The controversy ignited when a screenshot—purportedly from Sweeney's Instagram Stories—began circulating with lightning speed.
The fabricated image showed a direct message thread from Williamson's official account, accompanied by a biting caption from Sweeney: 'whose man is this? Get him out my dm,'. It was a classic piece of 'troll' content designed to ignite a firestorm of engagement, and for a few hours, it worked perfectly.
