Tinx, a social media influencer, has apologized for controversial resurfaced tweets

Tinx, real name Christina Najjar, the creator of TikTok, faces backlash after the internet resurfaced "fat-phobic" also "xenophobic" tweets from the social media influencer, some dating as recently as 2020.

As TikTok's unofficial "big sister," the Los Angeles-based podcaster grew a following of more than 1.5 million by giving advice, posting "rich mom starter packs," and embracing self-love and body positivity.

Images of the controversial tweets first appeared on the Reddit subreddit r/tinxsnark. They were brought to light by journalist Sophie Ross via Substack, Twitter, and an appearance on Ryan Bailey's podcast So Bad It's Good.

Najjar called women "fat" and "ugly" in a series of tweets from 2012 to 2014, including Kim Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan.

"Kim Kardashian is so fat I don't know what to do with myself #oops," one commented in 2012.

Two tweets from the influencer in 2015 showed her misgendering Caitlyn Jenner after the former Olympian came out as a transgender woman.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Najjar liked and retweeted several tweets that expressed xenophobic views toward Chinese people about the virus, while other tweets expressed her conservative political views.

In 2016, she tweeted, "Interesting disparity between #TheresaMay and #Hillary TM seems like a real politician whereas HRC comes across as an exhausted show horse."

Former fans of Najjar's social media influencer took to TikTok and Instagram to leave disapproving comments under her videos and posts and one-star ratings for her podcast. It's Me, Tinx, as word of her previous statements and conservative political views spread online.

"This is heartbreaking," one former fan said. "I enjoyed your podcast and content, and you've created an entire persona based on practicing kindness." "We need to realize that people can grow," one Najjar supporter wrote. She liked an opinion piece about Covid when we didn't know much about how it started."