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Indy Clinton addresses claims regarding her appearance at the 2025 TikTok Awards.
The 28-year-old influencer attended the social media platform’s awards ceremony in Sydney, Australia on November 26, but faced criticism for her red carpet behavior.
One TikTok user commented on Clinton’s video: “Literally looked like she was cracking up on the TT award winning girl carpet!” Clinton later posted a video response on Nov. 27, saying that while she “normally doesn’t address things like this,” she wanted to “stand up” for herself.
“I hate it when people spread false things about me,” she added, before explaining, “I think it’s because of my actions that there’s a video circulating of my actions on the red carpet at the TikTok Awards.”
She then offered viewers “context,” saying, “I’ve been working every day and every night for the last two weeks, so I’m very tired. I’m overwhelmed and tired and burnt out.”
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The social media star told her 2 million TikTok followers that she arrived “super late” to the awards ceremony, with only minutes left until the red carpet closed. “They wanted to rush me through because the awards were about to start.”
Clinton added that in one of the videos, viewers can “hear the photographers fighting each other.” Because everyone was giving her different instructions. “Then they started fighting right in front of me. So I’m like, ‘I feel so wanted.'” Because it was so annoying. ”
“That’s why I was so flustered,” she explained, “I didn’t know who or where to look.”
Clinton later revealed that due to her arrival time, she only had two interviews before posing for photos on the red carpet. One of the interviewers asked her, “What is your wabi-sabi?” This Japanese phrase has gone viral on TikTok as users post imperfect and flawed things that they find beautiful and appealing.
However, Mr. Clinton said he did not know the term. So when the interviewer said she was “embracing her teeth,” Clinton pointed to her nose and said, “I haven’t mentioned this in my head,” apparently referring to her nose job, which came under heavy criticism in July.
“I don’t want to talk about it. I just spent the whole afternoon getting ready. I feel good. I didn’t want to talk about it,” she recalled. “There’s so much else I could talk about.” She then shared how she served up the “off-center middle part” as her “wabi-sabi.”
Clinton said she was “really” disappointed after the interviewer replied, “I thought you were snorting.”
“I just felt really overwhelmed, and then I thought, ‘I don’t want to be here,'” Clinton said as she concluded the video. ”
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Earlier this year, the Australian influencer underwent rhinoplasty surgery, which led to a barrage of hate from critics. In response to a video from May, several TikTok users expressed opinions suggesting that Clinton’s surgery was a mistake.
Months later, in a July TikTok video, she revealed that she wasn’t getting the results she expected and only asked for “just a few minor tweaks.”
Clinton said she loved her natural “Mediterranean nose,” but after getting hit by a surfboard in 2020, she explored some subtle modifications before going under the knife.
She ended the video by reiterating that she didn’t choose her new look and didn’t “lie” to her fans about the process. But ultimately, she maintains a positive outlook on the situation. “As the saying goes, it’s up and up. It’s up and up,” she said.
