Valkryae And Addison Rae's Messy Feud Explained
Gamer Valkyrae and TikTok star Addison Rae continue to be embroiled in a public feud, and until now, it's still unclear why it blew up the way it did. But judging from the sequence of events, the two are just victims of baseless rumors stemming seemingly out of nowhere. It all started when Addison Rae entered a live stream of TommyInnit, a member of the popular Minecraft server Dream SMP, startling viewers and the streamer himself alike. "Why is Addison Rae in the general chat of the Dream SMP Discord? What the f*** is going on?" the streamer, whose real name is Thomas Simons, said at the time. After all, TikTok superstars like Addison Rae don't usually find themselves on Twitch.
It was then that people started assuming that she was attempting to get TommyInnit booted off Dream SMP, and along the way, Rachel "Valkyrae" Hofstetter's name was dragged into the drama, presumably because she also had "Rae" in her name. Valkyrae then addressed the situation, saying how confused she was about the whole ordeal. "It's just the most weirdest thing I've ever seen on social media that I happen to be involved in," she said, per Dexerto.com. "People are wilding, people are going crazy."
Both Addison Rae and Valkyrae had received a barrage of hate comments from each other's fanbases, to the point that it escalated enough for the YouTuber to take a hiatus. Now, their alleged feud has taken a downturn, and it's all because of a skincare product.
Valkyrae and Addison Rae's alleged feud escalated due to a skincare product
It should be noted that Valkyrae and Addison Rae don't exactly have beef with each other, and their alleged feud was only instigated by fans. But things got complicated when Addison Rae announced that she's launching a skincare product similar to what Valkyrae had endorsed months prior, but the gamer received so much backlash that the product was ultimately canceled.
The product in question is a skincare item that claims to protect people from the harsh blue light emitted by screens. Valkyrae launched a version of it called RFLCT in October 2021, but it was quickly pulled from the market after fans claimed that there was no science behind it. Fast forward to February — Addison Rae introduced essentially the same product, called Screen Break, but hasn't received the same vilification as Valkyrae. "IM REBRANDING TO JUST VALKY LOL HOW IS THIS REAL?!" the streamer wrote on Twitter after hearing the news. "I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same company."
Addison Rae has yet to address the situation, but fans understand Valkyrae's frustration. After all, seeing another influencer doing the same thing without consequences can leave anyone feeling defeated. As one fan tweeted, "they literally rebranded and went to different influencer in a different space thinking it would be ok."