Last month, TikTok star Addison Rae mysteriously disappeared from the platform and social media in general, leaving many fans to wonder exactly where she went. As it turns out, Addison Rae decided to take a break from the Internet after a controversy over her past criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Four years ago, when Addison Rae was 15 years old, the TikTok star shared a video online that called the Black Lives Matter movement a “cult.” Thanks to Addison Rae’s newfound fame through TikTok, this video resurfaced, causing significant backlash for the star. After she returned from her unannounced break, Addison Rae issued an apology, stating that she is “truly sorry” and that she wants to become a better ally to the BLM movement.
While some have accepted Addison Rae’s apology, others have continued criticizing the social media star, for this issue and some other controversies she has been involved with. Addison Rae has continued to address the hate comments in her tweets, with one tweet saying, “stop making people hate themselves.”
While this is a significant controversy for Addison Rae, she still remains one of the top TikTok stars, with 51.1 million followers. The only other TikTok star with more followers than Addison Rae is Charli D’Amelio, who has a staggering 72.3 million followers at the time of this writing.
