Zendaya is addressing the recent buzz surrounding false pregnancy rumors.
In the past few days, several TikTok videos have gone viral, misleading viewers into believing that the Euphoria star is expecting a baby with her boyfriend, Tom Holland. These clips use the popular “Krissed” meme, which ends with an image of Kris Jenner revealing the prank.
On June 15, 25-year-old Zendaya addressed the rumors through her Instagram Story. “See, now this is why I stay off Twitter,” she wrote. “Just making stuff up for no reason every week.”
“Anyway, back to filming… Challengers,” she added, referencing the upcoming romantic drama she’s been working on alongside The Crown’s Josh O’Connor and West Side Story’s Mike Faist.
A prank video posted by TikTok user @robairesbussy features a digitally edited image of Zendaya sporting a baby bump while strolling alongside Holland. The text overlay reads, “WAIT, SINCE WHEN WAS ZENDAYA PREGNANT?” Meanwhile, the caption clarifies that the clip is just a “#joke.”
A separate TikTok video, uploaded by user Ryan Roberts, features the creator dramatically gasping at an edited image of a 20-week-old fetus sonogram. This image was superimposed onto a screenshot of an actual Instagram post Zendaya shared on January 30, originally promoting Euphoria. In her post, she had written, “I love you. Halfway there [heart emoji].” The TikTok user altered it to make it appear as though she had tagged Tom Holland, her Spider-Man co-star. The video also included a text box reading, “There’s no way.”
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The clip concludes with a “dancing” Kris Jenner, accompanied by the text, “YOU JUST GOT KRISSED…SEND THIS TO YOUR FRIENDS TO #KRIS THEM!!”
When a viewer pointed out that the video was gaining traction on Twitter, the creator replied, “I JUST SAW.”
Someone else commented, “This isn’t a joke, and I honestly feel bad for whoever started it because karma is real.” Ryan, however, responded bluntly, “It’s funny.”
After Zendaya addressed the rumors on her Instagram Stories, a few users told Roberts that she was “upset with” him. He simply replied, “I’ve been noticed.”
