Korean-American influencer and model Allissa Shin has spoken out about alleged threats made against her over her resemblance to BLACKPINK member Rosé.

On March 18, the influencer took to Instagram to share a series of screenshots as alleged evidence that she was being targeted by online users. The images featured a conversation between two Instagram users, with one allegedly demanding the other to harm themselves in order to gain access to information about Shin and her whereabouts.

In addition, a user in a second screenshot had claimed to have followed and attacked Shin at the airport and later sent graphic, gory images of the alleged “proof” to one of her followers. Shin later clarified in a later story that she had not been attacked, and that the user had been “playing mind games” with one of her followers.

Shin followed it up by claiming that this was not the first time she had been targeted over her resemblance to the K-pop idol. “I can’t just ‘ignore the haters.’ I said this many times before, but calling me names and ‘Rosé copycat’ is not what upsets me anymore,” she wrote. “It’s people physically forcing me into being unsafe at home or where I am, harming me, and putting those I love in danger.”

“It’s calling the police every time, being scared to even go for a walk, and not even being able to trust my friends anymore,” Shin added. “It isn’t okay and it will never be okay. Please think about what you’re doing and seek help.”

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