A 14-year-old social media influencer is in the middle of a controversy after Pink accused her family of exploiting her for Instagram likes.
Piper Rockelle, who has 4.8 million Instagram followers and 8.3 million subscribers on YouTube, posts pictures on social media of herself in crop tops and bikinis.
“How many kids like Piper Rockelle are being exploited by their parents?" Pink tweeted last week. "And at what point do the rest of us say … 'this isn't okay for a [14] yr old to be posing in a bikini whilst her MOTHER takes the photo?!?!'"
How many kids like Piper Rockelle are being exploited by their parents? And at what point do the rest of us say … “this isn’t okay for a 13 yr old to be posing in a bikini whilst her MOTHER takes the photo?!?!”
Rockelle’s Instagram account says that it is an “account managed by family.”
Rockelle’s mother, Tiffany Rockelle, told Today Parents that she’s just trying to support her daughter’s dreams. “Since Piper was a child, she has had a strong love of performing and she has always had a dream,” she said. “So long as Piper wants to do this and it’s her passion, I’m here for her to follow that dream and protect her.”
Many people agreed with Pink in the comments. “The problem is the tone of the pictures. Piper is just 14. The poses in the photos are suggestive and are sending a very wrong message,” one person wrote. “Gross. 13 or 14 doesn’t matter, it’s too young,” another said.
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