Chrissy Teigen Goes on a Twitter Rant About Peeple, the App That's Supposed to Be the Yelp for Humans

John Legend's wife slams creation on social media, and people agree

By Francesca Bacardi Oct 01, 2015 3:19 PMTags
Chrissy TeigenNIGNY / Splash News

Peeple, an app being described as the "Yelp, but for humans," is already receiving a tremendous amount of backlash. In no time at all we'll probably read a Yelp page for the yet-to-be launched site, which allows people to everyone they come across with in their daily lives.

Although the app's Facebook page has already seen a plethora of hate from social media users, celebrities are stepping in to slam the creation, which is being developed by Nicole McCullough and Julia Cordray. Chrissy Teigen went on a Twitter rant Thursday to explain why she thinks this is the worst invention since comment sections.

"In an age where both truth and gossip on the Internet can literally ruin lives, this #peeple app is horrible AND scary #yelpforhumans???" she tweeted.

Upon seeing that people can create profiles for anyone as long as they have a person's cell phone number, Teigen freaked out. "This is a real app," she wrote. "It needs not to be. #peeple." 

Peeple/Facebook

That's right, if you don't sign up for it, someone can still make a profile for you. Under the FAQ section there's a note that explains there isn't an option to remove yourself—even if someone else put you on.

"No. Not at this time. We may consider this feature in the future."

While some might find it odd that a celebrity would complain about an app that will basically be an open forum for cyber bullying, Teigen admitted that she signed herself up to criticism when she became famous. Kids and teenagers, on the other hand, shouldn't have to be subjected to this if they don't have to be.

"At least I signed up to have the world judge and grade me publicly. I f--king hate this app and the boardroom table it was created around," she added. "We have to make sure our kids/teens stand a freaking chance in this world."

The creators have vehemently defended their product and themselves on social media, and even tried to explain what it is they're doing to The Washington Post. "As two empathetic, female entrepreneurs in the tech space, we want to spread love and positivity," Cordray told the publication. "We want to operate with thoughtfulness."

Teigen would probably say that having thoughtfulness would mean not creating the app at all.