The video, published on October 16, 2023, shows American actress and singer Zendaya Marie Stermer, known as Zendaya, being beaten.
Zendaya’s rep confirmed that the woman seen in the video was not Zendaya.
On October 17, 2023, a video was published showing a young woman being beaten. general in social networks. “Damn, they beat up Zendaya,” captioned one post, which has 5.7 million views on X (formerly Twitter). “Is this really Zendaya?” social network users asked below the viral 10-second clip.
Damn, they beat up Zendaya pic.twitter.com/Cpfb8CHWYQ
— Crazy clips (@crazyclips_) October 16, 2023
Google reverse image search results showed the clip had been posted on social media at least since then. May 2022.
😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/llRlJo6DSU
— DOC (@backendoc) May 29, 2022
In addition, we found various articles on the topic of the video in question, published back in 2022. For example, on May 30, 2022, the website Sportskeeda published a fact check on the topic, highlighting the inconsistency of Zendaya’s hair and the fact that she has never been seen wearing Crocs:
The Emmy Award winner is not currently rocking her Euphoria hairstyle. She was spotted chatting with a crew member on the set of her upcoming film Challengers. In photos taken earlier this month, Zendaya flaunted a short bob hairstyle.
In addition, the girl in the video is wearing a set of rainbow crocodiles. Zendaya has never been seen wearing crocs. The actress once said in an interview that she wears either sneakers or high heels, and nothing in between.
The article also noted that the woman in the clip appeared to be wearing an ankle monitor:
Finally, although it is not entirely clear due to the quality of the video, the battered woman appears to be wearing an ankle monitor. The bracelet was noticed by many other Twitter users, who immediately tagged it in their replies.
The article concluded with the statement that “Zendaya has not yet commented on the video.”
“Zendaya is not the woman getting beaten up in viral video, despite rumors,” read the headline of another article. An Entertainment Tonight Canada article on the topic claims that Zendaya’s rep denied the rumors and denied that she was in the video:
Zendaya’s rep is speaking out after a video showing a similar woman being beaten went viral over the weekend.
The actress’s rep told TMZ that the woman in the video is not her, despite online rumors.
The disturbing video shows someone punching a woman before hitting her in the head and throwing her against a wall.
Fans noticed the similarity between the woman and Zendaya, but there was nothing that connected the star with the video.
On May 30, 2022, the actress’s rep also told TMZ that the woman in the video is not her, despite all the online speculation:
UPDATE: Zendaya’s rep confirms to TMZ…the woman in this video is NOT Zendaya at all, despite all the speculation. Case is closed. https://t.co/T0HQo9TL7F
— TMZ (@TMZ) May 30, 2022
We haven’t found any information online about who the person seen in the clip was. However, given that a Zendaya rep confirmed that it was not Zendaya, we have rated this claim as incorrect.