Tatiana Elizabeth has called out influencer Lauren Blake for lacking honesty after Blake attributed a social media photo—featuring her face superimposed on Elizabeth’s body—to an AI glitch.
The Controversial Post
The image showed Blake’s face placed onto a photo of Elizabeth taken at the 2024 US Open in New York, but it was mistakenly tagged as the recent Miami Open. Blake, known as an OnlyFans model and occasional DAZN ringside reporter, removed the post following backlash.
Blake Takes Responsibility
Blake accepted full accountability for the incident. “That shouldn’t have happened, and I take full responsibility,” she stated. “This came from an A.I. content system my team uses to generate images at scale. I did not see the original image or intentionally set out to copy anyone’s work, but that doesn’t change the outcome.”
She emphasized respect for creators: “I understand this impacted another creator, especially when it comes to respecting original work, and I never want to contribute to that kind of frustration or harm within the creative community that I have been a part of for 10 years.”
Blake confirmed she contacted Elizabeth privately to apologize and committed to greater oversight of her agency’s content processes. “I take full responsibility for what appears on my platforms,” she added. “The post was removed and I have spoken with the creator privately to apologize. I will have more oversight with my agency to ensure my content is handled with the integrity and respect it deserves moving forward.”
Elizabeth Rejects the Apology
Elizabeth, who runs her own beauty line, expressed skepticism about Blake’s sincerity. “I don’t think it’s coming from a sincere place,” she said. “I think she just wants the situation to blow over and to get back to scheduled programming.”
She questioned the authenticity: “I don’t think she was honest. I don’t think she is authentic in her apology. I think she’s just saying what she thinks she needs to say in order to move past this.”
Elizabeth highlighted broader issues: “That was a very exciting experience for me [at the US Open, where she was invited by Serena Williams], and I think that historically, black women have been copied, we’ve been used as an inspo, all these things, and we don’t get our due respect or our credit.”
“I’m working ten times as hard as a black woman to be able to be in these spaces, and you get to just take that in an instant?! I don’t think that’s okay.”
Image Comparison
The original photo, taken nearly two years ago at Arthur Ashe Stadium, depicts Elizabeth in a white t-shirt, white tennis skirt, and green-and-white scarf, holding a green Louis Vuitton purse. Blake’s version matched it closely, including purse details, but substituted her own face.
