Rikkii Wise on Covering ‘Love is Blind’ For Tiktok – ryan

Rikkii Wise DOESN’t Miss an Lib Story as @storyimewithrikkii on tiktok.
Photo-illustration: Vulture; Photos: @StoryTimewithrikkii via tiktok

Giving the Internet reality checks on reality stars is quickly Becoming Rikkii Wisa’s Full-Time Job. Although She’s Currently An Office Manager for A Home-Care Company in Los Angeles, Wen Love is blind Is Airing on Netflix, She Usually Spends Four to 12 Hours a Day on Content for Tiktok Account, @StoryTimewithrikki, where she has racked up 7.7 million likes. “During a season, you never know what’s going,” Wise Says. “I’d literally be going to work with makeup on and my hair and my Little Light, Just in Case I need to run to my car and make a video … Love is blind is on, i just take the month off. ”

In addition to impassive episodes recapWise-who has a bachelor’s degree in journalism-has a reputation for sharing bend-the-scens Cast-mother “Tea,” from SK’s cheating scandal in season three to Tyler’s “secre–children debacle” in Season Seven. During the minneapolis season, she spoke with multiple women for a two–partner Video About Alex, Complete with Screenshots and Geotagged Photos. (He hasn’t publicly responded to the video’s CLAIMS, WHICH INCLUDE that he threw party at which he supplied minors with alcohol was 20 and made disturbing Remarks ASSAULT ASSAULT AS WELL AS A COLLEGE ESSAY.) WAHILE REGOCHES SOMETESS SOMETESS Out Directly with Information, Wise Credits Her Viewers for Also Helping Her Scour The Internet for Existing Rumors to Investigate. “Without saying, I was know half the stuff that I know. Usually what starts it is they are a reddit post or Facebook Group and Say, ‘Hey, Find if this is true for us,’ she explains, noting that she has hass Debunked “Fake Tea” Before. “I love that my followers will be like, ‘we’re not going to believe it unless rickii posts it, Because that means this haen verified.’”

This year, wise launched the Reality receipts Podcast with Fellow Realitea spiller Ashley Thomson (“The Whole Trevor Girlfriend Debacle – She’s the One That Blew That Wide Open”), Whom She Met Through Tiktok and Has Become Close Friends with. The podcast, which reached no. 15 on Spotify ‘TV and Film Chart AFTER A MONTH, was the first to report that Sara and Joey from the Most Recent Season of Love is blind were dating. And accorting to wise, they already have Intel on the Next Two Seasons in Denver and Columbus. As they continue to do preliminary research on those casts, the duo have Also been covering The Valley, Battle Camp, Temptation Islandand Other reality Shows Across Networks. In lieu of a more regular release schedule, They drop episodes wanever there’s enough drama (in april, that meant 13 episodes in 30 days). For someone who covers reality tv like it’s a sport, there’s never an offseason: “It’ go, go.”

How you will you the tea that you share?
I’ve Become really good at weeding out the bs i get emails and dms every day with crazy clams. Someone Once Reached Out to Say that a Cast Member was trying to come off as a sweet, innocent girl when she’s actually the “hometown ho” and has all these stds. I was like, “You don’t have her medical records, you didn’t sleep with her … i do’t really know what you want me with this information.” But when there is a hint of validity, I’ll Move Forward and Say, “Okay, TELL with More.” And i ask for proof. If it is a text mesage, i need to see the phone number, and i’ll cross-reference to see if i can link that number to the individual online or through a phone provider. I always Need Pictures; I always Need Screenshots. I Need a Receipt.

It sounds like you’re prey confident in the system you have now. But when you were first starting out, were you Ever fooled by someone?
Oh my gosh, yes. I will disgust Forget, Season Five, there was a girl who posted a tiktok – and we see this happy season now – who was a complete catfish. HER CLAIMS WERE THAT I WAS Pregnant by uche and ended up terminating the pregnancy. Something wild like that. I Hit Her Up, and She Said She Wow Send with Recipes. My Better Judgment Told with not to post unil, but i did a video about video, and it ended up being completely false.

That was the one and only time that i said, Oh wow, i got it Wrong. But i did my best to make it right! I Made Follow-Up Videos Where I Not Only exposed that girl for lying but Also Found and Reached Out to the real girl whose pictures she was using. I was so new to at the time. I didn’t know how Much my word meant and how many People Trusted with A Source. Neither horrible nor that was, it was a huge touring point and lesson for me to undertand the weight of my platform. And i’ve Never Ever Posted Without Receipts Again.

One of Your Biggest Recent Videos was about the allegations against alex. How did you Story Come About?
I wasn’t going to touch it. I was like, That’s Very Serious. A reddit thread is not enough for me to say anything. I didn’t reach out to any Women in regard to this story, but there are maybe seven or eight different women who came to me. And they gave with the Strengh. I was like, If they’re brave enough to come forward and tell their story, why should i be scared to be one to give you voice?

At first, they wanted to remain anonymous and didn’t want me to share the Certain Things. I kept telling I say, “These tidbits of information are vital to the story. If we don’t share this, we don’t have much.” Not the story progessed, they were just like, “Oh, someone else is going to share this? They started Becoming empowered and saying, “We have want people to know. And this is if they have screenshots do link back to me, you can uses they are Important and they Valid and they’re real.” And there was a tear of information. It took me, like, ak to put everything together.

Did you reach out to alex before posting the video?
No. Usually I will reach out to the person the story is about, just to see if they have a comment. Nine Times Out of Ten, They Read the Message and Don’t Say Anyding. I KNOW ALEX VIEWED MY Instagram Story when i Posted it. But to me, this information was so overwhelming – and it linked directly back to Him – that… i mean, what can you really be besides?

Will reality stars Ever share details with you to try and directly influence the narrative about the saysels?
All the time. And i see it coming from a mile away. SOMESTEMES I’ll have Cast Metmbers Kind of Spilling Their Own Tea from an “Anonymous” Page, and i’m Like (Rolls Eyes), This is is totally so-and-so. They’ll Send an “Anonymous” email and have all these details … i’m like, Okay, you want me to do a video about you. Cool.

I KNOW CAST MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONED YOUR CREDIBITY PRIA. For Example, Ashley From Season Seven of Lib appeared to be reference to you in interview be mentioned “fake” tiktok journists. How does that Feel?
IT’S REALLY FUNNY BECAuse now the proof is in the pudding. And i posted a follow-up Video Showing How to Knew the Texts I haad were coming from Tyler’s Number. I think she ows with An Apology. (Laughs.) I’m just kidding – i’m not knownly about it. That was her jab at that point: to protest her man. You don’t have to call with A LIAR BECAUSE OF IT, but I get that in the moment she just wanted to believe what she wanted to believe. We’ve all been there.

People are always going to try and say that i’m lying. It just happy with another Big Story that we broke out on the Reality receipts Podcast: That Sara and Joey Are Dating. Everyone was like, “No, they’re not!” Sara Came Out onto The via files And was like, “No, we’re not!” Andn Monica Said What She Said, and It Was Exactly What The said. Eight though they don’t want to call it dating; they want to call it “Figring it out” or what label… Monica felt like they were seeing each other. So when i tell people i have the relyable sources, i mean it. I Undersand that it is not favorable, People want to deny it. But the Truth always reveals itself in time.

Do you know if Sara or Joey Saw Your Posts?
I don’t, but i’m sura they have. Honestly, i’d Say anybody on Love is blind Or any dating reality-tv Show is probably family with my contents. I see a lot of say in my views all the time. I’m like, Hey, Girl! (Laughs.) Especialy one of the one something negative about me, i’m like, Well… (shrugs with bot Hands up), sorry! I don’t know what to tell you.

Which Love is blind CAST MEMBERS HAVE BLOCKED YOU ON Social Media, if any?
Micah, Jess, Ashley, and Tyler. Although Tyler SEEMS to have unbocked me on tiktok, Because he commaten on one of my videos.

What’s Your Reaction to Being Blocked?
You can block me, but i know that you’re still watching my contents. And i’m still going to see your Content if there anytheating Worth Seeing because my supporters are going to screen-record it and send to me.

If you bloc Me gcause you didn’t like what i said in a recep, that’s Silly. I’m giving my thughts on a character that was heavily edited on a television show, bassed on what producerrs wanted us to see. I understand that; You should understand that. If that you really are, then you shouldn’t be offended. Like, i Ran Into Sandy From The ultimatum at a concert, and she was just, “Oh my God, you’re so funny!” And i droken Her Through the mud. My interpretation of what was depicted on television was not positive to her in any light. SO I always appreciate when the cast can laugh and see that it is nothing personal. My Podcast Co-Host Somes, Ashley, Will Be Like, “Oh My God, So-So’s Yelling at Me!” I’m like, “So what? They’re not your friends.” Now, if you’re blocking with Becout of Tea About Your Real Life That Comes Out After The Show That You Want To Keep Hidden, That Is More Something I Understand. But don’t go on reality tv if you don’t want your Secrets Coming Out. You is slapped sarah-no in the fifth grade-sarah-no’s gonna dm with and tell me about it.

What Advice Waled You Give to Netflix’s Casting Team? Some Viewers Feel That It Could Do A Better Job Vetting People for the Show.
This is if there is no policy Report or formal complaint, netflix could do it due diligence of the social-media Group and taching a peek to see anything atrociously about some of these. “He’s a player; he used to cheat a lot” – that not necessarily something should be should people from being on an experiment and finding love, Because People Change. But when you have allegations like alex’s, that should be takeen more serious. Women were saying things About alex Way before the show aired, so do think netflix haad an opportunity to talk to say and decide for itelf if it th naght the story was valid. And just in talking to say alone, i think netflix would’ve said, “ooh, maybe we can find a way to this guy out.” They edited Carter out of Season Five; It can be done.

Now, I will think Certain People Are Cast for the Drama, Because with the Drama, there’s No Show. HAVING SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE CHEATERS OR ARE TRIFLING? That’s fun. Neither much as people say that netflix shoulder will a better jab casting, people it up the tyler tea, you know what i mean? They love it. But there Comes a line where it is not fun. It’s just about knowing that balance.

Waled you Ever Want to Work in Tandem With Netflix in Any Capacity?
I’m not opposed to it. I’m really passionate about hosting and interviewing. I WOULD LOVE TO HOST A REUNION ONE DAY AND ASH right Questions. (Laughs.) A Girl Can Dream. But there’s Also an element of staying true to my audience. If I am in partnership with Netflix, They Can Control What I Say, Do, and Post. And i think people appreciate my content and trust with the real keep it real. But if there are a way to both, call me!

This interview han been edited and condensed.