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BMW slammed for seemingly backtracking on gift promise ‘Who TF Did I Marry’ TikToker Rees Tees Her dream car
BMW has some explaining to do after seemingly capitalizing on the virality of content creator Reesa Teesa’s 50-part video “Who TF Did I Marry?” series as a part of a marketing plan that left her empty-handed, similar to her ex-husband.
In an incredible account of a fairy-tale love relationship turned nightmare, a metro Atlanta woman claimed to have fallen in love with the person of her dreams, only to later learn that their year-long marriage was a tangled web of deceit and broken guarantees because her her husband, generally known as “Legion”, led her to imagine in a curated, epic story of his life.
From claims that she is a high-level corporate executive, a former soccer player and that she has the money to pay for a $700,000 home, no detail has been spared in describing her terrible experiences within the turbulent relationship saga.
The luxury car dealer, together with other high-profile brands comparable to Hilton and Delta who’ve offered to assist her with international travel plans to London and Paris, joined the discussion surrounding the TikTok posts as Reesa revealed that her ex even promised to assist buy her dream car, a dark blue BMW X5 with a cognac interior.
@reesamteesa Just to be clear, no, I didn’t get the car from @bmw. Video: Celebrity Cars (YouTube) #reesateesa #fyp #fypshi #dontusemyname #hyundai ♬ Wishes with a star – Rose Royce
In the comments to one among Teesa’s posts, the car manufacturer wrote: “Please wait. starting part 1 now.” But when they used footage of her describing the vehicle in now-deleted TikTok posts, many users thought they were preparing to give her a mid-size SUV, which has a starting MSRP of $65,000 for the most basic model. “On the strategy to a dark blue BMW X5 with a cognac interior,” they wrote under the video.
In a separate post, the company reused its audio equipment, but wrote, “We hear you, ReesaTeesa… Let’s do something higher,” showing off a BMW M5 sports sedan in the exact color scheme she described.
Numerous commenters expressed excitement at what was seen as a not-so-subtle sign that a vehicle would soon be heading to her. But nothing like that happened.
BMW really made a mistake with Reesa Teesa. She confirmed that they are not giving her the car as a gift and have deleted their TikTok, which originally suggested they were. Such a missed opportunity on their part.
— HOME 🪄 (@fairybrandmuva_) February 29, 2024
Instead, the 30-year-old addressed the speculation in a video set to Rose Royce’s “Wishing on a Star” that featured an SUV. “Looks just like the closest I’ll get is my Navy Blue BMW X5 with Cognac interior…Hyundai would never try this.”
“I hope @bmw doesn’t use a black woman for advertising purposes and doesn’t keep its word. I just know they wouldn’t do it. “Arrive via BMW,” one person wrote. “BMW in cooperation with Legion,” another joked. Elsewhere online, the company has faced backlash over the perceived consequences of its posts.
User X he wrote that BMW is “absolute bullshit for kicking Reesa Tessa when she’s down by utilizing her voice in a industrial without compensation, implying that you just were going to present her the car although you had no intention of embarrassing yourself!!!”
“People say it doesn’t make sense for BMW to give Reesa Teesa a car. Why would BMW even suggest something like this and then remove all traces of it. They could borrow her car for a week or so and have her with them. keep telling a story in it or something,” reads another tweet.
@BMW @BMWUSA THEY ARE ABSOLUTE GARBAGE
KICKING REESA TEESY WHEN HE FALLS
USE OF VOICE IN ADVERTISING WITHOUT COMPENSATION
SUGGESTING THAT YOU WANTED TO GIVE HER A CAR WHEN YOU DID NOT MEAN
SHAME ON YOU!! pic.twitter.com/XgRrgdVRTx
— Shea LaRoux 💙💛 (@SheaLadivabich) March 1, 2024
On February 29, while publicly criticizing BMW, Hyundai took the opportunity to lure Reesa to their car parking lot. “Ready when you are…” they wrote in a post giving her a sneak peek at their mid-range offering, the 2024 Palisade with a similar dark blue exterior shade. The video also included a note from the company telling her to “email us back, honey.”
The message clearly got received because she slyly alluded to it in her post where she mentioned that her dream car remained just that. While many people are talking about BMW and its “failure” to remedy the situation with the content creator, the company has chosen not to comment or make a statement about its true intentions with the posts.
Reesa Teesa will talk more about her “Who TF Did I Marry?” story, her newfound fame, negative remarks and accusations that she is a power grabber on the March 4 “Tamron Hall” show.