Hilary Duff Shuts Down 'Disgusting' Internet Theory That She's A Child Trafficker

Lockdown clearly has internet trolls reaching for new lows because, over the weekend, Hilary Duff had to make clear that she’s not part of a child sex trafficking ring.

Yes, you read that correctly.

If that sounds entirely ludicrous, imagine how the Lizzie McGuire star felt when she woke up Saturday morning only to see her name trending on Twitter due to an unhinged conspiracy theory that she tried to traffic her own eight-year-old son, Luca.

It all started when a Twitter user shared a clip from Hilary’s recent Instagram Stories, in which she was sharing a collection of family snapshots taped to a wall that included an entirely innocent photo of her son nude, which she censored with a sticker.

“Someone pointed out on Instagram that I did a nude of him, which I did, so we covered that up with sticker,” Hilary said lightheartedly in the video.

That was apparently enough for other people online to concoct a baseless theory ― similar to the bizarre QAnon attacks against Oprah earlier this year ― that the actress is somehow involved in child sex trafficking.

The Younger star called the allegation “disgusting” and hit back in a tweet of her own.

“Everyone bored af right now I know..but this is actually disgusting.....,” she wrote on Twitter.

“Whoever dreamed this one up and put this garbage into the universe should take a break from their damn phone. Maybe get a hobby.”

And in case that denial wasn’t strong enough, a representative for Hilary has also rebuked the rumor.

“Let me say this in the strongest terms, this is all a fabricated disgusting internet lie, created and perpetuated by trolls and idiots....

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