Tiffany Mitchell posted a pictures of her motorcycle crash on Instagram.
Three weeks ago, a Nashville-based Instagram influencer got into an accident while riding her motorcycle. Tiffany Mitchell posted a series of photographs on Instagram that show her lying on the road after the accident. According to Metro, Tiffany claimed in her Instagram post that the pictures were clicked by her friend, a professional photographer.
However, many Instagram users slammed her for "glamourising" an accident. Others accused her of staging the motorcycle crash for 'likes'. Some also found a water bottle in the photographs suspicious and accused her of product placement.
Tiffany archived her post, made on July 31, after receiving massive backlash. However, on Wednesday, she addressed the issue in a new Instagram post and denied the allegations.
"I've been accused of staging the accident to get attention, using it as a product placement opportunity with a water company, and other things I can't even wrap my head around," wrote Tiffany. "Accusing someone of faking or exploiting an accident is extremely serious-because what if you're wrong?
"It really happened to me, and I was scared. I really was injured and had to recover," she said.
She also defended her decision to share pictures of the motorcycle crash on Instagram and wrote: "When I found out my professional photographer friend who I'd been shooting with earlier took photos of everything, I was completely moved. I shared this on my feed with humans who have been on a journey with me for years because I knew they would understand what it meant to me..."
Read her post below:
I've been figuring out how to respond to everything that's unfolded recently regarding the post I shared 3 weeks ago about my moto accident. I won't get into that post here (see my Moto Accident story highlight for all the details), but I want to talk about the reactions I've been getting to the article @buzzfeednews posted sensationalizing what I went through that day, and making a mockery of the post I shared. As a result, I've been accused of staging the accident to get attention, using it as a product placement opportunity with a water company, and other things I can't even wrap my head around. I've been sharing real life stories here since I started my account. I've opened up about miscarriage, divorce, anxiety, losing my partner in a moto accident 3 years ago, and navigating the grief that followed. I've chosen to use Instagram as a tool for healing and connecting with other humans who may be going through similar things so we can do it together. And it's been beautiful. When I work with brands, they're ones I personally enjoy, and I disclose every single sponsorship. Accusing someone of faking or exploiting an accident is extremely serious—because what if you're wrong? It really happened to me, and I was scared. I really was injured and had to recover. I was in shock laying on the side of the road, having flashbacks to when I lost someone very important to me. Friends were by my side, strangers called an ambulance, waited while I was checked out and then gave me a ride home. When I found out my professional photographer friend who I'd been shooting with earlier took photos of everything, I was completely moved. I shared this on my feed with humans who have been on a journey with me for years because I knew they would understand what it meant to me and I understood what it would mean to them. I'm sad that something so true and personal has been treated this way, and disappointed in BuzzFeed for spinning it there. I would just ask that if you're here because of this, consider that the post I made was something real that happened in my life that resonated deeply with me and those who have chosen to follow me. That's what it was intended for. ????????
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Smartwater, the company whose water bottle was visible in Tiffany's pictures, confirmed to BuzzFeed News that they do not have a partnership with her.
Just a few days ago, a Florida-based Instagram influencer was called out by her own sister for faking a hiking picture.
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