I hate that little ginger bit*h

The Love Triangle That Broke The Internet

If you’re like me, and constantly scrolling through Tik Tok, you’ve probably heard of the drama between Tik Tok influencers Halley Kate and Sophia La Corte (that little ginger bit*h)
But what really went down, was all this drama warranted, and does our society, especially in social media, have a problem with cancel culture?

Background (Halley’s side):

Halley Kate, a 24 year old Tik Tok star living in New York City broke the news via Tik Tok of her and her current boyfriend, Reed, breaking up in November of 2023. The next month, rumors surfaced that Sophia La Corte, another well known Tik Tok influencer, had gone on a date with Reed.

According to Halley Kate, her and Sophia were friends, both being influencers in NYC, invited to the same events, running in the same crowd, it’s not surprising that they both knew of each other, or were good friends according to Halley.

Halley took the rumor to Tik Tok, clearly shocked and hurt. Her fans gave her overwhelming support. Halley claimed in this Tik Tok, that has since been deleted, that she attended a “work event” with Sophia the night before Sophia went on this date, that she bought Sophia drinks all night, and Sophia even left her bag at Halley’s apartment. “Her bag is literally sitting in my closet because we dropped it at my apartment before going to the bar together,”.

Background (Sophia’s side):

When the rumors were first brought online, Sophia defended herself on her podcast, Out of Touch, claiming she and Halley were “never friends” so she didn’t do anything wrong.

Come March, Halley confirmed her and Reed had rekindled their relationship.

So why did this drama resurface?

Well, in mid August, Sophia decided to post a 3-part series detailing what went down saying “the time a girl I met maybe three times canceled me”. The internet went crazy. Sophia stated, “I never had a one on one conversation with her” and that they met “maybe 3 times”. Sophia then went on to compliment Reed, calling him sweet and detailing how he kissed her on the date.

This infuriated viewers. Sophia could have defended herself when the drama first happened. But she chose to bring the situation back up after Halley and Reed had gotten back together.

Since the original series, the internet has completely ganged up on Sophia and canceled her, one influencer sharing her thoughts about the situation saying “I hate that little ginger bit*h”. But Sophia hasn’t been silent. She has posted countless Tik Tok for the past 2 months leaning into the hatred and “playing the villain”

Cancel Culture & Girl Code:

So, is Sophia really a backstabbing villain out to get Halley?

Was this all Halley’s fault for bringing it to the internet in the first place?

Well, I for one caught myself being too invested in this drama, watching new posts from both sides, discussing the videos with my friends, but also, wondering why, as a society, are we so quick to cancel someone. 

We’ve seen these types of situations before. And we’ve seen people be canceled for all sorts of things.

I felt infuriated with Sophia, the way she wasn’t owning up to any of her mistakes, bragging about Halley’s boyfriend liking her, and then made her entire platform centered around “being a villain”. 

I don’t know either of them personally, but social media has trained us to hold these influencers or celebrities to the highest of standards. And when they fall short, like all of us do, we flood their comments with hate. It’s perfectly fine to hold someone accountable, but not to destroy them completely for making a mistake.