An aspiring influencer hangs out with Twitch streamers like Knossi and unsympathischTV, but a viral video could now end his career before it has really begun.
Note: The cover image is a symbolic image via Pexels and not of one of the people involved.
What kind of story is this? On August 21, 2024, a young woman posted a video on TikTok under the name Michelle.Auge in which she reported on a “getting to know you phase” with a man she met on a dating platform:
Later, she happened to see a video of “René” on TikTok. In it, he was at the Baller League and interviewed the content creator Sasha Hellinger aka unsympathischTV – in an outfit that she had washed “from head to toe”. The best way to hear the whole story is from Michelle herself:
Dirty laundry is washed publicly
How did the story continue? The video was seen by at least 780,000 people on TikTok and received almost 120,000 likes. That’s impressive considering it was the first post on Michelle’s account. She was obviously able to win over many viewers with her humorous and self-ironic narrative style.
Based on the clip shown in the video and the first name, clever internet sleuths quickly tracked down the alleged dirty laundry influencer. He is said to be a content creator who appears online as René Osborn or Reney Osborn.
Influencer tries to become part of the gag
On TikTok and Instagram, the influencer is now struggling with a flood of malicious comments related to laundry.
In keeping with this, he published a video on TikTok titled “My life without a washing machine,” followed by another video on the topic of washing, in which he calls himself “The Wolf of Washstreet” (via tiktok).
We have asked René Osborn for a statement and will add it here as soon as we have it.
However, the viral attention does not seem to be good for “René”, because as Michelle reports in an update video on TikTok, a phone call has now taken place between the two. The call began as a discussion to clarify the situation, but as it progressed, she was threatened several times with a lawyer.
However, Michelle says she does not want to be intimidated and adds: The laundry story was the most harmless one, there is more to tell.
Influencers may face legal consequences
In a video with a somewhat more serious tone, Michelle later explained the intention behind the first TikTok: Although the tone was humorous, she wanted to use it to work through a phase in which she was treated badly and which had taken an emotional toll on her.
She wants to set an example for other women who are also treated badly and do not dare to talk about it.
In the meantime, other people who have been emotionally or financially harmed by René have reported to Michelle. Some of these people are taking legal action against the influencer.
Michelle has therefore launched an appeal for people who have been harmed by René. You can find it on TikTok.