Heartbreaking News😭 Reality Star With Tourette Syndrome Breaks Down After Fans Accuse Her of Faking Her Condition

Reality star Baylen Dupree, who details her life with Tourette syndrome on her show Baylen Out Loud, has defended herself online after viewers accused her of “faking it”.

Baylen, 23, navigates her young adult life with Tourette syndrome which she explains as “a neurological involuntary motor and vocal disorder”. She lives with tics, repetitive movements or unwanted sounds that can’t be easily controlled.

Her story has captured the attention of 13.7 million social media followers and more than 14.7 million viewers tuning in to watch her show.

Even still, Baylen faces constant criticism that she is faking, acting or exaggerating her tics for the cameras.

“So fake I think she may have Tourette’s but I think some of her content is rehearsed,” one person wrote on Instagram

A second commented, “1% Tourette’s. 99% Acting.”

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Baylen reacted to the accusations that her tics were fake and slammed the hate while restating that her diagnosis and symptoms are real.

“Sorry to trigger you but I have Tourette’s regardless of how many times you tell me I’m faking it,” she captioned a TikTok video of herself.

It’s not the first time Baylen has been forced to defend her Tourette syndrome. In a previous video shared online Baylen said: “I have Tourette Syndrome, stupid. Tics, involuntary vocal sounds or movements. They’re not lines. They’re not, no, they’re tics. OK, say it with me. They’re tics.”

Many fans rallied around Baylen in the comment section of her video.

“People always judge what they don’t take time to understand,” one wrote.

Another simply asked: “Why would people think that? It’s wild.”

Baylen’s journey to the small screen

Baylen was walking through a shopping store when something felt off, she had a strange feeling she was being followed.

Someone was filming Baylen while she was ticking, and when she returned home she decided she would be the one to share her story rather than somebody else.

In 2020, she posted her first video and quickly amassed a following of devoted fans including intrigued viewers and others in the Tourette’s community.

As her platform, exposure and pressure grew, Baylen’s symptoms reached their most extreme heights