Hilary Duff has been forced to take to social media to shut down "disgusting" sex trafficking rumors involving her son.
This comes just months after the actress blasted a "creepy" photographer on social media for taking pictures of her two children, seven-year-old son Luca and one-year-old daughter Banks, without her consent.
Watch the uncomfortable exchange below:
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The controversy that led to the claims of trafficking were sparked after Duff posted a now-deleted Instagram post showing her eight-year-old son lying down nude, which prompted the issue to begin trending on Twitter on Saturday morning.
"Someone pointed out on Instagram that I did a nude of him, which I did, so we covered that up with [a] sticker," she said, acknowledging that she had posted a nude of her son to social media.
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However, while the 32-year-old actress presumably intended for the video to be nothing more than a cute insight into her family life, others interpreted it as a sign that something more sinister was going on.
Per News.com.au, one comment on the now-deleted video read: "The fact that ppl are saying theres [sic] nothing wrong with the picture is a reason why celebs will never get caught trafficking their kids."
Another added: "I have photos of my kids 'first baths' and all that on my PRIVATE friends and fam only Facebook. And all anyone sees is a little bit of the top of a butt crack. BUT THATS [sic] NOT A BABY it's and [an] entire child. After about 18 months, nah cut it out."
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The allegations became so plentiful that Duff even started trending on Twitter.
Duff has since replied to the criticism on Twitter, writing to her 4.7 million followers: "Everyone bored af right now I kno … but this is actually disgusting. Whoever dreamed this one up and put this garbage into the universe should take a break from their damn phone. Maybe get a hobby."
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Fortunately, there were many who are standing by Duff, tweeting their own support for the former Disney star:
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Last month, Duff also hit the headlines after she slammed "millennial a**holes" who are still partying instead of self-isolating.