Did Sofia Wylie shade BLACKPINK while praising KATSEYE at The Map That Leads to You premiere? Actress faces threats online
BLINKS lash out at Sofia Wylie for 'dragging' BLACKPINK
At the premiere of The Map That Leads to You, Sofia Wylie spoke with MTV, brimming with excitement as she gushed over KATSEYE - calling herself "obsessed" with their music and electrifying Lollapalooza performance. But then came the remark that would set off a firestorm.
Casually shifting the conversation to BLACKPINK, the star quipped that the group was "giving us nothing right now." Though she quickly followed up by reaffirming her love for the quartet, the damage was done. Within hours, the clip went viral, and BLINKs were rallying online, ready to call her out.
Here to confirm that #TheMapThatLeadsToYou's @SofiaWylie is a HUGE fan of #VMA nominee, @katseyeworld 🤭 pic.twitter.com/WPSX8YC8YO
Actress Sofia Wylie faces threats
What followed was nothing short of an online battlefield. Within hours, BLINKs unleashed a wave of backlash, accusing Sofia of disrespect and thinly veiled shade. Not just the backlash, she also faced a lot of online threats which crossed many boundaries.
Mind you, Your co-star is filling up stadiums while you've been stuck at Disney for half a decade, you have bigger problems at hand https://t.co/MnFjGoJFWn
blinks are so weird. mind you she's not wrong. https://t.co/sLDpBGU5zP pic.twitter.com/BKGhPPrNbg
One fan fumed that she should learn to praise artists without dragging others, calling her mention of BLACKPINK both unnecessary and unprofessional. Another echoed the sentiment, stressing that one group's success should never come at the cost of another's reputation.
when you realize praising katseye alone doesn't pay the bills but dragging bp for 3 sec comes with direct deposit https://t.co/njI639V0kT pic.twitter.com/EyxNfkYHbn
Many pointed out that BLACKPINK had recently released new music and were on tour, making Sofia's "giving us nothing" comment seem out of place.
'She said that because they didn't release any music for two years' idgaf she shouldn't even mention them in the first place especially on a video UNRELATED to them https://t.co/jYnFc5EBj8 pic.twitter.com/HxHuV5XejB
However, the war of words did not end there. Sofia's supporters came to her rescue, flooding timelines with old videos of her fangirling over BLACKPINK, stating she meant no harm and was merely expressing the same want for more music as most BLINKs.
blinks running to attack Sofia Wylie even though she's always been a lisa biased blink just because she said she's loves them even though they're giving her nothing rn truly deranged fandom pic.twitter.com/pcwRbuqHQo https://t.co/EgBmFluQH1
Still, the skepticism lingered. For many fans, her comment wasn't harmless banter - it was a calculated name-drop for clout, and they weren't letting it slide.
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