TikTok star Addison Rae had a hell of a night at UFC 264 on the weekend. First, she sent out a joke Tweet where she pretended that she had a job interviewing fighters at the event…
I studied broadcast journalism in college for 3 whole months to prepare for this moment pic.twitter.com/5Z95OTSVTA
— Addison Rae (@whoisaddison) July 10, 2021
… which sent a whole load of actual media members (and wannabe media members) into meltdown as they accused her of making a mockery of journalism and taking their jobs (lol).
Well it turned out it was all a joke anyway, so I bet they feel a bit silly now…
This was all a stunt, a source with knowledge of the situation tells @FOS. @whoisaddison was never employed by UFC, either in a full-time capacity or as a one-off for #UFC264. pic.twitter.com/sq4rL8pNs1
— A.J. Perez (@byajperez) July 10, 2021
Addison did end up being interviewed on the carpet herself ahead of the fights:
So the show hadn’t even started yet and Addison Rae had already managed to piss off her haters on the internet. Well turns out her pre-show shenanigans were nothing compared to what happened during the show itself…
The biggest star in the arena at UFC 264? Donald Trump. Apparently his seat was not too far from Addison Rae’s, and so she got up, walked right over to him, and introduced herself…
@sossboss33She knows what she’s doing! #addisonrae #trump #nelk #fyp #viral♬ Stay – The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
Oh the humanity! The clip has since gone viral on various platforms with people accusing Addison Rae of being a Trump supporter and everything else they believe goes with it. Here are just a few examples…
So Addison Rae just “HAD” to say hi to trump? But she’s not a supporter ok…
— Hoekage (@LuceroCorts5) July 13, 2021
She aint even have to go up to him too. Everybody else was seated but she had to fangirl. Went up to him grinning from ear to ear talkin bout “it’s nice to meet you!” 😭 https://t.co/9ypdYD35mc
— Tri ⁷ da Villain (@THEEEhottie) July 13, 2021
Oopsies Addison… your Republican is showing https://t.co/ctXsL7fKr8
— CHRIS KLEMENS (@ChrisKlemens) July 13, 2021
This isn’t the first time Addison Rae has been accused of being a Trump supporter. Last summer she went viral for apparently having a Trump flag on the floor of her bedroom…
someone pls help me clean my room pic.twitter.com/k4yQGwcAt4
— Addison Rae (@whoisaddison) April 22, 2020
Which turned out not to be a Trump flag, but rather just an Old Navy T-shirt…
my meme used to buy us these for my papas bday (July 4th) a good 2010 souvenir pic.twitter.com/6ROj0JcGyy
— Addison Rae (@whoisaddison) August 27, 2020
Anyway, there are a lot of people also defending Addison Rae and saying it’s no big deal that she said hello to Trump, but you wouldn’t know it from the way Buzzfeed and all the other lame sites are having a go at her. Not that you should feel too bad for the girl – I mean she’s a beautiful 20-year-old multi-millionaire TikTok star who is only going to get more famous. It’s just a bit sad that someone can’t say hello to a former President without also going viral for being an ‘awful’ person. Such is the world we live in, unfortunately.
Just ask Vince Vaughn about the time he was caught on camera shaking Trump’s hand. He can relate.
