Transgender model Mia Isabella won’t be silenced. After reports of an alleged affair with rapper Tyga surfaced this week, Isabella told Us Weekly in a statement that she won’t stand for transgender people being treated like “second-rate individuals.”
“I am sad that our beautiful community is still treated like second-rate individuals by some and used to create negative publicity, despite the recent progress in our beautiful country to accept the LGBT community as widely celebrated in a recent Supreme Court ruling, even an Irish vote in favor of LGBT rights. Aren’t all people equal? Isn’t love for all?” the model told Us.
In case you missed it, B. Scott posted a series of nude texts allegedly received by Isabella — including a photo of Tyga’s erect penis — and reported that the model has been engaged in a relationship with Tyga for the past three years, including, allegedly, when he was dating Blac Chyna, and now, Kylie Jenner.
Tyga’s lawyer, meanwhile, said that although the photos of the musician are authentic, the rapper did not send them to Isabella. “The allegations are false and socially irresponsible during a time when many Americans are celebrating equality,” Lee Hutton said in a statement to TMZ, arguing that the person on the receiving end of Tyga’s texts is out to “maliciously shame” Jenner’s 25-year-old boyfriend.
“My focus is always on the positive and building up those around me,” Tyga wrote on Twitter following the controversy. “I’ll never understand why people choose hate and negativity over anything else.”
Isabella, for her part, is also battling Internet trolls, who have since created fake accounts commenting at Tyga. “Someone is clearly taking advantage of the situation when she is at her most vulnerable in an effort to discredit her character before she’s able to speak freely on the matter,” Isabella’s rep told Us regarding the fake accounts. “Someone is clearly going to great lengths to sensationalize the story further by impersonating her. What they have done is in clear violation of her rights she does not see this as a laughing matter and she is seeking legal council to do everything in her power to protect herself and her name.”
The FBI is reportedly investigating the alleged hack.
