WTNews_BrookeBellamyCalledOutForPlagarism_05012025.mp4

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00:00Food bloggers are speaking out against popular Australian influencer Brooke Bellamy,

00:04accusing her of plagiarizing recipes in her best-selling 2024 cookbook,

00:08Bake with Brookie, and we're here to break it all down.

00:11According to reports, the controversy began when Nagi Mahashi, creator of the food blog

00:16Recipe 10 Eats, discovered striking similarities between her recipes and those in Bellamy's book,

00:21including Mahashi's signature caramel slice and baklava. At the center of the dispute is

00:26Brooke Bellamy, a Brisbane-based baker and the force behind Brookie Bakehouse, who has built a

00:31huge TikTok following in recent years and is known for her picture-perfect desserts and viral baking

00:36videos. But for some, the recipes felt too familiar, prompting Mahashi to contact the publishers of

00:42Bake with Brookie, Penguin Random House Australia, last year about possible plagiarism. And Mahashi

00:47states she was met with legal threats instead of answers. Now reports state a second blogger,

00:54Sally McKinney, of Sally's Baking Addiction, has joined the conversation, alleging that one of

00:59her signature recipes also appears in Bellamy's books, as well as Bellamy's YouTube channel,

01:04without credit to McKinney. Bellamy has since responded in a since-expired Instagram story,

01:09denying all plagiarism claims, stating,

01:11I do not copy other people's recipes. Like many bakers, I draw inspiration from the classics.

01:17But the creations you see at Brookie's Bakehouse reflect my own experience, taste, and passion for

01:23baking. Born of countless hours of my childhood, spent in my home kitchen with mom. Brooke even

01:28shared an old photo from 2016 as proof she made caramel slices long before Mahashi's version was

01:34published in 2020, as shared by Marie Claire. Even with receipts, public backlash has been fierce for

01:41Brooke. Some users are leaving sarcastic comments like, whose recipe is this one? And yum, I love

01:46plagiarized recipes on recent posts. Even Mahashi feels the personal attacks against Brooke have been

01:52a lot and asked her audience to stop with the trolling. I know I've made serious allegations.

01:58This does not justify the personal attacks that I've seen online. And I'm asking you to stop.

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