Model slams American Eagle for replacing her with Addison Rae Instagram: @ebonyassassin, @addisonraee[jwplayer ksH6zuKH] Model \u201cebonyassassin\u201d has put popular clothing retailer American Eagle on blast after allegedly being replaced in one of their social media advertisements by TikTok star Addison Rae. It\u2019s no secret that Addison Rae is one of the net\u2019s fastest-rising influencers, boasting the second-most followed account on TikTok and even kicking off her very own podcast earlier this month. However, the TikToker is no stranger to controversy, and is being met with even more heat after American Eagle purportedly used her to replace a black model in one of their recent advertisement campaigns. The advertisements in question were filmed from the safety of Rae\u2019s own home, considering the current global climate, and features a video of the influencer modeling the brand\u2019s clothing while dancing to the Tropkillaz\u2019s classic trap tune \u2018Boa Noite.\u2019 While Rae\u2019s advertisement certainly marks a major step up for influencers in the mainstream, one model is claiming that she was supposed have been featured in the campaign, instead, as told in a TikTok she uploaded calling out American Eagle. \u201cPut a finger down if a major brand reached out to you, like American Eagle, and you got really excited\u2026 just to be ghosted the minute the campaign was supposed to air, and you realize you were replaced in the commercial by Addison Rae,\u201d model and fellow influencer \u201cebonyassassin\u201d claimed, putting down a finger. That\u2019s not all; her caption for the TikTok also seemed to accuse the brand\u2019s decision of being racially motivated: \u201cWe are not disposable when Black History Month ends.\u201d While neither Rae nor American Eagle have yet responded to the model\u2019s video, ebonyassassin has been met with ample support across social media, with many commenters voicing their shock and concern that she was passed over in favor of a famous TikToker. In spite of the controversy, the model likewise made sure to clarify that she meant no disrespect toward Rae, stating in a comment beneath her TikTok, \u201cNo shade to Addison! There is no way she would have known\u2026. It was just like, ohhhhhh, okay.\u201d With comments flooding American Eagle\u2019s Instagram advertisements, critics are awaiting a response from the major brand in wake of these damning claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Model slams American Eagle for replacing her with Addison Rae Instagram: @ebonyassassin, @addisonraee[jwplayer ksH6zuKH] Model \u201cebonyassassin\u201d has put popular clothing retailer American Eagle on blast after allegedly being replaced in one of their social media advertisements by TikTok star Addison Rae. It\u2019s no secret that Addison Rae is one of the net\u2019s fastest-rising influencers, boasting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55411\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}