Should You Ever Share Messages From Dating Apps? Chrissy Teigen Doesn’t Think So

Chrissy's comments follow viral TikToks featuring Ben Affleck and Matthew Perry, from young women who allege they matched with them on Raya.

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by Bonnie McLaren |
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For those on Raya, swiping through potential matches includes a wealth of A-listers. The likes of Lewis Capaldi, Paul Mescal{ =nofollow}, Trevor Noah, Amy Schumer and Demi Lovato have reportedly been spotted on the dating app for the rich, famous and those in the creative industries. Also on the app is Ben Affleck, who went viral earlier this week when a TikTok user revealed that Ben sent her a video on Instagram asking why she'd unmatched him. (Nivine Jay claims she unmatched him because she believed his account wasn't real - fair enough. And she has since defended him from people calling Ben 'creepy'.)

But then there was more Raya/TikTok news, as a 20-year-old alleges that she matched with Matthew Perry, 51, when she was 19. Kate Haralson shared a TikTok where she's on a video call with the actor, and he asks 'Do you always play with your hair this much?' To which she responded, 'I guess so.

Speaking to Page Six, she said: 'A lot of people were saying I’m a bully and mean for posting this, and it made me feel kind of bad, but at the same time, I feel like a lot of guys in Hollywood are talking to all these young girls and it’s something that I think a lot of people should be aware of.' She also alleges that he laughed it off when she told him that he was a year older than her father, but says that he didn't ask anything sexual.

Hmm, it's a difficult one. While we don't think it's right older men are using their fame and privilege to speak to young women on apps like this, is it ever right to share messages - or, in this case, videos - from a dating app? Turns out Chrissy Teigen feels as conflicted as us, and got involved in the whole debacle, tweeting: 'I agree celebs shouldn’t be making these creepy desperate video replies on Raya. But it’s tacky to release private messages. Ya both wrong, congrats.' At least, we can always rely on Chrissy to speak her mind.

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