TikToker who exposed financial advisor for racist rants says she is being forced to move after receiving death threats from woman's husband who said 'I'll put her in her grave'
A TikTok star who exposed financial advisor for a racist internal memos says she is being forced to move after receiving death threats from the woman's husband who allegedly said, 'I'll put her in her grave.'
TikToker Denise Bradly, whose 'aunkkaren0' account has over 1.1 million followers, made a video showing purportedly leaked internal communication from Eileen Cure, who allegedly said, 'I specifically said no blacks' - referring to black job applicants.
Cure was an affiliated advisor for LPL Financial, which is the largest independent broker-dealer in the US, before she was fired after the video went viral last week.
Cure's husband allegedly responded by saying, 'Tell that TikToker to come down here to Texas, and I'll put her in a grave,' Bradley tweeted.
The social media influencer, who uses the platform to expose racism, said this threat and harassment from Cure and her husband has forced her to move, she said.
Eileen Cure , a financial advisor in Texas, has been accused of not wanting to interview black job applicants. A purported leak of racist messages were shared with Denise Bradley , whose 'auntkaren0' TikTok account has 1.1million followers
Bradley has moved after allegedly receiving threats like this from Cure's husband
Pictured here is the purported leaked internal communication where Eileen Cure allegedly said, 'I specifically said no blacks' - meaning no black applicants - was shared in Denise Bradley's TikTok video
Her friends set up a GoFundMe that was set up by Bradley's friends and has raised over $24,000 as of Thursday afternoon, a nearly $4,000 jump since Monday.
In TikTok video posted on Monday, she thanked her followers for the 'outpouring of love and support' and wanted to tell them where the money is going.
'First and foremost, I'm moving, and I'm going somewhere where I feel safe but I'm taking my time to do so. I have to make sure certain things are in place, so I'm upgrading my security in the meantime,' Bradley said.
She also said in the video that she's using the money to make sure her twin sister is safe and putting money to the side in case she has to defend herself in a legal battle, which Cure has threatened to do.
Max Schatzow, a partner at Stark & Stark who specializes in counseling investment advisers, broker-dealers, outlined the impending showdown for Investment Times.
If the memo turns out to be altered or fake, he said Cure has a case against the person who published the initial statement and 'might also have claims against TikTok and other news publications that rebroadcasted the statement.'
If the memo turns out to be true, the black applicant has a strong discrimination case, Schatzow said.
Following her termination, Cure issued an aggressive statement to Investment News, saying the video was 'false and defamatory' and that she is exploring her legal options.
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In this Monday TikTok video, 'auntkaren0' outlined what she plans to do with the money raised as part of the GoFundMe and said she is moving
@auntkaren0 ##awareness ##gun ##staysafe ##SHEINcares ##karen
♬ Beggin' - Måneskin
##awareness ##gun ##staysafe ##SHEINcares ##karen
♬ Beggin' - Måneskin##awareness ##gun ##staysafe ##SHEINcares ##karen
'The entirety of this situation is based upon a TikTok video published by an unrelated individual without press credentials or affiliations using an unauthenticated photo of an alleged internal office chat without validation or context of any content,' Cure told Investment News.
'This published photo and along with subsequent related false and defamatory materials and statements, which have incited false commentary and threats of violence and bodily harm toward me and my staff and acts which are being investigated as criminal in nature, are being publicized on a social media platform by a third party who is not related or in any way affiliated with me or my office.'
Cure's husband joined the PR war and reportedly threatened to kill the TikToker.
Cure said she's also preparing to meet with Republican lawmakers like Sen. Ted Cruz, who are against Big Tech companies, to shut down TikTok.
The war of words continued last week when Bradley hit back in a statement to Investment News, calling Cure's response 'comical.'
'Here you have a white woman that has be caught being racist, in my opinion, but would rather look like the victim, up against a black woman,' Bradley said.
'We've seen this done in history time and time again. She doesn't want to admit fault but would rather try and make a Black woman the guilty party. I welcome any challenge that Eileen has. I will always stand up against racism and this issue is no different.'
But the damage is already done. So many people flocked to Cure's Yelp page and posted so many comments that Yelp shut it down last week.
