Who is Tuson Jewell? Ari Fletcher's friend starts GoFundMe to raise funds for a car after her 'betrayal'

Singer Tuson Jewell recently accused fellow The Impact Atlanta contestant Ariana ‘Ari’ Fletcher of betrayal after she allegedly failed to give him $20,000 for a car down payment.

On August 22, 2024, Tuson launched a GoFundMe campaign titled "Help Tuson Recover from a Heartbreaking Betrayal" to raise funds. While he didn't name Fletcher directly, he shared videos on Instagram of her giving him a $20,000 check with a “no” symbol over it and claimed he would “not be silenced.”

“I never thought I'd be in this position, but I'm reaching out for help after a heartbreaking betrayal. My “best friend” promised me $20,000 for a down payment on a car as a birthday gift. Trusting her completely, I went ahead with the start of the car purchase, only to have her not give me anything," the description of the GoFundMe page read.

Tuson Jewell further explained that he did not receive any money from Fletcher, and the latter simply acted like she was giving him money for “clout.”

"Despite my best efforts and hopes, I DID NOT receive ANY payment, which actually after the cameras stopped rolling and I did my heartfelt speech followed by a heartfelt text and her response was “I love you too but I have a disclaimer” then went silent; after that I received a call and I was told it was really actually $10,000," he explained on the GoFundMe page.

The campaign page created by Tuson (Image via GoFundMe)

The GoFundMe page had amassed $203 at the time of writing this article.

For those uninitiated, Tuson Jewell is an aspiring actor and singer who garnered attention online following his appearance on the BET+ show The Impact Atlanta. He had amassed over 428,000 followers on his Instagram account, which was apparently deactivated at the time of writing this article.

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Tuson Jewell is the CEO of Rare Smoke

Tuson Jewell hails from Detroit, Michigan. He spent most of his childhood in his family studio, where he released his first album, What’z My Name, at the age of 10.

Per his Instagram account, he is the CEO of Rare Smoke, which is now celebrating one year since its culmination. The company's About Us page states that it specializes in “luxury vape pens.”

“Tuson's luxury vape pen brand Rare Smoke, embodies elegance, performance, and exclusivity. With its stunning design, cutting-edge technology, and curated selection of flavors, this collection sets a new standard for luxurious vaping,” the website says.

Tuson Jewell had previously taken to Instagram to share a video of Fletcher dancing to Latto’s Big Mama song. Fletcher, the founder of REMEDY BY ARI, was seen carrying a check and dancing as Jewell took a video of her.

“Mannnnnn @therealkylesister starting my birthday off right ima need y’all to follow suit I love her yalll I done got a dance fa my birthday and 20k my rock is my rock my actual birthday is July-7 fats big mama fa sho,” the post's caption read.

Fletcher also took to her Instagram stories to speak about the birthday gift.

“DON’T TOUCH ME THO. THIS HERE BELONG TO MR. BAGG. Happy Birthday, Pookie! Go get your new car!,” she wrote..

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Fletcher had not addressed claims of her not paying Jewell the $20,000 gift at the time of writing this article