Haliey Welch responded to rumors that she is suing the “Hawk Tuah” journalist.

Haliey Welch – also known as Hawk Tuah Girl – has reacted strongly to rumors that she is suing the makers of the music video that made her famous, calling it “fake news.”

Welch became an internet sensation after she was asked about her sex life during a street chat with YouTubers Tim & Dee TV. The duo asked her what makes a “man go crazy” in bed and she replied, “Hawk tuah” – an onomatopoeia describing an intimate act.

Rumors recently surfaced that she was suing the video’s creators, Tim Dickerson and DeArius Marlow, but Welch dismissed the lawsuit, writing on X, formerly Twitter, that she was “chasing power.”

The Hawk Tuah phenomenon began in June, when a clip of a racy tip about Welch’s bedroom went viral. Since then, she has been capitalizing on her sudden fame by selling merchandise and marketing it Talk to Tuah podcast. She also threw out the first pitch at a New York Mets game and was even mentioned in: Saturday Night Live sketch.

Rumors that Welch was suing the filmmakers gained momentum when the X account @DramaAlert suggested that Dickerson and Marlow had confirmed the rumor.

“The original creators of “Tim & Dee TV” apparently confirmed this in a comment on TikTok. (the link to this account is on their YouTube channel),” the person wrote in a post that included a screenshot of the comments section.

The photo shows one user asking, “Hey, is she really suing you?” Several users came forward, including one who wrote: “I want the rights to the film.” User DMarlow also replied, saying, “This is not fake news. Putting a video of the story on YouTube with all the receipts.”

On X, Welch immediately showed the image from Legally Blondewith her face superimposed on Reese Witherspoon’s in a courtroom scene. “Fake news,” she captioned the photo.

The user responded by sharing a screenshot of the comments, but Welch doubled down and wrote, “If I sued it would be public, but I think he’s chasing power.” She ended her statement with an emoji of Rolling on the floor laughing.

Newsweek has reached out to representatives from Welch, Dickerson and Marlow for comment.

Welch has previously opened up about how being a Hawk Tuah Girl changed her life. Addressing her followers in an Instagram video earlier this year, she said: “First of all, I’ve gotten over stage fright. The other night I sang in front of 80,000 people with Zach Bryan – and I can’t sing like hell. But I did it anyway!”

She said she also quit her factory job and that she now has to “get ready more than once a week,” joking, “I’m not allowed to look like Adam Sandler anymore!”

Welch also said her sudden fame “wasn’t exactly glamorous,” explaining, “I have to convince my Padfoot not to shoot paparazzi outside our house every day. Because they’ve been camping here for about two weeks.”