{"id":668210,"date":"2026-05-13T12:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/668210\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:45:09","slug":"lizlaz-influencer-lizlaz-says-she-was-offered-money-to-defame-virat-kohli-after-his-like-on-her-post-why-would-i-do-this-to-my-favourite-cricketer-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/668210\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizlaz: Influencer LizLaz says she was offered money to ‘defame’ Virat Kohli after his like on her post: ‘Why would I do this to my favourite cricketer?’ | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Influencer LizLaz, the influencer who became an overnight internet sensation earlier this year after Virat Kohli<\/a> accidentally \u2018liked\u2019 one of her Instagram posts, has now revealed that several journalists allegedly approached her with offers of money to make misleading claims about the cricket star. Despite the sudden attention, she firmly defended Kohli, insisting he \u201cdid nothing wrong.\u201dSpeaking about the aftermath of the viral moment, LizLaz claimed that some sections of the media attempted to sensationalise the issue for their own benefit. \u201cSome people also push you to say certain things you don\u2019t want to say. So, there were some journalists who\u2019d offer me money to throw shade at him, to say things he apparently did that he did not,\u201d LizLaz told Filmymantra.The influencer, who has often called Kohli her favourite cricketer, said she immediately rejected those offers. \u201cBut why would I do this to my favourite cricketer? I\u2019m not like this. But yes, things like these also happen,\u201d she said. She also addressed the AI-generated images of herself and Kohli that have been circulating online since the controversy erupted. <\/p>\n

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Virat Kohli Trends After Liking Influencer Post, Internet Reacts With Memes\u201cFor me, it\u2019s quite funny. But for him, it\u2019s not nice because it (liking her post) was never his intention. And he didn\u2019t do anything inappropriate,\u201d maintained LizLaz. According to her, the interaction may simply have been a result of Instagram\u2019s algorithm. Since she creates travel-related content around Indian culture and follows the Indian Premier League, especially Kohli\u2019s franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru, she believes her content could naturally have appeared on his feed.\u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with this. I don\u2019t think it should be questioned,\u201d she said, before adding, \u201cVirat Kohli is a big icon of India. He\u2019s basically the Messi or Ronaldo of India. So, I think people shouldn\u2019t destroy his name like this. He should be respected. I don\u2019t think he had any bad intention or he was reaching out to me inappropriately. He did nothing wrong,\u201d argued LizLaz.Reflecting on the day the incident exploded online, the influencer described the experience as surreal. \u201cI woke up one day and felt I was in my own Black Mirror episode,\u201d she said, referring to the popular dystopian series Black Mirror. \u201cI was scrolling through the news on Instagram, and I could see only pictures of myself on some big magazines and big podcasts talking about this. Even German and South African media covered this,\u201d she added. She also joked that Kohli had become even more popular in Germany because of the episode.LizLaz further revealed that the sudden viral fame opened several doors professionally. She received offers for reality shows, brand endorsements and even casino promotions after the controversy. However, she stressed that she intends to accept only projects that align with her values rather than cashing in on every opportunity. She also shared that the buzz eventually led to a cricket match being organised in Germany, where she worked as an anchor.Kohli, who currently has over 274 million followers on Instagram, has often found his social media activity becoming a topic of discussion online. A few years ago, singer Rahul Vaidya<\/a> claimed that the cricketer had blocked him on Instagram, although it was never confirmed whether it was an actual block or simply the platform\u2019s algorithm affecting visibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LizLaz, the influencer who became an overnight internet sensation earlier this year after Virat Kohli accidentally \u2018liked\u2019 one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":668211,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[128411,64,63,740,322587,322589,297960,260696,48390,192335,72835,85,322588,2131],"class_list":["post-668210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-ai-generated-images","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-influencer-news","tag-journalists-offering-money","tag-lizlaz","tag-misleading-claims","tag-rahul-vaidya","tag-royal-challengers","tag-royal-challengers-bengaluru","tag-sports","tag-travel-content-creator","tag-virat-kohli"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}