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Leaked audio reveals influencer Ruth K allegedly instructing a friend to pinch her child to make him cry for a video, sparking a firestorm over child exploitation and clout chasing.

The curated veneer of Instagram perfection has shattered into a million jagged pieces for influencer Ruth K, as her former confidante, Bush Tailor, leaked a damning audio recording that exposes the dark underbelly of "family content" creation.The tapes reveal a shocking directive: Ruth allegedly instructing her friend to pinch her own child to induce tears for a sympathy-baiting video.
In a scandal that has electrified the Kenyan blogosphere, the feud between the two former best friends has escalated from petty squabbles over a borrowed iPhone to serious allegations of child exploitation. Bush Tailor, evidently scorned and seeking maximum damage, released the call to prove that Ruth K's public persona of a doting mother is merely a prop in her desperate bid to capture the attention of her baby daddy, comedian Mulamwah.
"Unachuna mtoi (pinch the kid) and I record," the voice alleged to be Ruth's is heard saying in the grainly audio. The context?A calculated plan to film a "distress call" video to guilt-trip Mulamwah into visiting, following his highly publicized reunion with his first baby mama, Carol Sonnie. It is a chilling glimpse into the lengths social climbers will go to manufacture a narrative.
Bush Tailor, who claims she was the architect behind Ruth's brand management, argues she could no longer protect a "narcissist" who weaponizes her own offspring. "She wanted to show Carol that she is still the main character," Bush stated in a follow-up livestream. "The tears you see on TikTok are real, but the pain causing them was inflicted by the mother."
This sordid episode forces a reckoning with the influencer economy, where children are reduced to engagement metrics. If the allegations hold, Ruth K faces not just the court of public opinion, but potential scrutiny from child protection services.
As the "Tea Master" pages feast on the debris of this friendship, the real victim remains the innocent child, pinched and prodded to cry on cue for a father who is looking the other way.
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