The above video spread like wildfire, and it eventually caught LaVerne's attention. She then felt the need to put the rumors to be once and for all.
The TikTok star took to Instagram on April 27, 2022, to address the accusations for the "last time." She wrote a long explanation clarifying why the entire conversation was a fake thing set up to bring her down.
"THIS IS NOT REAL. i've never had any conversation with this eric kid they're accusing me of grooming," LaVerne started her response. She then explained why the conversation was fake.
Zoe LaVerne denied grooming allegations and explained someone tried to make her look bad. (Photo: Zoe LaVerne/Instagram)
"if i was messaging him then when they swiped up to see my snapchat it would show them my snap score," she pointed out. "i clearly don't have this person added."
LaVerne accused someone of setting up a fake Snapchat, copying her bitmoji, and the way her name is seen on her account. Then, according to her theory, they sent "an audio message from another phone of me on live."
The perpetrator then recorded Laverne's Snapchat and edited the two together seamlessly to make it look real.
In her following stories, she showed how the conversation would look if it were her account and posted a screenshot she got of an Instagram "tea page" putting the video together.
"please stop believing everything you hear on the internet," she implored everyone. Then, she posted a screenshot of the imposter Snapchat account doing all this and another screenshot showcasing the bad editing the perpetrators did.
Zoe LaVerne shows the fake Snapchat ID someone used to fabricate text messages. (Photo: Zoe LaVerne/Instagram)
As for the voice message, LaVerne explained it was from a video where she was explaining she wouldn't do a house tour because her address could get leaked.
Ending her responses on a responsible note, she requested everyone not to hate on her supporters.
"they're allowed to support whoever they want. and they have nothing to do with what I do," she wrote. "it's immature. send ALLLL the hate to me please, not them."
The reason LaVerne responded to this so promptly might lie in her history with a similar case. In October 2020, texts and videos of her interacting unusually with a then-13-year-old Connor leaked.
She apologized soon after, denying she ever groomed him, but that left an imprint on everyone. This time, however, LaVerne has saved herself from further trouble.
