoh. How ungrateful.’
“She should thank him,” said another.
Another viewer added: “Suing the people who made you rich and famous for making you rich and famous is crazy.”
But Welch responded the next day, posting a photo of her face photoshopped into Reece Witherspoon’s character in a courtroom scene from the popular X-rated movie Legally Blonde.
“Fake news,” the caption read.
Someone responded to her post with a screenshot of the TikTok comment, where she then responded, “If I sued it would be public, but I guess clout is being chased.” news week reported.
After being featured, Welch was able to turn her 15 minutes of fame into a whole new career.
In July of this year, Welch applied to trademark his now-distinctive phrase to gain full rights to use the sensational line on merchandise items, including hats and T-shirts, which has earned him tens of thousands of dollars so far.
Rumors began flying Saturday night after an X account, @DramaAlert, wrote that Welch is suing the man who made her famous, something the creators of the viral clip seemed to confirm in the comments of a TikTok video.
She has since quit her previous job at a spring factory in Belfast, Tennessee, and has been a guest on dozens of established podcasts, thrown out the first pitch at a New York Mets game, been mentioned in a Saturday Night parody Live and even appeared alongside country singer, Zach Bryan, at one of his shows.
In July of this year, Welch filed to trademark his now-distinctive phrase to gain full rights to use the sensational line on merchandise items, including hats and T-shirts, earning him tens of thousands of dollars so far. .
But Dickerson and Marlow could never have imagined the internet sensation they would become after their posted clip reached more than 13 million views on TikTok.
Content creators told New York Times Last July, while they’re happy for Welch, they sometimes wonder when or if they’ll ever get any credit.
“At the end of the day, no one would know who she was if we didn’t get it out there and publish it,” Marlow said.
‘Many of the viewers who had not seen us before think that we grew up with this clip. “People treated it as if we were nobody and didn’t already have a platform.”
She has since left her previous job at a spring factory in Belfast, Tennessee, following her fame, and has been a guest on dozens of established podcasts, thrown out the first pitch at a New York Mets game, and was mentioned in a parody of Saturday Night Live.
After Welch addressed the rumors on social media on Sunday, people were quick to reestablish their support for the internet sensation.
But after Welch addressed the rumors on social media on Sunday, people were quick to reestablish their support for the internet sensation.
One viewer wrote: “I’m glad it’s fake, I wanted to hit the unfollow button.”
“Well I hope not and you better mention that man who definitely helped you where you are today because you wouldn’t even have a podcast if we didn’t know who you are,” said another.
Another added: “It doesn’t matter what they say, they want to talk about you.” Good or bad. Your platform is there.’
Some viewers on the Internet are now waiting for the so-called “receipts” that Marlow noted would soon arrive.
But the authenticity of the report has not yet been confirmed.