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Zonnique Pullins Reacts After Video Speaking On Buying Daughter Toys Goes Viral

If ‘I said what I said’ was a person, Zonnique Pullins fit the mold on Tuesday. She took to Instagram Live to address a viral clip about “spoiling” her daughter. It’s unclear when Zonnique filmed the circulating video, but Christmas decorations are featured in the background. For a little over 30 seconds, she rants about not giving her daughter Hunter James special treatment.

The Viral Clip

“Those are Hunters toys,” Zonnique says pointing at a rectangular box near the fireplace. “She has an option to play with these toys every day, and thats it, b***h. Thats it.

She continued saying Hunter isn’t going to have “a bunch of toys” just because she’s T.I. and Tiny’s grandchild.

“Girl, bye! You ain’t nobody sit your a** down,” Zonnique said in the initial video. “Wait til your birthday and she didn’t get no party. Poor Hunter, she’ll be aight. It’s people out here don’t get s**t man. Think she bout to be getting special treatment. Girl, bye.”

Zonnique Speaks Out

After the clip made its rounds, Zonnique addressed her claims about how she parents Hunter. The entertainer’s first and only child recently turned one on December 15.

“Im all over the blogs because I said my child wasnt nobody? Yep, I did, and I meant like a celebrity,” Zonnique said in her response video. “I meant like shes not a celebrity like obviously, she is because the streets cant stop talking about her.

She clarified that she was “joking” and admitted Hunter is “spoiled already.” Zonnique also said she’s not the only one with the capacity to spoil her baby girl. If she didn’t do it, there’d be
“a million other family members that will,” Zonnique said.

At one point, an Instagram user asked Zonnique about the amount of toys Hunter has in the home.

“Yall got my kid f****d up. She own hella toys, and she own way more clothes than yall got in your closet right now, Im telling you,” Zonnique said.

Zonnique Doubles Down

Despite the backlash, Zonnique also doubled down on her first point about not buying toys.

“…The fact still remains I wont be spoiling her, so yall can put me on the blogs all yall want to. Im not about to be buying Hunter toys every day,” she said.

Afterwards, Zonnique answered a user’s question about why she said what she said.

“Because why not? Why is that hurting Hunter cause I said she aint nobody? Is that hurting yall feelings like bad? Like, yall think she going to grow up and say like damn my mama said I was nobody,” Zonnique said. “Shes already somebody thats what yall dont get so me saying that dont change nothing.”

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Cassandra Santiago

Cassandra Santiago is a multimedia journalist, editor, and editorial strategist with over a decade of experience shaping conversations across arts, entertainment, culture, and global news. A graduate of the University of Iowa, she has built a cross-platform career spanning newspapers, magazines, radio, and digital media. She joined The Shade Room five years ago and currently serves as a Senior Editor, where she leads editorial direction, oversees exclusive coverage, and trains and edits a team of writers. Cassandra has played a key role in developing high-impact content and editorial strategies for an audience of more than 30 million, contributing to platform growth, engagement, and monetization across multiple channels. In addition to her leadership role, she remains a daily contributor, with her articles generating more than 41 million views since 2023. Beyond The Shade Room, Cassandra offers freelance social media strategy services, speaks on the influence and impact of Black media at public panels, and owns Did It For You, an event design company in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. She is Poynter Institute–certified and was named to the DMV’s 35 Under 35 list in 2024.

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