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Duke Dennis has been a trending topic over the past two weeks. Many have been giving him props after he made his runway debut in Kai Cenats ‘VIVET’ fashion show. He also had social media talking with the bars he dropped during AMPs annual cipher. Now, things are taking a different turn as a nail tech is calling him out for allegedly missing his nail appointment.
On Monday (Sept. 21), a Houston nail tech started going viral after taking to TikTok with a video airing out Duke Dennis. The text on the video read, “Watch me set up for a celebrity client just for him to waste my time, money & products. Receipts at the end.”
The video included a slideshow showing the tech preparing for Duke’s appointment, including a VIP sign placed on the door for his arrival. She also included screenshots of messages exchanged between the two, showing their communication leading up to the scheduled nail appointment. In the messages, Duke appeared to confirm he planned to keep the appointment, but the nail tech says he never arrived.
In the caption, she wrote, “One part of owning a business nobody sees going above & beyond for every client, this is what it looks like when youve a no call no show client @Duke Dennis #viral #foryoupage #houston #houstonnailtech.”
As the video began circulating, viewers flooded the internet with their reactions to the nail tech’s experience. “Yall gotta stop treating these people like theyre Gods,” one person wrote, adding that regular clients do not receive the same treatment.
The nail tech responded, “Agreed, but I love all my clients.” Another viewer wrote, “Treating him like he Jesus or sum,” prompting her to joke, “Even Jesus shows up for me bruh.” Another viewer even suggested the nail tech should have required Duke to send a deposit like she would with other clients. The nail tech appeared to agree, responding, “Fr next time I will.”
The following day, Duke took to his Twitch platform to share his side of what went down with the nail appointment. The streamer first clarified how their conversation started, claiming the nail tech initially reached out after seeing he was in Houston. Duke then showed the full DMs from his phone, claiming the screenshots shared online left out how their conversation originally started. He shared how funny he thought the video was when he first saw it.
“When I woke up and seen that s***, I started crying laughing, and I reposted the s*** myself. I reposted it at 4 a.m. I wanted the world to see it as well. No cap.”
However, Duke took accountability for not letting the nail tech know that he would no longer make it to the appointment.
“Mind you, I will take full accountability as a grown man for not communicating, Duke said. “It would have took me three seconds to hit her up and be like, ‘Yo, I apologize. Im not coming.'”
While apologizing for his lack of communication, Duke still felt that the nail tech had taken the situation too far. He then addressed how the nail tech presented the situation on her TikTok, calling the video overly dramatic. Duke then argued that missing an appointment is something many people have done before and did not believe it was unusual.
Things took a lighter turn when Duke addressed the sign she had prepared for his arrival, which included the AI-generated image and “VVIP” label. The streamer cracked up while questioning the wording on the sign and what the extra “V” was supposed to mean. “What the f*** is a VVIP? What the f*** a VVIP?” Duke asked, before joking, “Very, very important person.”
Duke also suggested the nail tech may have planned to create content around his visit and was disappointed when he never arrived. Despite everything that happened, Duke made it clear he was still willing to let the nail tech do his nails.
“Ill still come by and let you do my nails. We can chop it up, we can laugh about it too,” he stated.
Duke ended that part of his response by calling the situation a learning experience for both of them and suggesting they keep future moments off the internet.
Folks gathered under The Shade Room Teens as they reacted to the situation involving Duke Dennis and the nail tech. Commenters couldnt stop laughing as they heard Duke share his side of what went down.
Instagram user @kialashawn wrote, Wait, she offered and act like he scheduled and played!
Instagram user __cremedela.creme added, Lmao he dont ever address stuff fr. Shorty pissed him off
While Instagram user @iamkaylakeranisha wrote, wtf is a vvip Im screaming
Instagram user @mmariisgalleryyyy wrote, “But idk why she came to the internet just because he was famous idk man ”
Instagram user @onlykimmysworldd added, “But what materials was wasted other then that sign nobody asked for Im lost ”
While Instagram user @miracle_jellyy added, “Boy go get them nails done.”
Instagram user @jamie_desno added, “VVIP is killing me. As a celeb Id turn around too if I seen a sign with my pic on the door telling people Im in there good intentions, bad idea. Grow from it and learn.”
While Instagram user @keygetthegirlsmad wrote, “Right, what was the point of her going to the internet? Because hes known? Thats how you mess up future business with other known people lol.”
