One of social media’s brightest stars and Black TikTok’s favorite grandmother transitioned over the weekend, leaving many in and outside of her immediate family heartbroken.
However, after her death, it seems that many in her family are fighting over money.
On Saturday, Jan. 14, Ms. Holla, a raunchy-mouthed-tell-it-like-it-is internet personality, transitioned after a valiant battle with breast cancer, family members have revealed on social media. Holla’s real name was Helen Davis, but she rose to notoriety as Queen Holla of Lottery Frappe and Laughs on social media.
The East St. Louis, Illinois, woman was 97 years old.
According to Michelle Williams, Holla’s granddaughter, days before her death, the family’s infighting over Holla was made public.
Williams states in a video shared on Instagram Live and TikTok that she never intended for the information to be shared with fans, but someone who “pumped the same blood” in their veins that she does, made the first move on social.
The granddaughter says the issue surrounds allegations of exploitation of Holla in her last days. Williams states it is more than that. It has everything to do with greed, entitlement and money.
“It feels like they’re entitled. At the end of the day, I don’t owe nobody nothing and Holla don’t owe nobody nothing. This is something we did,” she says in a video.
Williams said there wasn’t a “problem” until money started to get made.
“Everything was fine until she became monetized … I didn’t hear from you could hear a pin drop in that house but until she became monetized.”
She said helping Holla become a social media influencer allowed her to do things she was never able to do in her life before.
It also allowed her to provide for Holla in her last days. Because of the success of something no one expected, like many other social media stars, Williams put all…
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