Yaya Mayweather has addressed a viral rumor that claimed she paid NBA YoungBoy $1.2 million to hang out with him for a week.
More On Viral Rumor Alleging Yaya Mayweather Paid NBA YoungBoy $1.2 Million To Hang Out With Him For A Week
On Wednesday, January 21, @backndfendi, a user on X, formerly known as Twitter, took to the platform, sharing a tweet which read, “Floyd Mayweather daughter Yaya Mayweather revealed that she once paid NBA YoungBoy $1.2M just to hang out with him for a week when they werent on good terms before…”
To date, the tweet has garnered over 8.6 million views.
Yaya Mayweather Addresses The Viral Rumor
Then, on Friday, January 23, Mayweather took to X to address the viral rumor. In an initial tweet, she wrote, “ive never paid my bd $1.2m to hangout with him for a week when we werent on good terms. like wtf do yall be talking about actually?”
In a subsequent tweet, Mayweather added:
“for 1 hes rich asf been rich asf, and for 2 my bd would never accept money from me ever. weird fake ass narratives like that is the reason he would never even accept gifts from me. why would i give money to someone who was taking care of me and giving me money dumbasses?”
Ultimately, Mayweather noted that she would start “suing” those “lying” on her name.
Then, @backndfendi appeared to retract the original tweet.
Social Media Weighs In
Social media users weighed in on the viral rumor surrounding Yaya Mayweather and NBA YoungBoy and her response in TSR’s comment section.
Instagram user @oneoflay wrote, “even if she didnt it still sounds like something she will do”
While Instagram user @marylandrivers added, “Yaya can you please leave that man alone and let him live. You talk about him every 2 seconds”
Instagram user @spinninboutkai wrote, “I Promise We didnt care Yaya ”
While Instagram user @emmanimikeria added, “Where does the Yaya hate come from? genuine question.”
Instagram user @xoxonaee wrote, “I hate how yall do YaYa! No matter what situation”
While Instagram user @lolo_bangzz added, “Her whole identity is him now, then and foevaaa.. ”
Instagram user @she_soprettyyy wrote, “i mean, she was mentioned first. all she doing is defending her name. ”
While Instagram user @simplii_chanel added, “This was a weird ass accusation like how tf would you know ”
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