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This week, Drag Race star Kim Chi (real name Sang-Young Shin) released a statement on social media, saying she had been on the receiving end of a ‘wild and cruel’ barrage of body-shaming and online hate.

“The amount of body shaming I鈥檝e received in the last 24 hours over someone鈥檚 falsely embellished story is actually wild?鈥� read Kim Chi’s post.

“I didn鈥檛 want to air out my personal struggles but I actually struggled from depression and leg injury and have gained a lot of weight.

“I am doing much better now getting into healthier habits and routine. I hope you folks aren鈥檛 this cruel to fat people in your real daily lives.”

鈥� Kim Chi (@KimChi_Chic)

While the statement didn’t directly name is the reason that Kim Chi is being bombarded with abuse about her weight and body.

Why? Here’s the tea.

The alleged fight on Werq The World tour

This debacle started when Eureka appeared on the podcast and outube talk show hosted by another Drag Race alum, Delta Work.

One clip from the episode, which ended up going viral, saw Eureka reminisce about a fight she had with Kim Chi after Eureka lost her bags on

鈥淚 got into the biggest fight with Kim Chi, I was so pissed at her. I went to her and was like, 鈥楧o you have anything I could borrow? A stretch dress? Anything?鈥�”, said Eureka.

鈥淭his was when she was going through her era of like, 鈥業鈥檓 not a big girl.鈥�

“She was just like, 鈥楨ureka, I don鈥檛 have anything in your size.鈥� I was just like, 鈥極kay, that鈥檚 delusional.鈥�

鈥淚 was a skinnier version of myself, and it also just felt, like, hateful. We鈥檙e sisters, we鈥檙e on tour together, and I got upset about it like, 鈥極kay, fuck you girl.鈥欌��

Eureka goes on to say that she then had a consequent fight with Bob the Drag Queen over upsetting Kim Chi.

鈥淚 was just like, 鈥楩uck you too bitch! Get out of my dressing room. I hate you all!鈥�”, Eureka recalled.

鈥淚 love them now, [but] me and Kim Chi took a minute before we were okay again. But, you know, that鈥檚 how sisters get into it when we鈥檙e traveling.鈥�

The clip of Eureka’s story went viral, which sadly led to online trolls inundating Kim Chi with abuse and body-shaming comments.

Drag Race queens’ support for Kim Chi

After posting to her statement about this hate to X, Kim received support from fellow queens such as Shea Coulee, Bimini, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Detox, Bianca Del Rio, Kandy Muse and many more.

Love you Kim! Sorry you鈥檙e experiencing such vitriol for simply exercising boundaries鈥� fuck those people.

鈥� CEASEFIRE 馃嚨馃嚫 (@SheaCoulee)

I love you my diva

鈥� Detox… (@TheOnlyDetox)

you literally don’t have to explain yourself, fuck them

鈥� KANDY MUSE (@TheKandyMuse)

鈥淔rom personal experiences, yes, they are that horrible. Sometimes those words even come from friends,” said Darienne Lake in a reply to Kim Chi.

鈥淚t鈥檚 tough to be mentally strong, but it helps when you have people who have compassion and understanding. I鈥檓 always a Kim Chi fan.”

From personal experiences, yes, they are that horrible. Sometimes those words even come from friends. It鈥檚 tough to be mentally strong, but it helps when you have people who have compassion and understanding. I鈥檓 always a Kim Chi fan. (Unless you do some stupid shit)

鈥� Darienne Lake (@dariennelake)