Pink calls out parents of 14-year-old YouTuber for 'exploiting' their child for fame

YouTuber Piper Rockelle is speaking up after singer Pink called out the teen’s parents for ‘exploiting’ her for fame.

‘How many kids like Piper Rockelle are being exploited by their parents? And at what point do the rest of us say… “this isn’t okay for a 13 yr old to be posing in a bikini whilst her MOTHER takes the photo?!?!”‘ the 42-year-old singer tweeted on Sunday.

However Piper, who recently celebrated her 14th birthday and has over eight million subscribers on YouTube, insists her mother doesn’t make her do anything, and is only encouraging her to follow her dreams.

'This isn't okay': Pink called out the parents of 14-year-old YouTuber Piper Rockelle on Twitter on Sunday (pictured 2019)

‘This isn’t okay’: Pink called out the parents of 14-year-old YouTuber Piper Rockelle on Twitter on Sunday (pictured 2019)

‘The first thing I want everyone to know is that my mom doesn’t make me do anything. Quite the opposite, I’m a kid who had a dream and my mom is amazing enough to help me live it out,’ the YouTuber told TMZ.

‘I don’t think P!nk has ever seen one of my YouTube videos because if she did she’d see it’s just my friends and me having fun and acting like ourselves. The content we make is the kind of stuff anyone can watch.’

‘I know there are kids who are being taken advantage of and that’s a real problem, but I’m not one of them,’ she said.  

Speaking with Today, Piper pointed out that Pink was also 14 when she joined the all-female group Basic Instinct.

On Instagram: Rockelle has over four million followers on her Instagram account, which is managed by her family

On Instagram: Rockelle has over four million followers on her Instagram account, which is managed by her family 

‘Why was it OK for her to follow her dreams but not OK for me to follow mine?’ she said.

Tiffany Rockelle, Piper’s mother, said she was simply supporting her daughter’s aspirations.

‘Since Piper was a child, she has had a strong love of performing and she has always had a dream,’ Tiffany told Today.

'I'm a kid who had a dream': Piper, who recently celebrated her 14th birthday and has over eight million subscribers on YouTube, insists her mother doesn't make her do anything, and is only encouraging her to follow her dreams

‘I’m a kid who had a dream’: Piper, who recently celebrated her 14th birthday and has over eight million subscribers on YouTube, insists her mother doesn’t make her do anything, and is only encouraging her to follow her dreams 

‘So long as Piper wants to do this and it’s her passion, I’m here for her to follow that dream and protect her.’

Piper, who describes herself as ‘a girl living my dream in Hollywood’ on her YouTube channel, posts videos of herself doing ‘boyfriend challenges, crush challenges, 24, challenges,’ and more.

Her most recent video, We Became Lifeguards For A Day!!, amassed 1.3 million views within a day of being posted.

She has over four million followers on Instagram account, which is managed by her family.  

Adoring mother: Pink shares daughter Willow, 10, and son Jameson, four, with her husband of 15 years, Carey Hart

Adoring mother: Pink shares daughter Willow, 10, and son Jameson, four, with her husband of 15 years, Carey Hart

Pink shares daughter Willow, 10, and son Jameson, four, with her husband of 15 years, Carey Hart.

The tweet comes just days after it emerged that Pink’s father, Vietnam veteran Jim Moore, passed away after a battle with prostate cancer.

The singer posted a tribute to her father last week before deleting it, prompting fans to question what was wrong.

She later re-uploaded the post the next day with two adorable throwbacks of herself and her father with the caption: ‘Til forever.’

Heartbreaking: Pink is mourning the loss of her father, Vietnam veteran Jim Moore

Heartbreaking: Pink is mourning the loss of her father, Vietnam veteran Jim Moore

'Til forever': The singer posted photos of herself with her father as she paid tribute to him on Instagram

‘Til forever’: The singer posted photos of herself with her father as she paid tribute to him on Instagram 

source: dailymail.co.uk