White influencer speaks out after editing face onto black woman’s body for Instagram photo

A white influencer who was accused of stealing a black model's picture and superimposing her face onto it has spoken out about the social media scandal.

Lauren Blake Boultier has been left embarrassed after she was called out for sharing a snap of herself which supposedly showed her attending a tennis game.

That's because it wasn't actually her - and the model who featured in the original picture, Tatiana Elizabeth, has taken her to task for 'putting her head on my body'.

Elizabeth, who boasts hundreds of thousands of followers, shared a scathing post online on Monday (30 March) after Boultier's upload was brought to her attention.

"Bar for bar," the New York City-based content creator wrote. "The weirdest part about this is that it’s not even an AI influencer. This is a real person who used AI to put her head on my body.

"She geotagged MIAMI as if she’s at the Miami Open. When my photo was taken at the US Open two years ago."

Elizabeth posted the original photo - which, as mentioned, she had taken while attending the US Open in 2024 - next to the one shared by Boultier, which appeared to be identical, bar from the face.

In another post shared to her Instagram Story, Elizabeth added: "Well this is...peculiar. I was here too!! In this same exact outfit and the same watch, same bag, picture was taken at the same angle even..omg we even have the same tattoo!!!!!!? Pretending to be somewhere you weren't, in something you've never worn, as someone you're not...for social media. It's a little scary."

The model also took to TikTok to share some further thoughts on the situation, saying she was 'by no means trying to bash' Boultier, but wanted to get her head around the motivations behind why she swiped her picture.

"I'm not a bully, I'm just, I'm a little perplexed," Elizabeth said. "I just want to know what was the reason. Cause social media got to our heads that much that we are completely disregarding couth?"

A lot of social media users also had their say on the matter - prompting Boultier to finally respond to the awkward allegations.

In an Instagram post shared on Wednesday (1 April), the OnlyFans star admitted that the image she posted had been a knock off of Elizabeth's - but claimed she was not the one who was behind it.

"I want to address a recent post created by a third-party Al content agency I've been working with," Boultier said in a statement.

"It was brought to my attention that an image posted utilised the work and likeness of a Black creator in a way that is entirely inconsistent with my values. I take full responsibility for what appears on my platforms.

"The post was removed and I have spoken with the creator privately to apologise. I will have more oversight with my agency to ensure my content is handled with the integrity and respect it deserves moving forward.

"I am deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused the original creator and the community at large. Thank you to those that have spoken up. I am listening and I am committed to doing better."

Boultier also told TMZ Sports that she 'did not see the original image or intentionally set out to copy anyone’s work', adding: "But that doesn't change the outcome.

"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."

But if you thought that was the end of this bizarre back-and-forth, you'd be mistaken.

Elizabeth shared a video on Thursday (2 April) sharing screenshots of the apology that Boultier had sent to her.

In the lengthy message attributed to Boutlier, the adult content creator told the model that she had been 'dealing with a heinous amount of hate' while again asking for her forgiveness.

But Elizabeth said she believes she is 'dealing with someone who doesn't truly understand the weight of what she did and doesn't care'.

"She's trying to shift blame onto her team and trying to shift blame onto an AI service...I don't know if she thinks I'm stupid, dumb or blind, however, I know that to use AI you need a prompt," she said.

"In order to have a prompt, you have to have a picture. I would have appreciated it way much more if this girl just owned up to it...but I think that she's not even taking accountability and that's the part that's just making me so annoyed. I feel like I tried to give her so much grace."

LADbible has contacted representatives for Boutlier and Elizabeth for further comment.