Alix defined that there was additionally no fact to the rumors she was attempting to trademark her previous posts, or that an unnamed model introduced they’d not be working together with her, as she’d by no means “been in conversations with them.”

“Regardless of what’s being said online,” she concluded, “I wanted to come on here to address the facts and most importantly apologize.”

Screenshots of the offensive feedback surfaced on the “Alix Earle Snark” web page on Reddit in 2023, earlier than getting backlash on TikTok and different numerous subreddits this month, together with one named after the podcast Do We Know Them?.

The present’s hosts, Jessi Smiles and Lily Marston, addressed the screenshots—in addition to the rumor that Alix was attempting to copyright the posts—saying on their Aug. 12 episode that her legal professionals had emailed them concerning the posts, even though they don’t have any affiliation with the subreddit.

“Her lawyer contacted us and said that we have violated their copyright,” Jessi mentioned. “People posted screenshots of that in our subreddit, and her lawyer said that they have a trademark to that.”