rant · moment 12 of 17
TikTok's Pandemic-Era Teen Millionaires and the D'Amelio Sisters
from Backrooms, Spencer Pratt, & The D’Amelio Family Disaster | The Tim Dillon Show #498 · #498
3 min
Tim recalls the 2020-era phenomenon of teenage TikTok stars like Charli and Dixie D'Amelio running LA social scenes, setting up the story of Charli's parents being accused of stealing her money.
- Tim describes LA in 2020 when TikTokers ran the city while older celebrities stayed home to avoid bad press.
- Mobs of teenage millionaires would go to restaurants and waiters—failed actors—had to explain dishes like béarnaise sauce to them.
- Charli and Dixie D'Amelio symbolized the meteoric rise possible on TikTok during that era.
- The D'Amelio parents have been accused of stealing millions from their daughter Charli's account.
- Tim's response to Marc D'Amelio's denial: the father should have stolen from his daughter.
- When children become famous, parents have every right to steal their money—it's a time-honored tradition and the actual reason for making them famous.
- Charli D'Amelio wasn't famous for any real reason; a Chinese guy flipped a switch and she looked like the girl next door, which TikTok was designed to create.
Marc D'AmelioCharli D'AmelioTikTokDixie D'AmelioHeidi D'AmelioAddison Rae