The management of popular TikTok star Amadou Elizabeth, widely known as Jadrolita or Jarvis, has threatened to take legal action against fellow creator Hamzat Habeeb, popularly called Peller, following allegations linking her to money laundering activities on the platform.
The controversy erupted after Peller, during a recent TikTok livestream, claimed that money laundering allegedly occurs through TikTok’s gifting system and suggested that Jarvis was part of it. In the viral clips circulating across social media, Peller remarked that he once thought Jarvis was wealthy until she “revealed the secret” behind her income.
He further alleged that a gifter who had supported him in a previous livestream proposed sharing proceeds from TikTok gifts on a 50:50 basis, an offer he claimed to have declined, citing it as an example of how he believed illicit transactions were conducted through the platform’s gifting model.
Although the two creators later appeared to reconcile publicly, Jarvis’s management, Aiso Entertainment, has condemned the allegations, calling them false, defamatory, and damaging to her reputation.
In an official statement released via Instagram on Sunday, Aiso Entertainment stated that the accusations were “patently false and malicious,” adding that Jarvis had never been involved in any illegal financial dealings.
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“The management of Jadrolita, alongside Jadrolita herself, unequivocally and categorically refutes this egregious claim in its entirety,” the statement read.
The management further demanded that Peller and his team issue a public apology within 48 hours or face legal action.
“We hereby demand that Peller and his management issue an immediate, unconditional, and publicly disseminated apology to Jadrolita and her team,” the statement warned, insisting that failure to comply would result in a lawsuit.
Aiso Entertainment described the allegation as an act of reputational sabotage, emphasizing that the matter would not be swept under the carpet.
The dispute has reignited debate about the transparency of TikTok’s virtual gifting system, which has faced repeated scrutiny over its potential misuse for fraudulent or illicit financial exchanges.
