A Photoshopped picture of South African singer Tyla and American rapper Ye West went viral over the weekend. The photo shows Tyla, 22, sitting next to Ye at a NY Knicks game.
Ye, formerly Kanye, 46, is married to Australian architect Bianca Censori. While Tyla is rumored to be an undercover lesbian.
The X/Twitter user who posted the image wrote “Tyla with Kanye West.” A fan who retweeted the image wrote, “a collab I’d be interested to see.”
But sharp-eyed X users quickly identified the photo as fake.
One person wrote: “Who photoshopped this?”
While another user wrote: “Photoshopped, but I would love to see them work together.”
A third person wrote: “That’s Photoshop, dummies! Where is the full beard? He hasn’t worn this fit since he has been with Bianca.”
What a horrible photoshop!! ???? and yall are falling for this fake https://t.co/VEMYZB4ufp
— Thato Nzimande (@THATONZI) March 25, 2024
Tyla’s album received lukewarm praise from South African fans last week.
One SA fan tweeted: “It sounds like a voice note from somebody who forgot they pressed record.”
Another person wrote: “30 seconds voice note.”
A third person wrote on Instagram: “Worst album I’ve streamed in my f***ing life!!!.”
The Grammy Award winner, who is from Johannesburg, is best known for her song “Water.”
The music video for “Water” was viewed over 148 million times on YouTube.
The song’s remix with American rapper Travis Scott racked up nearly 5 million views in 6 days.
