A strange friendship between the brother of a murdered Sydney hitman and a trans American makeup influencer has stunned the city’s underworld.
Walid Assaad, whose brother Hamad “the Executioner” Assaad was murdered in a gang attack seven years ago, was seen dancing wildly on TikTok live streams to entertain the US-based social media millionaire -United, Jeffree Star.
In exchange, the makeup mogul, who runs her own eponymous cosmetics company, reportedly offered Assaad up to $40,000 a week in TikTok “diamonds,” which can be converted back to cash, over the past month.
Until Thursday, Assaad’s TikTok account, WheresWallysWorld, which has more than 36,000 followers, used a photo of Mr. Star wearing a pink balaclava as its profile picture, along with a bio that read “STAR FAM” as well as two golden star emojis.
The close relationship, which saw the two men spend hours online together in TikTok livestreams, stunned Sydney’s hyper-masculine underworld fraternity.
“He does belly dancing for Jeffree,” said Moudi Tajjour, a former Nomades cyclist, who was chatting online with Assaad. “There’s something going on there.
“I don’t know what you’re doing, Wally, but you sold your soul to the devil, brother.”
A bizarre friendship between Walid Assaad and US trans makeup influencer Jeffree Star (pictured) has shocked Sydney’s hyper-masculine underworld fraternity.

Walid Assaad was seen dancing wildly on TikTok livestreams to entertain Jeffree Star
Assaad previously posted a video of himself with Comanchero boss Tarek Zahed, who lost an eye in another gang hit that killed his brother Omar at an Auburn gym in May 2022.
Assaad, 35, has also had multiple run-ins with police in previous years and has been the subject of a firearms prohibition order since 2016.
He is currently accused of terrorizing his family at his mother’s home in Villawood, in Sydney’s west, allegedly turning on her and two other family members.
Fairfield Local Court heard this week that he was accused of arming himself with a knife to intimidate three relatives during the teatime argument at the family home in September 2022.
He is accused of physical battery against Hamad Assaad and DV-related common assault against Basmat and Ahlam Assaad, the court heard on Monday.
Police have now taken out apprehended violence orders against Assaad to protect his three family members after the incident.
However, he is also accused of breaching a DV-related AVO in Villawood the following day and then resisting arrest.
He was released on bail on Monday with a ban on all alcohol and drugs without a prescription until the cases return to court in April 2024.
Police issued another AVO against Assaad to protect his other brother Tarek after a rift between the pair broke out in March this year.

Assaad previously posted a video of himself with Comanchero boss Tarek Zahed, who lost an eye in another gang hit that killed his brother Omar at an Auburn gym in May 2022.

Assaad, 35, has had several run-ins with police in previous years and has been the subject of a firearms prohibition order since 2016.

Until Thursday, Assaad’s TikTok account WheresWallysWorld, which has more than 36,000 followers, used a photo of Mr Star wearing a pink balaclava as its profile picture.

Moudi Tajjour (pictured), former Nomads cyclist (pictured), who was chatting online with Assaad, is one of many stunned by the friendship between Assaad and Mr Star
And in 2022, Assaad accidentally live-streamed a brutal attack on him during a home invasion at his Georges Hall home in Sydney’s west.
He was knocked unconscious when armed thugs burst through the front door and held his girlfriend up at gunpoint, ordering her to hand over money before fleeing with armloads of clothes. brand.
Assaad was in the middle of a TikTok live stream with former gangster Tajjour when the attack took place, which left the reformed biker speechless at the time.
Assaad returned to social media the next day, still dazed, bruised and wearing a neck brace, vowing revenge on his attackers.
He says on his social media profile that he is a personal trainer, and court documents reveal he is “currently employed with exact income unknown” but owns his own home with a $2 mortgage. $000 per month.
“We were friends,” Tajjour admitted during a recent TikTok livestream. “I never spent time with him during the day but we used to go live (on TikTok) together.
“I had a bad feeling about this guy, then I saw these videos with Jeffree Star.
“There’s no way Wally is going to belly dance for Jeffree unless he found a mansion somewhere.”
Several other TikTok accounts posted clips of Assaad dancing for Jeffree and the couple giving each other “diamonds.”
One added the caption: “Aussie TikToker Wally shows how far he’ll go for gifts from Jeffree Star.” » Others posted clips of the huge gifts Mr Star gave Assaad, with captions such as: “Jeffree Star falls big on Whereswally.”
TikTok users can purchase coins with real money to exchange for diamonds which they can then gift to other users during live streams, with 16,500 diamonds worth around $400 which can then be cashed out via PayPal.
Recordings of TikTok livestreams featuring Assaad show him receiving hundreds of thousands of diamonds during a three-minute “TikTok” battle, and even millions over the course of one night, the most apparently coming from Mr. Star.

Makeup mogul Mr. Star allegedly offered Assaad up to $40,000 a week in TikTok diamonds, which can be converted back to cash, over the past month.

Records of TikTok livestreams featuring Assaad show he received hundreds of thousands of “diamonds” during a three-minute TikTok “battle,” and millions over the course of one night, the most apparently coming from Mr. Star. This photo shows Assaad received diamonds worth approximately $2,500.

The close relationship between Assaad and Jeffree Star (pictured together), which saw the pair spend hours online together during TikTok live streams, has stunned the underworld.
One follower added: “’Battles’ are just three minutes of banter or challenges or the like between two TikTokers and the winner is the one who is more favored by viewers.
“It’s money for nothing, so you have to wonder what’s going on in the offline conversations between Wally and Jeffree.”
Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting anything illegal is happening, just that the interactions have sparked interest and curiosity among subscribers and associates.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Assaad and Mr Star for comment.
Assaad’s brother Hamad, who had the word “Executioner” tattooed at the base of his neck and was suspected of being responsible for a series of gang beatings, was shot dead in the driveway of his home at Georges Hall in 2016.
His alleged killers, Kemel “Blackie” Barakat and Mejid Hamzy, were later executed themselves.