Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino clapped back at TikTok users accusing him of getting a facelift and having work done. With a viral, suspenseful TikTok sound, the reality TV star stared into the DSLR and said, “Apparently we have a situation. I posted a video yesterday about my book signing and meet and greet […] I definitely got a ton of responses thinking I got a facelift or new eyeballs and cheeks from Zimbabwe, which again, I definitely didn’t do that. I did gym, tanning and laundry for nine straight weeks. I haven’t cheated on my diet, and I definitely have not show anyone the results yet. I plan to do that shortly.” While he hasn’t shown the results, fans were quick to note that The Situation kept his biceps on display the whole time.
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Snooki clapped back after the internet criticized her VMAs red carpet look. The reality television star filmed a casual TikTok, saying, “I just wanted to reintroduce myself for people who forget who I am. Hi, I’m Snooki for Jersey Shore, and I don’t have a stylist, and I dress for myself, and I do me, and I’ve always had my own style […] You guys know me by immediately, it’s been 15 years!” She then explained that she would never work with a stylist because it doesn’t feel as authentic. She also clapped back about her makeup too: “Joey did my makeup, it was flawless […] That’s another thing, ‘fire your makeup creator.’ Why? Joey needs money!” Snooki overall stood her ground, concluding with the message, “I felt beautiful, so you can’t take that away from me. […] You don’t have to like me, but this is me.”
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Kailyn Lowry did not take kindly to internet trolls accusing her of not raising her kids. “Y’all love to say I don’t raise my kids,” the Teen Mom alum exclaimed. “I have childcare, yes. I have help 8-4 Monday through Friday. These are traditional working hours. A lot of people put their kids in day care. […] I do not have a live-in nanny. I do not have a around-the-clock nanny,” Lowry continued. She acknowledged that she does have in-home care, then ended with, “Yes, I do have help no matter which way you put it, but if you guys could just stop discrediting what I do, that would be fantastic.”
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Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Mikayla Matthews is clapping back at social media users who criticized her for doing the Nicki Minaj balancing challenge while holding her newborn baby. She believes the backlash has been thrown way out of proportion, posting a screenshot from her video and then an edit of her balancing on a flaming tight rope above electric, shark-infested waters. She also responded to a comment on the original post that read, “Why does everyone think this is ok… if she fell her newborn would be seriously hurt.. bizarre behaviour just for the clicks,” — writing, ” think it’s cause it’s my body and I know what I am capable of doing 🫶🏼”
Sophie Turner clapped back under a post of herself having fun at an Oasis concert. After a commenter accused her of having “forgotten that she has two kids,” the actress quickly replied, mentioning her ex-husband, Joe Jonas. Turner wrote, “ah I’m so sorry sometimes I forget come people can’t think for themselves. So….Get this….There’s this wild thing called shared custody. Maybe, just maybe, they were with their dad that day.”
Chris Hughes clapped back at Instagram comments under a post of him and JoJo Siwa. One user commented, “Does anybody else find this creepy,” to which Hughes replied, “no Pauline, you’re miserable, p– off kindly.” The Instagrammer then replied, “lol we see long it lasts,” to which the star commented, “yeah again, you don’t need to speak, you don’t follow me, respectfully do one thank you.” After another account accused him of doing, “anything for fame,” and claimed they lived in the “real world,” Hughes wrote, “the real world! online bullies are the real world apparently.”
Kourtney Kardashian clapped back after an Instagram user speculated she was pregnant under a post that shared moments from her Italian vacation. After the commenter stated they could tell she was expecting from her reflection, The Kardashian sister quickly responded with, “Or breastfeeding, eating gelato, foccia, pasta, not working out and living my best damn life baby!”
DWTS alum Jenna Johnson anthem back after a photo she posted of her 2-year-old son, who she shares with Val Chmerkovskiy, using a bottle sparked backlash. “Lots of people felt strongly about him drinking from a bottle,” she wrote, sharing a message from another mom. “I understand that I put my life out there publicly, which I honestly want to STOP doing when extremely rude and harmful messages toward my baby are sent to me,” she continued, “enough is enough with the sad trolls/bullies on here. Please unfollow me IMMEDIATELY and respectfully get a life.” She later thanked fans for support.
Yolanda Hadid clapped back at Instagram users criticizing her for showing an image of her granddaughter, Khai. The former Real Housewife shared an image of Gigi Hadid’s four-year-old in a birthday post to her son, and she received comments that the photo was an invasion of the child’s privacy. Hadid clapped back to one user in particular, writing, “Please go harass somebody else’s feed, you are not welcome here.”
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Hilaria Baldwin clapped back at people who left negative comments under a video of her 11-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son lifting her up. Baldwin wrote, “Leo and Carmen can pick me up immediately 😭! And I am struggling to pick them up 😂. How does this happen so speedy??? 🩷” People were quick to accuse the media personality of showing off her small frame, but she immediately put the attention back on the strength of her kids and shut down speculation about her diet/wellness.
Amid the backlash for the cover of her upcoming album, Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter clapped back at an X user criticizing the image. The X account retweeted the cover and wrote, “Does she have a personality outside of sex?” The singer shared the post and replied, “mami yes and it is goooooood.”
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Justin Bieber clapped back at those expressing concern for his mental health. The meme account todayyearsold posted a text thread from someone’s grandfather that consisted of two messages over 24 hours apart from one another. The first one read, “I am worried about Justin Bieber” and the second one was, “There is so much heartbreak in Justin’s life.” The post added the note, “We all are.” Bieber was quick to reply, writing, “Worry about yourself gramps.”
Chelsea Lazkani responded to internet trolls body shaming her. The realtor shared 2023 photos of herself on a immediately-deleted X-post, writing, “Trigger warning to myself: THIS was my previous weight, to those of u that keep commenting u miss ‘skinny Chelsea’ that was an unhappy, unhealthy person. I did not know or see it. U only see the light once u are out of the dark. Ur comments will not allow me to revert bk to that.”
Nick Offerman clapped back at Michael Flynn Jr. who used a video of his Parks and Recreation character Ron Swanson to make an anti-Pride statement. The son of Trump’s former National Security Advisor shared an edited video of Ron throwing a rainbow flag in a dumpster, and Offerman was having none of it, writing “Ron was best man at a gay wedding you dumb f–. #HappyPride.”
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Selling Sunset’s Chelsea Lazkani clapped back at internet trolls accusing her of using face filler. The relator wrote that her changes are a result of weight gain and wearing less makeup. “If you don’t like my natural face just say that,” Lazkani wrote, then later adding “…I was just 40 pounds skinnier looking like a skeleton.”
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Lindsay Lohan and her publicist clapped back at assumptions she had a facelift, after an Elle reporter mentioned her recent “glow-up.” Addressing speculation, her publicist said, “the second she looks any different, they assume she had her face lifted at 37 or 38, that she ripped apart this or that. It’s so mean.” The actress agreed, asking when she would have time to do one. “I tried to figure that out, Linds,” her publicist added, “in the last three years, when you had time to do anything, because I know your schedule. […] Women can’t just look good to look good and change their lifestyle to be more healthy.”
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Candace Cameron Bure clapped back at internet trolls who DM and comment on her posts to tell her she’s not aging well. She posted a recent messages and wrote, “Comments like this hurt, no matter whether they meant to be mean spirited or just a shared ‘opinion’ As I embrace aging, I’m choosing to do it as naturally and as gracefully as possible. I imagine the people who write these kinds of messages are reflecting what they are personally feeling about their own self to some degree. I feel sad for them and pray for their hearts to know the love of God.”
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Esteemed drag queen Phoenix clapped back at Ice Spice following her comments as a guest judge of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Following her performance, the rapper told Phoenix, “I hear you’re a legendary icon, but tonight I don’t think I would have been able to tell with how shy you were.” Phoenix made her thoughts known on her Instagram story, claiming she doesn’t think Ice Spice has the credentials to critique her.
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Alabama Barker clapped back in her TikTok comments. Someone wrote, “Makeup to hangout in your room is WILD,” and she replied, “Why do you feel entitled to comment that knowing you have no idea what I’m doing ? Don’t you feel pathetic 😭 s*** I would. Whole time I’m outside ❤️.” Barker engaged multiple comments, including, “Did days of meditation to finally be able to put those comments back on” to which she wrote, “Did days of not hearing people’s mouths unless I wanted to.” She then addressed everyone with, “My biggest concern is that they take their time to movie me and comment […] and give me more attention…”
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Bebe Rexha clapped back at Azealia Banks after the rapper compared her Met Gala look to a birth control prevention method. Rexha responded to Banks about focusing on some different types of medications and tactics: therapy and Lexapro.
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Storm Reid did not hold back when she received a comment claiming that college isn’t a flex or a measure of success. She asked, “So what do we call my success plus going to college?” The actress agreed, “College isn’t for everybody, but it was for me,” and then went on to list her accomplishments, including to going to USC, which currently has an 8% acceptance rate: “And I was able to do that and work full time. I’m all for people having their own opinions, but let’s be real. Let’s tap into reality. I did that, and I also got an Emmy while doing it.”
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Hilary Duff’s husband, Matthew Koma, clapped back at an internet troll who left a negative comment under his wife’s Instagram. Duff posted new photos of her in a yellow sweater, which received the comment “Why did she do Botox, I swear to god everyone else is the same.” Koma promptly responded with, “Get f**d, butterfly,” and received lots of praise from fans for defending his wife.
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Eliza Coupe clapped back after some press and haters online said she looked unrecognizable at The Residence premiere (left). Coupe first posted a video of one of her characters with a gun, writing, “My response to all the bad press and wildly altered photos of me floating around the internet. You are all so consistently ridiculous. Thank you for making me laugh. Xoxo.” She then followed up with a reel of recent photos with the caption, “Pictures from my DSLR roll from the past three weeks. #thisishwhatireallylooklike 🤷🏼♀️ #truth #haterscanhate #ichooselove.”
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After Kylie Kelce shared a clip from podcast interview with Michelle Obama, in which Obama spoke about her Let’s Move initiative, to Instagram, one hater responded with an vomiting emoji. Kelce responded saying, “Hi Dana. We actually don’t do this here. If you have nothing nice to say just keep scrolling.” The user later said they were “not at all embarrassed” to be called out.
After Erika Jayne wondered about Garcelle Beauvais’ dating life on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, saying “maybe she peaked” in the ’90s after dating some high-profile men, Garcelle anthem back when asked about it on WWHL — saying “F–k Erika” with a laugh. After joking, “Maybe I did peak,” she added, “I married for love, not for money.”
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Amber Riley anthem back at a troll calling her the “DEI winner of The Masked Singer that didn’t deserve it,” saying, “I’m not even offended by this comment. I am thoroughly entertained … I was masked, sir. I was in a mask. I was in a mask! Let that sink in. When your racism is so flagrant it stops all blood flow to your brain, because what the f—k are you talking about?” She followed it up with a clip of one of her incredible performances, adding, “And also, just to be very clear. This is why I won Masked Singer.”
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ABC and Good Morning America meteorologist Ginger Zee clapped back at an internet troll who commented she wasn’t aging well under a video of her giving a weather report. Ginger not only responded to the social media user, but also shared a screenshot of the exchange to her Instagram grid with the caption, “You know you are in a good place when you genuinely believe your response. And I do. What a privilege to be able to be alive. No matter how you perceive my aging, I’m proud of it.”
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Doechii clapped back at internet trolls accusing her of lip syncing during her Grammys performance. She came on to TikTok, exclaiming, “I can’t possibly get on here, and say this calmly or nicely. Y’all are stupid as hell!! […] That is my DJ’s voice picking up the lines I can’t say because I’m doing a somersault! That entire performance was live. I was sick as a dog with bronchitis and the flu performing my ass off in a straddle on leading of human men. You can hear my beads slapping my mic in the beginning, worked my ass off to build the stamina for that for y’all to play in my face.”
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Kourtney Kardashian clapped back at those giving her backlash for elaborate Valentine’s Day floral display. One user specifically commented, “love is love but that is wasteful.” The Kardashian sister replied with, ” [They] were donated to a local hospital ❤️ only repointing to spread ideas 🤗.” She then followed up with another clarifying comment: “actually half went to a local ER and half to an assisted living facility 🫶🫶.”
Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori made headlines at the 2025 Grammys after the latter walked the red carpet in a completely sheer dress, sans any undergarments. After catching backlash for the stunt, West defended his wife on X — calling her “smart talented brave and hot.” He claimed they “tailored that invisible dress 6 times,” before thanking media “who recognized us and gave us back the energy we put in.” He thanked Vogue for putting her “in a strong positive light” — before adding, “People asked how would your mother feel. You don’t know my mama bitch.”
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Melissa Gilbert clapped back at Megyn Kelly after the conservative media personality responded to Netflix’s annoucement of rebooting Little House on the Prairie by tweeting, “if you wokeify Little House on the Prairie I will make it my singular mission to absolutely ruin your project.” The original Little House on the Prairie actress took to Instagram to tell her the 1970s series is already “woke,” as it tackled important topics.
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Singer and songwriter Jax clapped back at followers claiming that her pregnancy bump/belly is fake. She took a screenshot of the comments, joking that the accusations were not on her “2025 bingo card.” She also got her husband and father-to-be Brave Gregg involved, who murmured into her belly, “A lot of people on the internet think you are living in a fake belly. I know, they’re idiots. I know you’re real though. I just saw you kick…”
Millie Bobby Brown responded to Instagram critics who had something to say about her appearance. In a post, the Stranger Things star modeled her mini Louis Vuitton bag, and people were quick to comment on her appearance, claiming she looked “35” and a “New Jersey Housewife.” A leading-liked comment read, ‘Millie’s google history: ‘How to look 65 when you are 16.'” The actress reposted the photo on her story with the comment, “Women grow!! Not sorry about it :).”
To celebrate the start of 2025, Rihanna posted a video on Instragram of her chanting along to the Times Square countdown before yelling “Happy New Year!” A user made a dig at the singer’s appearance and track hiatus, commenting “We want an album forehead.” To which Rhianna replied, “listen Lorenzo! You ain’t cute enough to be calling me by my black name you dizzy f***!”
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