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- Brooke Candy is speaking out after Erika Jayne didn’t mention her name while discussing their collaboration “Drip” on the latest Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Reunion
- “You could’ve taken that moment and given me my flowers,” said Candy
- The rapper/singer posted about the ordeal on TikTok, and now comedian Margaret Cho is joining the conversation in support of Candy
Brooke Candy would like some credit from Erika Jayne.
After the rapper/singer’s song “Drip” featuring Jayne was used in Oscar winner Anora, which earned Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star spoke about the track on the reality series’ latest reunion special — and didn’t mention her collaborator. Now, Candy is speaking out.
During part one of the reunion, which aired April 1, Housewives producer Andy Cohen told Jayne, “We couldn’t believe our ears when we heard your song ‘Drip’ in the movie Anora.”
Jayne, 53, responded, “Thank you. I’m a feature on the song, and the movie won Palm D’or, and now it’s up for best [picture]… It’s wild, right?”
Days later, Candy, 35, shared her thoughts on TikTok. “Girl, why could you have not used that moment to give me my flowers? I put you on that song,” said the performer, who released “Drip” on her 2019 album Sexorcism.
“So then you decide to, instead of just saying my name and giving me a little bit of credit for my song — my song that features you — you decide to just say, ‘Oh, I’m just a feature.’ You could’ve taken that moment and given me my flowers, and you didn’t, and I think that says a lot about you,” she continued.
In a follow-up video shared to the platform, Candy revealed another reason she has a “problem” with Jayne’s promotion of “Drip” in the wake of its inclusion in Anora.
“She had a private screening of Anora. She didn’t invite me,” said Candy of Jayne, referencing the “Xxpen$ive” singer’s November 2024 screening at the AMC theater at the Grove in Los Angeles.
Candy claimed Jayne “used [the screening] as an opportunity to promote herself” and later posted about the event on Instagram without mentioning her: “How could I not have a problem? Like, she didn’t tag me. That’s my song. She’s literally taking credit for my song.”
“Like, you don’t do this as an artist. That’s why — she’s not an artist. She doesn’t get it. But you don’t do this. It’s rude. It’s rude, and it’s delusional, and it’s wrong. You can’t do that,” added Candy, alleging Jayne “didn’t even write” her parts of the song.
She then shared a screenshot of her text conversation with Jayne about the Instagram post. “I saw your post on Instagram and it looks great. Congrats on the screening. Would you mind tagging me in the caption? I worked hard on the song and video with a great group of artists and I also negotiated with the film crew to put the song in the movie,” wrote Candy.
Alongside a heart, Jayne replied, “Done!” [The Instagram post in question, marked as “edited” on the platform, currently reads, “Thank you @neonrated for inviting me to host a special screening of Anora featuring the song “ Drip” with myself and @brookecandy.”]
According to the screenshot, Candy then wrote to Jayne, “Thank you so much I appreciate it! Getting credit for high visibility posts is always great.”
In Candy’s TikTok video, she added, “Even after all of that, I still texted her with empathy and grace.”
At the end of the clip, she declared, “I’d rather have collaborated with Countess Luann [de Lesseps of Housewives fame], so let that be known.”
In response to the TikTok videos, which each amassed over two million views, comedian Margaret Cho spoke out in support of Candy. “Erika Jayne, you really missed out,” she said in her own post on the social media platform.
“First of all, Brooke Candy is legit a genius. Like, Brooke Candy is such an amazing artist,” continued the Fire Island actress. “I mean, you got featured on one of her tracks — in Anora, which is incredible. But also the song is incredible.”
“I love Brooke Candy, and I’m just disappointed,” said Cho, 56. “When you work with an artist, you have to give it up to the songwriter.”
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