“I…WAS…ROASTED,” exclaims a dolled-up Elle Darby in her video “i was exposed (SO embarrassing).” “Savage,” she repeats, “just savage.”
For those unfamiliar with the story behind her claims of “savagery” and defamation, here it goes: Elle Darby, a social media influencer 86.7k followers on Instagram, and a self-described “Beauty, lifestyle & fitness YouTuber,” was thinking of taking a trip to Dublin over Valentine’s Day along with her partner, Colin. In preparation, she sent out a few emails to local hotels offering to “feature” them in her “Youtube videos/dedicated Instagram stories/posts [in order] to bring traffic to [their] hotel” in exchange for a “free accommodation” (in the above video she says free or reduced, but the latter possibility isn’t mentioned in the original letter). Now the reason I can quote all of this to you is because that hotel, The White Moose Cafe, took the liberty of posting her email–with her name and information redacted–along with a lengthy response on their Facebook page. Amongst the assorted ramblings typically directed toward millennials who refuse to “pay [their] way along with everyone else,” was this gem:
LOLOLOL. The letter was signed by Paul Stenson, whose face, it should be noted, pops up when you visit their website, along with a message reading “Welcome to the Charleville Lodge Website, legit the best place for your squad to stay woke. How can we help?” (I’m so confused as to who this place is marketing to. People who are hip enough to know this lingo but aloof enough to distance themselves from it all and look upon it with disdain?) At this point, Elle posted the above video, receiving (duh) widespread support from her followers. Interestingly, at around the 1:10 mark, she begins her spiel by declaring “I work as a ‘social media influencer,'” putting her job title in scare quotes. This seems to me like concession to Mr. Stenson’s position that she doesn’t have a real job; if she had only also included “work” in quotes, they would have practically seen eye-to-eye. But, alas, this story was far from over. A quick recap of the events that transpired next:
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