Who is Ashley Barnes and what happened with her? TikTok drawer video controversy explained
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Ashley Barnes (Photo: Instagram/@notashleybarnes)TikTok star Ashley Barnes has been accused of s*xual assault, attempted drugging, and pestering by fellow influencer Brad Mason. On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Mason shared a series of storytime videos on the platform claiming Barnes pressured him, her roommates, and an unnamed, popular TikTok couple into taking s*x gummies and engaging in s*xual acts.
Barnes is a popular content creator (user @ashleyb4253), known for sharing lip-syncing, dancing, and lifestyle videos.
She currently boasts over 2.7 million followers and more than 300 million likes on TikTok. Her family and friends, including influencers like Brad Mason, frequently guest-appear in her posts.
According to Famous Birthdays, Ashley was born in November 2007 in Los Angeles.
On Tuesday, Mason also shared a video showing Ashley Barnes' drawer as evidence.
It contained several s*x paraphernalia, including the aforementioned gummies.
Ashley Mason and her father claimed she has been struggling with substance abuse
In his nine-part storytime series, Brad Mason explained he flew out to Los Angeles on July 6 to hang out with Ashley Barnes and her roommates and make content together.
He noted that they decided to stay in a hotel room together.
However, Mason alleged that Barnes was "acting weird." It began by requesting to make "flirty" and "fake relationship" TikToks.
While Mason did not want to do so as it made him feel uncomfortable, he went along with it.
At the hotel, Barnes allegedly began spraying a "pheromone spray" to "make it smell good." She also cleaned up the place before a "big TikTok couple" arrived.
Continuing her odd behavior, she reportedly coaxed everyone into drinking and taking drugs. Per Mason, Ashley pressured them to take more and more.
In a separate video, Mason claimed Ashley Barnes took him to the bathroom and told him he could "get with" her roommate.
She allegedly wanted to get intimate with the male partner of the TikTok couple (she claimed they were "not that serious").
Mason alleged Barnes then got everyone to play "truth or dare." However, they kept choosing truth, prompting her to change the game to "dare or drink."
Notably, Bard claimed that she frequently tried to get everyone to make out with one another. In an attempt to stop her, they dared Ashley Barnes to make out with her roommate.
However, she reportedly insisted on completing the dare, "grabbing" her roommate and forcibly making out with her. When the roommate pulled away, Barnes allegedly pulled her in by the throat.
In another video, Brad alleged that at one point, Barnes brought gummies, insisting everyone take them. She even shoved one against his mouth, asking him to pretend he ate one so that she could "get with" the anonymous man.
Brad alleged that he refused. It is worth noting that Ashley Barnes, in her video explaining the events, claimed Mason took the gummy, according to Know Your Meme.
In a separate video, Mason alleged that Barnes tried to "force herself" on the man. He repeatedly insisted he loved his partner, but the TikToker refused to take no for an answer.
He even claimed that Ashley insisted they "wouldn't remember" hooking up due to the drugs and alcohol.
Eventually, Ashley Barnes' roommate and the couple left, leaving only her and Mason in the room. When he tried to sleep, she tried to pressure him into sleeping with her, going on to touch herself "inappropriately."
Mason alleged he "blacked out" from exhaustion.
In his video, Brad Mason claimed Ashley Barnes needed "medical help." The next morning, Mason dropped off the TikToker for class and called her roommates.
They reportedly told him he needed to "get out of there" for his safety. While in the room, he found Barnes' bedside drawer, which contained s*x paraphernalia like lube, fluffy handcuffs, and arousal gummies.
Brad ended up packing his belongings and bringing them to a friend's dorm room. He then picked up Ashley from class, brought her to the hotel room, and then tricked her and left.
Mason later called Barnes' father because he did not want him to think he (Mason) "us(ed) Ashley" for a free trip to L.A. Barnes' father apologized for her actions, pointing out it was not like her. He even claimed Ashley was abusing substances, something she, too, acknowledged in a later call with Brad.
In his videos, Mason alleged Ashley Barnes ended up going to rehab for three days but continued drinking and partying after getting out.
He suggested that the addiction claims were just an excuse, calling her a liar.
in case the drawer video gets taken down, here’s the drawer.
byu/Illustrious-Note-112 inashleybarnessnarkBarnes later shared a video on her second TikTok account (@ashleyprollycantsleep), according to Know Your Meme. In the posts, she detailed her addiction. She even alleged being put on the wrong medications that caused her to hardly remember three months of her life.
Notably, the said account is now private. It is unclear if she was responding to Brad Mason's accusations.
In response, Mason shared the Ashley Barnes drawer video as proof of his claims. The clip allegedly showed Barnes' hotel room drawer containing s*x paraphernalia alongside a Mormon bible.
It is unclear if the book belonged to Ashley. The post also included screenshots of text exchanges between Mason and Barnes' father.
Barnes has not shared a post since and continues to face backlash online.
TOPICS: Ashley Barnes, Brad Mason, TikTok