Louis Tomlinson’s sister, Phoebe has been accused of trying to fleece a company out of £500 worth of freebies.
Manchester-based business owner Zac Cooper accused her of taking hundreds of pounds worth of free Essentials clothing from him in return for Instagram posts and failing to hold up her end of the bargain.
Phoebe, 16, who describes herself as an UK influencer’ on Instagram appears to have accepted £500 worth of clothing in exchange for a promotional posts which were never shared.
But both Phoebe and Zac have since acknowledged the situation has been resolved with Phoebe now sending him a £500 payment for the goods.
Row: Louis Tomlinson’s influencer sister, Phoebe, 16, (left – pictured with sister Daisy, right) has been accused of trying to fleece a company out of £500 worth of designer freebies
Calling her out: Business owner Zac Cooper accused Phoebe of taking £500 worth of free Essentials clothing from him in return for Instagram posts and failing to hold up her end of the bargain – she has since paid him back the money
According to the posts, it was Phoebe who requested the goods and she was not initially offered them for free by the company.
Zac, who owns AZ Personal Shopping, posted on Twitter on March 6: ‘Calling out Phoebe Tomlinson.
‘Sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson. Sent her nearly £500 worth of FREE Essentials products for a promotion in return.
‘Now it’s come to her end of the deal she’s done a runner. Please like and retweet this. It needs to be publicised!’
Fan of the brand: Phoebe had already shared a picture of herself wearing an Essentials top back in February, tagging in another company, @aceluxuryps
Phoebe had messaged Zac asking if he was able to source the Essentials hoodies.
When he told her they are £150 each, she replied: ‘Ohhh. Do you work with influencers. I was going to ask whether you’d gift in return for a post.’
He replied: ‘Yeh sure thing I’m up for that. 1.1 million followers sounds good to me.’
Zac said he would require a story and a tag on the grid.
At one point, Phoebe tried to get a bigger size and after seeing her wearing them on the grid, already, Zac questioned: ‘Don’t you wear Essentials already?’
After a while, he began to chase the content but Phoebe did not reply but Phoebe asked him to be patient.
He chased again but was ignored over the space of a few days.
In the end, Phoebe reimbursed Zac with the full £500.
‘Misunderstanding’: Taking to Instagram Stories on Monday in a now deleted post, Phoebe wrote this post acknowledging she had been linked to a scandal but said it was ‘completely sorted’
In a follow-up tweet he wrote: ‘[If she is] 16 or not. That doesn’t justify taking £500 worth of free clothes off me.
‘If she walked in your home and robbed £500 worth of stuff from you, would you be saying the same thing?
‘No you wouldn’t. It’s wrong on so many levels. The fact that she’s done this multiple times is sickening.’
Something to say: Business owner Zac Cooper, 22, (pictured) has admitted the situation is resolved but is leaving his post up for transparency
Sibling: Phoebe’s brother is One Direction star Louis Tomlinson
It is not clear what other times Mr Cooper is referring to, although Phoebe’s twin sister, Daisy, was allegedly embroiled in similar accusations recently.
Taking to Instagram, Phoebe appeared to address the post claiming that the situation had been ‘completely sorted and a complete misunderstanding.’
She wrote: ‘Many people follow me have sent me certain things that have been said about me on here and on Twitter regarding a “scandal” involving myself.
Back and forth: Zac shared a series of messages between himself and Phoebe on social media
Frosty: But Zac soon started to be ignored when he pressed Phoebe to share the agreed content
‘Please don’t ignore me’: The conversation turned when Zac grew frustrated over feeling ignored
‘The situation is completely sorted and was a complete misunderstanding. Don’t believe everything you read guys. Please.”
Mr Cooper later confirmed via Twitter: ‘Phoebe has refunded me £500. However the post will stay open for future reference.
‘It’s come to light now that she’s done this to many other people. The post will be there to help other small businesses for future collabs.’
MailOnline has contacted a spokesperson for Phoebe for further information.
In demand: An example of the Essentials hoodie that Phoebe requested was sent to her
Blocked: Zac also shared this final exchange between himself and Phoebe