{"id":2519801,"date":"2026-07-27T23:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2519801"},"modified":"2026-07-27T23:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:56:03","slug":"influencer-slams-amber-rose-as-broke-after-unsolicited-recruiting-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/influencer-slams-amber-rose-as-broke-after-unsolicited-recruiting-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer Slams Amber Rose as &#8216;Broke&#8217; After Unsolicited Recruiting Attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sliding into a celebrity&#8217;s DMs is practically a rite of passage. Getting a message back is a flex. Getting one from Amber Rose promising to make you more money? That apparently hits a little differently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an Instagram Story posted Tuesday, July 21, gaming creator <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Viper Deme;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/viperdeme\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Viper Deme<\/a> shared a screenshot of a message she says came from Rose&#8217;s verified account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Hey babe can I connect you to my business manager?&#8221; the message read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He can guarantee you more money in contract and does month by month.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. 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Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Viper posted the DMs to her Instagram story. Instagram<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Viper wasn&#8217;t exactly rushing to hear the pitch. &#8220;There&#8217;s no way celebrities are this broke now,&#8221; she wrote above the exchange.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rose, 42, didn&#8217;t identify the manager, explain what kind of contracts were on the table or say whether she had any financial stake in making the introduction. It&#8217;s also unclear why Viper was approached in the first place \u2014 but she&#8217;s hardly waiting to be discovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The social media star streams <em>Rainbow Six Siege<\/em> on Twitch as Viperous, moderates for Trainwreckstv and works with brands including Stake and Happy Dad. Her bio even lists an agency contact, so representation wasn&#8217;t exactly a gap in her life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And there&#8217;s plenty of money to chase. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:U.S. creator ad spending is expected to reach nearly $44 billion in 2026;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingdive.com\/news\/creator-marketing-now-a-core-media-channel-while-search-slows-iab\/817832\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. creator ad spending is expected to reach nearly $44 billion in 2026<\/a>, with agencies increasingly helping online personalities turn their audiences into products, shows and larger companies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rose knows those relationships can get complicated. During a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:VidCon panel in 2023;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viralnation.com\/resources\/blog\/vidcon-highlights-2023\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">VidCon panel in 2023<\/a>, she told rising creators that bigger audiences often come with agents and publicists \u2014 but warned against letting a new team take control of what they post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Just remember, when you start hiring these people, that they work for you; you don&#8217;t work for them,&#8221; she said at the time. &#8220;They&#8217;ll tell you, &#8216;You need to start posting things like this,&#8217; and over time, you start to lose yourself. That&#8217;s what happened to me a few years ago. 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