Bunny Hedaya Responds to Nick Viall After He Accuses Her of Exploiting Her Son: 'He Has His Own Savings Account'

Mar. 15, 2025

Nick Viall and Bunny Hedaya.Photo:Frazer Harrison/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Frazer Harrison/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty

During the episode, Viall, 43, criticized Hedaya, who shares aspects of her life online, for allegedly exploiting her child for “clout” after she posted a video of her son expressing enjoyment of space.

In December 2023, Hedaya was also in the spotlight after comedianMatt Rife falsely accused her of creating an OnlyFans accountto pay for her then-6-year-old son’s Christmas presents.

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“I never made money off that video,” the mom says in her TikTok. “My son makes money off of my account. I send him payroll; he has his own savings account that I cannot touch. He has his own fidelity account. He has his own VOO. He has his own Roth IRA. All of which have thousands of dollars in them for when he’s older that I am not allowed to touch.”

“So you make [an ad] right after your child’s born,” she continues. “I post one video and I’m the one exploiting him?”

PEOPLE has reached out to Viall for a comment.

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Hedaya goes on to share a screenshot of her son’s bank account and the weekly paychecks she sends to him, along with his stock market investments, all under his name.

“I think all parents that show their children online, whether it’s a lot or a little, need to pay their children in an account that they cannot touch,” she continues. “So what I am here to say, Nick Viall, I need you to post proof that you have opened an account for your child … and this needs to be backdated before this video.”

“If you cannot, I think I deserve a very loud public apology,” she adds. “This video that he made sent me so much hate and so many horrible things saying horrible things about me and the way that I parent and the mother that I am.”

source: people.com