Haliey Welch has now made a dramatic return to social media after discovering herself on the centre of a cryptocurrency scandal.
The 22-year-old, higher generally known as Hawk Tuah Lady because of her infamous catchphrase, has now resurfaced on-line after being silent for months.
She shared a weird skit to her Instagram web page poking enjoyable on the rumours which were circulating about her on-line, in addition to asserting her newest shock enterprise.
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For individuals who do not know, Welch seemingly went into hiding after she turned embroiled in a cryptocurrency nightmare with the ‘$HAWK token’.
Primarily, it skyrocketed in worth when it turned out there on 4 December final yr – however hours later, it plummeted in worth by greater than 90 %, according to CoinTelegraph.
Welch was accused of endorsing a ‘pump and dump’ scheme by pissed off followers, who launched a lawsuit in opposition to the crypto coin’s creators within the US, although she solely fronted the $HAWK token.
She tried to deal with the controversy a few instances, however that appeared to backfire too, so it appears like she may need now opted to take a special method.
Within the clip shared to social media on Tuesday (25 March), Welch referenced a number of rumours – resembling her being useless, in jail or pregnant – which have been shared about her since she appeared to go underground.
The video exhibits her feigning sleep and showing to have ‘nightmares’ about every of those situations, earlier than jolting awake every time and realising it is all a dream.
Welch actually amped up the dramatics with eerie music, props – together with a faux being pregnant bump original out of a balloon – and costumes, as she sported an orange jumpsuit in a single scene.
She even included snaps of a few of the unusual headlines which have been written about her, in addition to clips of the likes of discuss present host Stephen Colbert and podcaster Joe Rogan discussing her on their respective exhibits.
On the finish of the clip, her pal from the notorious ‘Hawk Tuah’ video wakes her up and says: “Hey, get your ass up. We acquired stuff to do.”
In reference to her on-line absence for the reason that crypto chaos, Welch captioned the clip: “What’d I miss?”
The video gained a blended response from individuals on-line, as whereas one hailed it as a ‘fairly legendary comeback publish’, one other requested: “When she gonna stop on this thang?”
Properly, seems that this was additionally some type of ‘trailer’ for an upcoming documentary – or in Welch’s phrases, ‘DocTuah’ – about her journey to turning into a viral star.
Bungalow Media + Leisure – who’re behind exhibits resembling Surviving Jeffrey Epstein and Cyber Sleuths: The Idaho Murders – have a Hawk Tuah programme within the pipeline, Deadline reports.
It’s set to ‘chronicle how Welch, a younger girl from a small-town with no lively social media presence, unknowingly created a viral second that gave approach into a world phenomenon’, the challenge’s description reads.
Bungalow Media + Leisure CEO Bob Friedman stated Welch, from Tennessee, had ‘cemented her standing within the popular culture lexicon’ with the video which went viral final yr.
“There are only a few individuals who know what it’s like to realize this stage of fame and reside below the 24/7 microscope generally known as social media,” he instructed Deadline.
“This documentary will function each an inspiring and entertaining story of Haliey’s journey, and a lens into what it means to navigate the dangers and rewards that include residing within the public’s eye.”
So, what has Welch acquired to say about being the topic of a documentary?
“I hope y’all been having fun with the loopy tales about ‘my life’ unfold on social media,” the net star joked. “First, I used to be useless. Then pregnant. Now I’m wished by Interpol and in jail! Fortunately, we’ve been working with Bungalow to begin spilling the tea and the reality is definitely much more weird than you suppose.”
A launch date for the documentary – which can characteristic Welch in addition to her nearest and dearest – hasn’t been confirmed but, however we’ll you should definitely maintain you up to date.
