Zendaya parece haber desmentido los rumores de embarazo que se volvieron virales en las redes sociales.

El actor de “Spider-Man: No Way Home” publicó una historia en Instagram el 15 de junio que decía: “Mira, esta es la razón por la que me mantengo alejado de Twitter… Solo invento cosas sin ningún motivo… todas las semanas”. 

Captura de pantalla de la historia de Instagram de Zendaya. Zendaya vía Instagram

El rumor se extendió por Twitter, donde comenzó a circular un TikTok en el que se afirmaba falsamente que Zendaya había anunciado su embarazo. Los usuarios parecieron creer en el engaño, a pesar de que originalmente se publicó como parte de una broma viral de TikTok llamada la tendencia “Krissed”, en la que la gente hace afirmaciones falsas sobre celebridades para incitar a la gente a ver un clip de Kris Jenner bailando “Lady Marmalade”. 

On June 13, a user called Ryan Roberts posted a TikTok showing a picture of an ultrasound that looked like a screenshot from Instagram, with Zendaya’s Instagram handle above it.

On Zendaya’s Instagram profile, there is no picture that matches the screenshot in the TikTok. 

The 12-second video then cut to a 2011 clip of Kris Jenner dancing and lipsyncing to the “Moulin Rouge” song, with an on-screen caption reading, “You just got Krissed.”

The word “krissed” was used as a synonym for pranked in the video caption, which went on to say, “Send this to your friends to absolutely #kris them.” 

Similar videos have gone viral over the past week, and 11,000 TikToks have been posted on the platform with the hashtag “#krissed,” as part of the prank.

Commenters under the original TikTok largely recognized that the pregnancy claims weren’t true, with top comments saying, “I didn’t fall for this one,” and “Nope I was actually prepared this time.” 

The TikTok user who posted the video did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment. 

On Twitter, users appeared to believe the pregnancy was real

Shortly after the TikTok was posted, a rumor that Zendaya was pregnant began to spread on Twitter.

The topic “Zendaya pregnant,” was trending on the platform on June 15, with some people suggesting they were shocked or sad to hear the news, and top liked tweets under the hashtag, “#ZendayaPregnant” have hundreds of thousands of likes each on the platform. 

Some users recognized that the rumors originated from the “Krissed” trend and were part of a prank, urging users not to believe the claims. 

Zendaya’s personal life has frequently been the topic of speculation on social media

Zendaya and her boyfriend Tom Holland have tried to keep their relationship out of the public eye as much as possible. However, last year, Holland told People that he wanted to “take a break and focus on starting a family.”

He added: “I love kids. I can’t wait to be a dad — I can wait and I will, but I can’t wait!”

In February, Holland also shut down reports that he had purchased a home in London, England with Zendaya.

The two Marvel stars were first linked after starring in the “Spider-Man” Marvel Cinematic Universe trilogy together. Last year, dating rumors surfaced after they were photographed kissing in a car.

Holland later told GQ that he and Zendaya felt “robbed” of their privacy by the photograph.

“Una de las desventajas de nuestra fama es que la privacidad ya no está bajo nuestro control, y un momento que crees que es entre dos personas que se aman mucho es ahora un momento que se comparte con todo el mundo”, dijo Holland. 

Los representantes de Zendaya no respondieron de inmediato a la solicitud de comentarios de Insider.