Nickayla Rivera begins her YouTube video titled "the real tea" by acknowledging an article that was released months after her sister's death. The article featured photos of Nickayla with her sister Naya Rivera's ex-husband Ryan Dorsey, and many incorrectly speculated that they were holding hands. The article then reported on Nickayla moving in with Dorsey, which made rumors even worse. She clarified, "I agreed to move in to help raise my nephew." Her father previously spoke with Entertainment Tonight about the tabloids, brushing them off and praising his daughter for doing the right thing.

The skewed article led to "evil comments ... name-calling, death threats," and many more opinions that cruelly compared Nickayla against her sister. "I had never even imagined that people would be able to comment things like that," she admitted in the video. Nickayla called out the cultural obsession with celebrity, particularly everyone's desire to "know what the tea is," and her response is, "No one wants to look at what's in their own cup." She called out the inability for people to mind their own business, constantly looking at others instead of focusing on mental health.

She referenced the American Red Cross' blood shortage crisis, stating these are the things that "are important to know," not celebrity proposals. Nickayla left her audience with an uplifting message: "I am going to continue to speak my truth, be my authentic self, and spread love and positivity as much as I can. And I hope you will too."

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