Danielle Bernstein says she’s getting death threats amid mask controversy

Danielle Bernstein is breaking down over backlash related to her WeWoreWhat brand. Earlier this week, the influencer, 28, was accused of ripping off a design for face masks with an attached chain after requesting samples of a similar item from small company Second Wind. Now, Bernstein says she’s being targeted and harassed over the accusations. …

Danielle Bernstein is breaking down over backlash related to her WeWoreWhat brand.

Earlier this week, the influencer, 28, was accused of ripping off a design for face masks with an attached chain after requesting samples of a similar item from small company Second Wind.

Now, Bernstein says she’s being targeted and harassed over the accusations.

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“I have been on the phone with police and attorneys and the death threats and beyond horrifying messages aren’t stopping. The only thing I can think to do is to tell MY truth and show you more receipts,” she wrote in part on her company’s Instagram Stories, sharing a message that read, “You b—ch ass racist mayo covered crackkker sandwich. Hope you get raped and killed.”

Bernstein posted a slew of screenshots to her Instagram Stories, stating that the founder of Second Wind reached out to her wanting to send samples for promotional reasons. However, the influencer says that she never received the masks, and informed the founder that she was manufacturing her own similar style.Instagram

The founder also posted a video of herself crying on her Stories, saying that someone showed up to her house to harass her.

“Literally the last thing I want is for this to continue,” she said, urging people to support Second Wind’s business and stop messaging its founder, Karen Perez.

“I just want the inaccuracy and the hateful messages to stop because I just don’t think I’m strong enough to handle that right now. Especially for something that I didn’t do.

Bernstein also claimed that no news outlet or Instagram account has reached out to her for comment on the issue; Instagram watchdog account Diet Prada, which has more than two million followers, was the first to amplify the controversy.

Bernstein also announced that she’ll be donating the masks to Freedom and Fashion, a nonprofit that uses fashion and beauty to empower youth and women overcoming sex trafficking, domestic violence and other injustices.

The masks will be included in kits filled with resources and wellness products that the organization provides to survivors, according to Bernstein’s Instagram.

A representative from WeWoreWhat did not immediately respond to Page Six Style’s request for comment.