Hawk Tua wakes up as a girl, plays ball with lawyers who prosecute meme coin makers.

After 372 hours, Hallie Welch, aka Hawk Tuh, finally wakes up to announce that she's made some new friends—namely, the same law firm that's suing her business partners over the failed meme coin project.

Sixteen days ago, Welch's meme coin, the Solana Token HAWK, would debut. Planted When starting out, early investors thrive on a seemingly interconnected web that leaves most retailers in limbo. That night, Welch told the distraught audience at X-Space that she would sleep and see everyone in the morning—weeks of radio silence before the end.

On Friday, Welch broke her silence by announcing that she would be cooperating with the law firm. Accused On Thursday, the creators of the HAWK token allegedly violated US security laws.

“I will fully cooperate with the legal team representing the affected individuals to uncover the truth, hold those responsible accountable, and help resolve this matter,” Welch said. he said. By X (formerly known as Twitter).

A spokesman for Welch said. Decrypt The influencer said he was “completely shut out” of the HAWK project and had “zero control over it.”

The spokesperson also stated that Welch received only a limited sponsorship fee for her association with the MemeCoin project, adding that “there was no guarantee that she would receive additional funding from MemeCoin.”

That is the opposite of what the story has presented. earlier this week With the team responsible for building most of the HAWK. Crypto token startup platform OverHere said on Tuesday that one of Welch's associates, known as “Doc Hollywood,” a mysterious man who took the lead on the doomed token, “disappeared when things got tough.”

The OverHere team said it took zero fees from HAWK and made zero profit on the project, and pointed the finger at Welch and Doc Hollywood for a lack of transparency.

The lawsuit filed Thursday against the project — by 12 American plaintiffs who say they suffered more than $151,000 in damages from the project — lists OverHere as one of several defendants. Welch did not list.

Alexandra Roberts, a law professor at Northeastern University, said Decrypt She's never seen a situation like this before – where a celebrity like Welch actively helped a lawsuit targeting a project that gave them their image.

“I think it's a great PR move,” Roberts said. “I think she's trying to get out in front of him and say, ‘Not only do I not know what's going on, but I want to advocate on behalf of the people who were defrauded,'” she said.

Burwick Law, who sued the creators of HAWK, said. Decrypt He said he does not represent Welch, but is speaking with her counsel.

When asked why Welch was not listed as a co-defendant in the HAWK lawsuit, Max Burwick, managing partner at Burwick Law, hinted that the decision was deliberate and could help his clients settle sooner.

“In this case, we have chosen a strategy that we believe is most effective in helping our clients achieve meaningful results,” Burwick said. Decrypt.

Edited by Andrew Hayward.