"We've supported her"— Original Hawk Tuah interview takers Tim and Dee TV clarify Hailey Welch lawsuit comment

After Hailey Welch shut down the Hawk Tuah lawsuit rumors in a series of comments on X, original interviewers and the creators behind Tim & Dee TV said that the truth "will come to light soon."

News that Welch is suing the Tim & Dee TV creators started swirling early this week, but in an October 7 post, the now-famous Hawk Tuah girl said on X that the rumor is "Fake news."

In another comment, Welch stated that if she ever did sue anybody, "it would be public," and claimed that the rumors began because "clout is being chased."

In a statement to People, published on October 10, Tim & Dee TV YouTubers said that as far as they know, Hailey Welch plans to sue them. They also responded to Welch calling them clout chasers. They said:

"We've supported her from the beginning, even through negative comments. It's not fair for her to shed a bad light on us after we helped her become successful. But the truth will come to light soon."

The content creators were behind the now-viral video that made Hailey Welch popular. They posted a man-on-the-street interview video of her sharing a quirky s*x tip, which earned her the nickname "Hawk Tuah girl," which Welch claimed now has eight million views.

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Tim & Dee TV creators claim that Hailey Welch hired a second attorney against them

In their statement to People, the Tennessee-based video-making duo Tim and Dee, Tim Dickerson and DeArius Marlow, stand by their previous claim that Hailey Welch is planning to sue them. The Hawk Tuah lawsuit drama started with Marlow alluding to the lawsuit in an October 3 TikTok video.

The YouTuber also previously commented on a fan on YouTube that the Hailey Welch lawsuit is not fake news and that they are "dropping a backstory video on YouTube with all the receipts."

A screenshot of the said comment was shared with Welch by another fan on X, which incited Welch's clout chaser statement. In their statement to People, the creators behind Tim & Dee TV said:

"As far as we know, that's her plan [to sue]."

They also explained why they are claiming that the lawsuit is real. They claimed that Hailey Welch hired a second attorney who reportedly "contacted [them] about sending a letter." The YouTubers also mentioned in the statement that they are currently "still waiting to hear back" from the attorney.

Dickerson and Marlow previously said that they are a bit miffed about the lack of attention they received after they made the "Hawk Tuah" happen. They shared their frustration about not getting some credit for making Hailey Welch famous in The New York Times in July. They said:

"At the end of the day, nobody would know who she was if we didn't bring it to light and post it."

Marlow also claimed to the magazine that when he tried to get in contact with Welch for a possible collaboration after the latter had gone viral, he reportedly ended up speaking to her attorney instead.

Marlow and Dickerson are former college roommates who started a YouTube channel where they post videos interviewing passers-byes on the streets of popular nightlife destinations.