Things got weird on the internet, and Hilarie Burton is NOT having it. The One Tree Hill star just unleashed her inner momma bear on some poor soul with way too much free time—someone who thought, “You know what’s fun? Pretending to be a celebrity kid online!” Spoiler: It’s not.
On Friday, October 25th, Hilarie, who has the emotional range of both a rom-com heroine and a revenge flick protagonist, called out a random “creep chick” (her words, not mine) for making fake social media accounts posing as her 14-year-old son, Augustus “Gus.” And honestly? This woman didn’t know who she was messing with—because Hilarie is not here to play games.
Taking to Instagram like a sheriff posting a wanted poster in the wild, wild west, Hilarie plastered a screenshot of a TikTok account called @AugustusDeanMorgan and promptly roasted the living daylights out of the imposter.
“Listen, gang, we got a situation here,” Hilarie wrote in the caption, rallying her troops. “I don’t have TikTok. My son doesn’t either. But apparently, this chick thinks it’s cool to cosplay as a 14-year-old boy. I mean, I get it—Gus is awesome. But she’s a whole freak show for pulling this stunt.”
And then she really put the pedal to the metal:
“We’ve tried everything—we called her parents, sent smoke signals, even tried messaging her directly. And yup, called the cops too, ‘cause this is some illegal mess right here. Now I’m asking y’all for backup. If you’re on TikTok, go report this nonsense.”
Well, buckle up, because Hilarie wasn’t done there.
In an update, she revealed that while the TikTok account had been vaporized faster than a villain in an action movie, the impersonator still had other social media profiles popping up like Whack-a-Mole. The YouTube profile linked to the same creeper and, surprise surprise, the culprit even left a name behind.
“Hey, H*****! I see you! Yep, your name’s right there on that YouTube account,” Hilarie wrote with the finesse of someone who’s about to blow up your world with a calm, eerie smile. “And girl, I’ve already talked to your campus police. Also called your mom’s church. I’m not messing around.”
In the words of Beyoncé: You must not know ‘bout me.
And if Hilarie’s message wasn’t clear enough, her husband, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, hopped into the comments to drive the point home like a bat-wielding anti-hero from The Walking Dead.
“Listen, people. Get a life. Preferably yours—not our kid’s. If you can’t do that, well… the Morgan wrath is coming for you,” Jeffrey warned ominously. “And let me tell ya, it’s no joke.”
Oh, and in case you missed it, Jeffrey took a moment to point out the chef’s kiss of all details:
“Side note… IT’S A COOL FLIP PHONE.”
Because, if anything, this whole saga confirms that the Morgans are a dangerous mix of no-nonsense parenting and a love for quirky, retro tech. So if you’re out there pretending to be Gus… I’d start running now.