TikTok's 2 biggest stars confirmed their breakup with matching Instagram Stories after a diss track stoked cheating rumors
- Two of the most famous TikTok teens, 15-year-old Charli D'Amelio and 17-year-old Chase "lilhuddy" Hudson, confirmed their breakup with matching Instagram Stories.
- The Hype House members never officially stated they were dating or used labels like "boyfriend" and "girlfriend" to describe each other, but confirmed multiple times that they had been "exclusive."
- D'Amelio and Hudson's relationship served as rocket fuel for their social media stardom, but rumors about the breakout and possible cheating on Hudson's part circulated for weeks prior to the annoucement.
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For eager followers of TikTok gossip accounts like "@tiktokroom" on Instagram, the news of Charli D'Amelio and Chase "lilhuddy" Hudson's breakup was inevitable. The two teenagers (15- and 17-years-old, respectively), had never called each other "boyfriend" or "girlfriend," but had been "exclusive" since at least the start of February 2020.
But for two of the most-followed TikTokers, rumors of a split had plagued them for weeks. Late Monday night, they posted matching Instagram Stories that confirmed the breakup, with D'Amelio writing "i'm sorry i waited so long to tell you all. i wanted to take the time to process it for myself."
For both D'Amelio and Hudson, the brief but memorable relationship helped boost their rapidly rising fame. Starting with the formation of the Hype House, the TikTok collective they both anchored as its most notable members, the flirtation between the two became a trending topic for their predominantly young, Gen Z audience.
When the New York Times profiled the Hype House at the beginning of the year, it was noted that D'Amelio and Hudson weren't yet commenting on the status of their relationship, but it was assumed they were together – especially after a video of them appearing to kiss on New Year's Eve was posted to accounts like "@tiktokroom."
By Valentine's Day, both of them were posting couple pictures of each other. The fact that they never fully defined their relationship to the public made it all the more discussion-worthy, as D'Amelio in particular rocketed to the top of the short-form video platform as its most-followed creator.
By late March, trouble arose. Another TikToker named Josh Richards, a member of the usually friendly Hype House rival "Sway House," created a diss track about Hudson titled "Still Softish." In a behind-the-scenes vlog, Richards said the title refers to a text Hudson sent Richards' girlfriend, TikToker Nessa Barrett, alongside a lewd photo.
D'Amelio never publicly commented on "Still Softish" or the cheating rumors it implied were true, and while Hudson watched the music video on-camera and tweeted about it, he never specifically confirmed nor denied the narrative that he sexted Barrett. Given the trajectory of their relationship that followed, the rumors seemed to have an impact.
Aside from a few TikToks uploaded shortly before the breakup announcement went out, neither D'Amelio nor Hudson have had anything else to say about each other besides what was on their Instagram Stories.
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