National Boyfriend Day was Oct. 3, and one boyfriend in particular stole the spotlight after Twitter seemingly caught him sliding into multiple womens' DMs. Seven different women wished the same man a happy day and lots of love. But if it sounds too fantastic to be true, that's because it is.
The seven women involved were @AshleyySimone21, @Nigerian__InMe, @oghosdidi, @its_catherinee, @NigerianThugga, @SydPetite, and @s_bontiff, all of whom tweeted out to their "boyfriend" @KINGxCHARLESIII. Several of them interacted with one another over the posts, tepidly "fighting" over their purported boyfriend. Charles appeared to gleefully play along, and all of them retweeted posts related to the drama.
Complex reached out to all of the women who had open DMs on Twitter (which came out to six of seven) as well as Charles, the man in question. Initially Charles, the "boyfriend," seemed to say the posts were a hoax. However, he later backtracked, claiming the story was true. Notably, he also informed Complex that he is "not a thot."
One of the "girlfriends" told Complex over DM that "[T]he whole tweet started as a joke between friends. We were all playing along, laughing. Then soon enough, the world started laughing with us. Some started laughing at us, even called us out of our names and said we panned [sic] it lol. It was a joke that went viral." When asked if any of the seven women were actually dating Charles, the "girlfriend" told Complex, "[W]e're all friends. We always joke like this."
Another of the girlfriends insisted to Complex it was real (but said she wouldn't comment more without "proper compensation"). After Complex informed girlfriend #2 that others had spilled the beans and said it was a joke, this girlfriend replied, "Playing with my emotions is not a joke." When asked directly if she and Charles were dating, the woman did not respond.
Complex was then contacted by an account claiming to be the group's management, and asked for compensation (Charles was the only person involved with the prank who did not ask for compensation when speaking with Complex). A woman claiming to be a friend of the group also reached out over DM saying she would talk, but not "for cheap." Journalistic standards dictate that sources cannot be compensated for comment, and no one was paid to speak with Complex.
What seemed like a "caught you cheating" story now seems to have been a group of friends goofing off, and ostensibly hoping to make a buck off of viral fame.
Sorry, Twitter!
