NeNe Claps Back at ‘Busted A–‘ Fan Who Said She ‘Looks Like Plastic’

Reality TV star NeNe Leakes had choice words for a fan who criticized her looks and accused her of having “more plastic surgery.”

The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star clapped back after a fan gave their unwanted opinion on a selfie Leakes shared on Instagram showing off a new hair and make-up look crafted by her new glam squad. The fan wasn’t too impressed, however, and wrote, “You look like plastic. Please no more plastic surgery.”

Leakes didn’t hold back in her scathing rebuke.

NeNe Leakes

(Image courtesy of The Shade Room / Instagram)

“You crazy b-tch!,” Leakes wrote back. “I work daily. When do I have time for surgery? I’m the type of b-tch that will tell you what I have done and when! So stop with the sh-ts! The same b-tches pages you go to telling them they’re pretty are the ones getting EVERYTHING done.”

“Get the f-ck off my page monster, ” she added, “and get you some surgery wit you busted ass.”

Several fans lauded Leakes as the “queen of clapbacks,” and applauded her for standing up to the online bully. However, there were those who felt her tirade was totally unnecessary, and showed hinsecurity rather than strength.

“That comeback was uncalled for bc she was telling the truth,” one user wrote. “Nene has done so much surgery. And bleaching … Why is she calling that lady a monster and that is how she looked b4 her ‘transition?’ ”

“So she just gone pretend that she just woke up with half her nose missing?” wrote another. “C’mon we see it.”

“Whew, chile… the insecurity,” another critic chimed in.

Leakes has been open about her plastic surgeries in the past and underwent her first rhinoplasty back in 2010, according to Bravo TV. She confirmed her second nose job in 2016 after returning from a hiatus on RHOA.

“I always keep it very, very real. So you can always ask me anything,” she said at the time. “I would never just do my nose just for the purpose of doing my nose.”

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