Multiple of her social media posts have sparked heavy scrutiny.
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aespa member Giselle has found herself amid a raging backlash over some of her recent social media posts.
While Giselle is known for her very specific Instagram aesthetic, which often includes random pictures and videos unrelated to her, many netizens have raised questions about some of the common threads. One of them is her inclusion of rapper XXXTentacion in multiple posts.
mind you, XXXTENTACION is a well known abus€r, yet giselle used his song in her post. but of course kpopies won’t drag her since she isn’t bts. pic.twitter.com/8gw8R4glxY
— lynn (@cuntlibra) August 24, 2026
this has to be a mental illness wtf pic.twitter.com/tcye83a2t6
— 🦂 (@lovethve) September 15, 2026
The rapper in question was accused of serious domestic abuse, aggravated battery of a pregnant woman, and false imprisonment, among others. Though he had denied the charges, a secret audio recording that was released after his passing in 2018, seemingly contained his confessions to multiple similar crimes.
Given the severity of the allegations against XXXTentacion, Giselle’s continuous endorsement of him on her social media is facing heavy scrutiny.
She is also facing flak for making a post including Creed‘s music since the band’s frontman, Scott Stapp, was arrested in 2007 for throwing a glass bottle at his wife’s head during an argument.
In span of 12 hours Aespa Giselle shows support to a 2 women abusers
1. Xxxtentacion who have beaten up pregnant gf
2. Creed that’s member threw a bottle at his wife’s head and was arrested for domestic abuse pic.twitter.com/uOznleHQpf— Nia☆ᴬᴿᴵᴿᴬᴺᴳ (@bangtansuppppp) September 10, 2026
Some other posts that have also been flagged by netizens for allegedly containing subtle implications of violence, whether it be repeated imagery of blood or guns.
what’s wrong with this girl? i can’t be the only one who thinks this is weird pic.twitter.com/FXTYdZg6AJ
— 🦂 (@lovethve) September 15, 2026
People also took issue with her referencing Bonnie & Clyde in her Instagram posts. Though the outlaw couple has long been a recurring pop culture icon, netizens felt that it wasn’t in good taste to post about them, given their two-year crime spree across the US led to 13 deaths.
🚨 Aespa’s Giselle receives backlash after being caught supporting a criminal and promoting guns, as well as clothing and imagery referencing blood.
— She also posted a couple who murdered 13 people. Users question the content she chooses to promote. pic.twitter.com/bvZ87f77RS
— KFlop Net (@KFloopNet) September 15, 2026
With all the criticism combined, Giselle’s Instagram has become a hot topic on social media. Fans, however, have defended her, arguing that the posts simply reflected her “edgy” online persona.
the 4chan edgelord aesthetic not even the worst part its the fact that she idolizes literal nazis and abusers.. who remembers when she got on stage wearing x’s mugshot from when he was arrested for beating and kidnapping his pregnant gf like.. #beenweird https://t.co/YVeYATHYdz
— َ (@kthsjin) September 15, 2026
i’m crying they’re calling this shirt blood… sis that’s her and ningning shirt painting home date 😭 https://t.co/ql8GaEV3uQ pic.twitter.com/pZfYv8tL81
— busy (@anovacow) September 15, 2026
U post abt being anorexic and mentally unstable when you’re like 16 not 26😭 https://t.co/UmaONAeU8T
— dn (@gol3naotc) September 15, 2026
nobody gaf about artists romanticizing bonnie and clyde for years but when giselle posts a picture of them she gets called a serial killer like oh okay
— mia 👩🏻❤️💋👩🏻 (@chaerrydoll) September 15, 2026
Y’all genuinely cannot let women do their own stuff.. hating on giselle for having her own aesthetic that you consider “corny, cringe” for her age is so fucking nasty, y’all act as if giselle is a hag from historical era btw she’s just 25 her using toy guns isn’t gonna kill you.
— Lei ˚⊹♡🍋 (@leimyatiny) September 15, 2026
yall want alt aesthetic in the kpop scene but can’t even handle a toy gun https://t.co/NrxTlt7otk
— rosa 🎧 (@jnkpanthress) September 15, 2026
y’all beg idols to have personality and actually be themselves until they do exactly that. giselle is just being unapologetically herself and suddenly she’s creepy and being called all sorts of names. y’all cannot be serious.
— 🍋 (@jnkxaeri) September 15, 2026
Meanwhile, other aespa members were also recently caught up in an online storm of criticism over their visuals:
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