Her response sparked mixed reactions.
Koreaboo
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KATSEYE‘s Daniela has responded to criticism after allegations that she and her boyfriend were shading Manon in recent comments on a post.
Daniela | @daniela_avanzini/Instagram
KATSEYE recently appeared on Saturday Night Live.
a saturday night in new york 🖤 thanks for having us, @nbcsnl!! pic.twitter.com/VXRzxGwJp4
— KATSEYE (@katseyeworld) September 27, 2026
Along with performing, there was a skit released based on Dream Academy.
Amid the clips being shared, netizens accused Daniela’s boyfriend of “shading” Manon in the comments of a post, claiming his comment about “guess I’m visual” was aimed at mocking Manon, along with Daniela’s emoji reply. It sparked backlash towards both Daniela and her boyfriend, especially considering other allegations about those close to Daniela regarding Manon.
daniela’s bf shading manon?… father, mother, best friend, manager of katseye that’s her cousin, and now her boyfriend… why does every person close to daniela have a hate boner for manon dude pic.twitter.com/4rzRcR0Oht
— big ceo (@korysverse) September 29, 2026
Dudiela u WILL be handled pic.twitter.com/Wrg2crx8pn
— tight up pAnt (@burningup4manon) September 29, 2026
Following the wave of criticism, Daniela addressed the comments.
KATSEYE’s Daniela has addressed recent backlash over false claims she shaded Manon and urges people to stop believing and creating false narratives in new Instagram comment.#KATSEYE @katseyeworld pic.twitter.com/N3fQSG0bBc
— KATSEYE News (@NewsKatseye) September 30, 2026
It sparked a wave of mixed reactions.
Some hit back at the hate the KATSEYE members were being subjected to, while others criticized Daniela for “defending” her boyfriend but not other issues.
Why won’t y’all leave these girls THE FUCK alone…..😭😭
— Aring_000 (@mystari__7) September 30, 2026
I’m glad she’s responding back to haters! They always try to twist her words to pit the girls against each other!
— Avanzini HQ (@AvanziniHQ) September 30, 2026
This nasty damage control I- 😭😭😭😭😭 daniela knew to shut it down and quick pic.twitter.com/rmTevMyMpz
— Emenike💚🩷🧊 (@Emenike229183) September 29, 2026
Where was all this energy when your dad was being racist to manon??? pic.twitter.com/50poaB7BMH
— Manonstiara (@manonstiara02) September 30, 2026
She was quick to address this but still hasn’t addressed madre and padre shading Manon #notmoved https://t.co/gGYMwgk2bT
— Key🍀 (@slut4sosaaa) September 30, 2026