Elon Musk's 'sliding into Hawk Tuah girl's DMs' after promising 'not to take her posts down'

Haliey Welch, the internet sensation also known as Hawk Tuah girl, has thanked tech titan Elon Musk for his advice during her early days on X. She even mentioned receiving " personal messages " from the business magnate.

When Welch memes and GIFs started flooding our timelines, the real person behind them was shrouded in mystery, leading to a wild goose chase across the internet for her authentic social media presence . This resulted in a slew of fake profiles, some gathering thousands of followers from fans who thought they'd stumbled upon the her account.

In a candid chat with Brianna LaPaglia on the Plan Bri podcast, the 21-year-old revealed that she had actually deactivated all her social media accounts for various reasons long before her sudden fame.

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Since embracing her newfound fame, Haliey has been carefully curating her return to social media, with her Instagram profile quickly becoming one of the most rapidly growing accounts, amassing over 2.1 million followers and counting. She's taken the plunge into X and is absolutely thrilled, quickly amassing a following of over 134,000, with the platform's owner Musk, as one of her followers.

Not only has Musk followed her, but he's also engaged with the Nashville sensation, sparking an excited response. Haliey couldn't contain her excitement, posting early on: "I'm having fun on X"

Musk reassured her, saying: "This is the free speech platform, so feel free to say whatever you want! Unless it's illegal, it won't be taken down. Of course, you should expect trolls and NPC attacks, but that's just part of the experience."

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Haliey didn't hold back her admiration for Musk, who apparently also dropped into her DMs, replying: "I love u Elon ur my hero!" She showcased their exchange on her Instagram stories, cheekily captioning it: "Thanks for the advice big dawg."

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The Nashville star first caught the public eye with a bold street interview on Tim and Dee TV, where one of her remarks went viral, spawning a flood of memes and GIFs across social platforms from Instagram to X. Having unmasked herself in a worldwide search, Haliey has risen to fame, rubbing shoulders with the elite yet staying refreshingly humble.

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Meanwhile, Musk's daughter Vivian Wilson has publicly denounced her father, calling him a 'liar' and criticizing the billionaire for being 'fake'. In another twist, Musk's former partner Grimes has shown support for their daughter Vivian Wilson with a succinct nine-word message following Musk's controversial comments about her transgender identity, reports the Mirror US .

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