Sophia Culpo's Shocking Tiktok Shade: What She Said About Braxton Berrios and Zach Bryan
By Elena Rostova
The December 2024 video was not Culpo's first viral shot across the bow. In June 2023, she posted a pointed video directly referencing behavioral red flags. The clip arrived just as Berrios and Alix Earle began appearing together publicly in the Hamptons and at industry events.
In that initial post, Culpo referenced the concept of "love bombing", the psychological practice of overwhelming a new partner with grand gestures and affection early on to establish control. When the video sparked immediate media pickup from regional outlets like the Miami Herald, Culpo deleted the post. She later maintained that the video "wasn't that deep" and was merely lighthearted content. The strategic upload-and-delete pattern became a standard playbook, generating headlines while insulating the creator from extended public relations exposure.
Berrios pushed back directly. In an unusual move for an active NFL player, he recorded an unscripted video inside his car addressing the accusations. Berrios insisted that his relationship with Culpo had ended cordially and denied that any infidelity took place prior to moving on with Earle. The public exchange created polarized factions across TikTok, pitting sports fans against beauty and lifestyle communities.
Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.
