An aspiring influencer hangs out with Twitch streamers like Knossi and unsympathischTV, but a viral video could end his career before it even began.
Note: The title image is a symbolic image via Pexels and not one of the people involved.
What’s the story? A young woman posted a video on TikTok on August 21, 2024, under the name Michelle.Auge, in which she talked about a “getting-to-know phase” with a man she met on a dating platform:
- The man, “René,” told her he was an influencer and took her to great restaurants. She thought: Now her “princess era” is beginning.
- But suddenly René suggested “home dates,” cozy evenings at home.
- His idea of such a date apparently consisted of having her wash all his dirty laundry and cook dinner while he sat on her sofa and watched League of Legends.
- After this evening, during which she washed 3 loads of laundry, the guy “ghosted her godlessly,” according to the young woman.
Later, she accidentally saw a video of “René” on TikTok. In it, he was at the Baller League interviewing the content creator Sasha Hellinger aka unsympathischTV – in an outfit that she “washed from head to toe.” You can hear the whole story best from Michelle herself:
Dirty laundry is aired publicly
How did the story continue? The video was viewed by at least 780,000 people on TikTok and received almost 120,000 likes. That is impressive for the first post on Michelle’s account. With her humorous and self-ironic storytelling, she apparently managed to convince many viewers.
Based on the clip shown in the video and the first name, savvy internet detectives quickly identified the supposed dirty laundry influencer. He is said to be a content creator who appears online as René Osborn or Reney Osborn.
Influencer attempts to become part of the joke
On TikTok and Instagram, the influencer is now struggling with a flood of mocking comments related to laundry washing.
In line with this, he posted a video on TikTok titled “My Life Without a Washing Machine” followed by another video on washing, in which he referred to himself as “The Wolf of Washstreet” (via tiktok).
However, the viral attention doesn’t seem to be quite what “René” wants, as Michelle reports in an update video on TikTok that a phone call has since taken place between the two. The call began as a clarity discussion, but during the course, she was threatened multiple times with a lawyer.
However, Michelle states that she does not want to be intimidated and adds: The laundry story was the tamest one, as there is more to tell.
Influencer may face legal consequences
In a video with a somewhat serious tone, Michelle later explained the intention behind the first TikTok: While the tone was humorous, she wanted to process a getting-to-know phase in which she was treated poorly and which took an emotional toll on her.
With this, she wants to set an example for other women who are also treated poorly and do not dare to speak about it.
In the meantime, reportedly more affected individuals have contacted Michelle, who have been emotionally or financially harmed by René. Some of these people are planning to take legal action against the influencer.
Michelle has therefore launched a call for people who have been harmed by René. You can find it on TikTok.
