Yeah, I think people might have been less inclined to automatically believe it if she didn't already have a reputation for being a bit aggro.I think the whole thing just reflects poorly on Chappel’s PRPlenty of her fans admit that she’s not a likeable person at all if you look at more discussions around it
Not wanting to be pestered by weird fans is fair enough, but she made an event for Olivia Rodrigo about herself by screaming abuse at a photographer who wasn't even speaking to her (and he wasn't a pap following her he was a photographer for a red carpet she was willingly posing on), she's had her team demand things for free from small creators, she's lied about her background....
It all adds up.