Zara Larssondid not fire back at Chris Brown with a blunt 'Who the f**k are you?' after he name‑checked her in an Instagram rant about his new album, despite a viral post on X claiming otherwise.
The supposed clapback from theMidnight Sunsinger was shared widely on Wednesday, 13 May, but the account that posted it has since been confirmed as a parody page rather than a reliable entertainment news outlet.
The news came after Brown, who has long been a lightning rod in pop culture, released his twelfth studio album,Brown,earlier this month and promptly ran into a wall of criticism. Music site Pitchfork published a scathing review on Tuesday, 12 May, handing the record a 1.3 out of 10 and describing it as 'soulless' and, more bluntly, a 'real piece of sh*t.' The low score and colourful language clearly stung. Within hours, Brown was on Instagram Stories, rallying his fans and attacking the reviewers.
“If you not my fan, I don’t want you to listen to my sh*t. Go listen to motherf*cking Zara Larsson or somebody.”— Chris Brown in new Instagram story.pic.twitter.com/6DkelOXYQn
'Team Breezy, I know people want me to get on here and, you know, say some sad sht, but fck that. We kickin' they a**, God damn it!' he told followers, insisting he would 'keep my foot on their neck.' He also plugged his upcoming R&B tour with Usher, promising 'more sht to come' without offering specifics. Then, in what looked like a throwaway dig but was anything but random, he told non‑fans: 'If you not my fan, I don't want you to listen to my sht. Go listen to motherfcking Zara Larsson or somebody. Fck them!'
That one line was enough to drag Larsson into the fallout from theBrownreview and to give opportunists on social media plenty of material.
The spark for the latest round of drama was a screenshot doing the rounds on X, appearing to show the popular entertainment account Pop Base quoting Zara Larsson's alleged answer to Brown: 'Who the f*ck are you?' With more than 2.2 million views and nearly 125,000 likes, the post quickly hardened into a 'fact' in the eyes of many users.
Zara Larsson responds to Chris Brown after he name drops her in new Instagram rant about his flop album.“Who the fuck are you?” She stated.pic.twitter.com/JLxSfLkIxb
Look more closely, though, and the seams show. The handle on the post is not @PopBase but @PobBase — a near‑identical username that several users initially missed. The account's own bio spells it out, describing itself as a parody page that does not post real news. On the available evidence, there is no record of Larsson publicly commenting on Brown's comments this week. No statement on her verified social channels, no comment to the press, no interview clip.
In other words, the viral 'Zara Larsson vs Chris Brown' moment appears to be entirely fabricated. Unless Larsson or her team confirms otherwise, her supposed response should be treated with considerable scepticism.
Source: International Business Times UK
