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        <title><![CDATA[Influencer Danielle Bernstein gets COVID-19 amid Hamptons backlash]]></title>
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            <media:title type="html">Influencer Danielle Bernstein gets COVID-19 amid Hamptons backlash</media:title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fashion influencer <strong>Danielle Bernstein</strong> has tested positive for COVID-19 &#8212; after followers accused her of spending the summer gallivanting in the Hamptons.</p><p>Bernstein, who is behind the popular account WeWoreWhat, <strong>shared her diagnosis</strong> Saturday with her followers and said she was quarantined in her New York City apartment.</p><p>&#8220;I let everyone know who needed to and have been following all of my buildings&#8217; strict protocols to be here,&#8221; she said in an Instagram story.</p><p>She didn&#8217;t say how she became infected with the virus &#8212; but has received backlash this summer for her time out East.</p><p>Her escapades inspired an anonymous Instagram account dedicated to her &#8220;complete disregard for a global pandemic.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Well, I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;m surprised that Danielle has covid,&#8221; @wedonttakecovidseriouslywhat <strong>wrote on its page,</strong> which has shared videos of Bernstein at parties and going out to restaurants.</p><p>Others on social media also accused the influencer of not being careful enough throughout the pandemic.</p><p>&#8220;weworewhat partied all summer maskless in the hamptons and now has covid she’s just so stupid,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/mariannesheridn/status/1302339309312208896" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wrote</a> one Twitter user.</p><p>Bernstein defended herself on her Instagram stories against the criticism, saying that she has followed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, wore a mask when necessary and &#8220;lived life in phase FOUR reopening of NY.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Small groups, dining out, all of it is currently allowed. Guidelines are there to help us, but they are clearly not bullet proof,&#8221; she wrote.</p><p>She continued, &#8220;Of course I could have been more careful and still got it&#8230; the virus is still very much here and I will be taking it even more seriously going forward.&#8221;</p><p>Bernstein&#8217;s rep didn&#8217;t immediately respond to request for comment.</p><p>The embattled influencer was <strong>slammed on social media earlier</strong> this summer when she was accused of stealing a mask design from small business By Second Wind &#8212; a claim which she has vigorously denied.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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