The drama between Kellyanne Conway and Claudia Conway has just taken a serious turn. Over recent weeks, people have been debating whether this is typical teen/mom discord, but Claudia's been sharing a lot of information that leads others to believe what's going on is much worse than it seems.
Claudia has leveled abuse allegations at her mother and shared openly that she feels Child Protective Services won't help her because of how powerful her parents are. That said, there have also been instances where she's walked back her own allegations and said her family is simply going through a lot.
The conversation resurfaced on Monday evening. Claudia was on TikTok when fans told her that a fleet (the new Fleet feature is Twitter's answer to Instagram Stories) was shared on Kellyanne's Twitter account. The fleet contained a topless photo of Claudia and was deleted in minutes. Claudia seemed to think her fans were kidding before she realized it really happened, and she's gone through a range of emotions since.
Kellyanne Conway's Twitter account was still active Tuesday as the platform and state investigators look into a truly troubling incident. On Monday night, the account shared a topless photo of Claudia Conway, Kellyanne's 16-year-old daughter. The photo was deleted just moments after it was shared through the Fleets feature.
When the photo was first posted, people debated whether or not the image was of Claudia. Then they alerted the teenager, who was on TikTok at the time. She reacted in real time in videos that have since been deleted or made private.
"I don't know if this is a joke or not but I'm really scared," Claudia said, according to BuzzFeed News.
Once she saw the photo and realized it was real, the teen seemed panicked.
Claudia shared messages in Morse code in the comments revealing she was scared and didn't know why this was happening.
"Apparently that's real, and here's what I guess happened," she said in a video. "That picture is from months ago and I'm assuming that when my mom took my phone … anytime she's taken it because she takes it all the time, she took a picture of that. So that was on her phone and I guess she accidentally posted it or somebody hacked her but no one would have any photo like that, ever."
She then uses some strong language saying that her mother should go to jail.
"Nobody would ever have that photo," she continued.
"It was on my phone. I don't think I've ever sent it to anyone. So assuming that my mom took a picture of it to use against me one day and then somebody hacked her or something, because there's no physical possible way anyone would have that photo of me. I'm literally at a loss for words and if you see it, report it. My mom deserves to go to jail, that's unreal. She's the only person who has it."
Of course, this led to a lot of strong feelings from all sides of the internet. Posting a picture of a topless minor is sharing child pornography. The way that photo ended up on Kellyanne's Twitter will be investigated by the platform, as well as local police.
A representative for the New Jersey Department of Children and Families told BuzzFeed News that the agency is "looking into all the concerns around the incident."
Later in the evening, Claudia went live on Instagram with YouTuber Tana Mongeau. Her phone seemed to be in her pocket or nearby as she argued with Kellyanne. Kellyanne lamented her daughter "sending a lot of hate my way."
The livestream went on for nearly 20 minutes and features a lot of strong language. Her parents called the police, saying Kellyanne didn't feel safe around Claudia. It ended when a police officer hung up the phone.
At 8 a.m. on Tuesday, George Conway shared videos from Claudia's TikTok asking people to let her and her parents handle the situation. Fans pointed out that there are several troubling indications in this video that Claudia is in danger based on previous comments she made about how to tell if she's under duress.
"This isn't forced," she says as the video begins.
"I have faith, and I know that my mother would never put something like that on the internet, as well as me," she said.
"We would never do that. My mom and I, we fight like mothers and daughters, but we also love like mothers and daughters, and I do love her."
Claudia then continued to note she'd be taking a break from social media, something that she said in previous videos she would never do unless forced to.
Fans have continued to express concern for Claudia's safety throughout the day Tuesday. Many believe her parents' positions of power will shield them from consequences if they are being abusive. They fear Claudia could end up in a dark or dangerous place without the ability to reach out to others.
