Zoe LaVerne
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Zoe LaVerne | ||||||||||
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| Born | Zoe LaVerne Pemberton June 3, 2001 Greenwood, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||
| Education | Franklin Community High School | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2018–2020 | |||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||
| Spouse | Dawson Day (m. 2021) | |||||||||
| Children | 1 | |||||||||
TikTok information | ||||||||||
| Followers | 21.7 million[1] | |||||||||
| Likes | 2.1 billion | |||||||||
Last updated: May 12, 2025 | ||||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
| Channels | Cody & Zoe Zoe Laverne – The Day Family | |||||||||
| Years active | 2015–present, 2018–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Vlog | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1.4 million (combined) | |||||||||
| Views | 75 million (combined) | |||||||||
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Last updated: August 6, 2023 | ||||||||||
Zoe LaVerne Day (née Pemberton; born June 3, 2001),[4] is an American social media personality. She became famous for grooming Conner Joyce, a 13 year old minor and her videos on the video sharing app Musical.ly.[5]
Early life and education
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Zoe LaVerne was born on June 3, 2001, in Greenwood, Indiana. She grew up in a small town with her parents and three siblings.
She attended Franklin Community High School.
LaVerne had an interest in social media from a young age and began experimenting with creating content on various platforms.
Career
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Zoe LaVerne began her social media career by creating lip-sync videos on Musical.ly. Her early content was well-received and she gained a steady following.
Zoe's popularity on the app grew rapidly and she started gaining millions of followers within a few months.
One of Zoe's most popular videos was a lip-sync to the song "Juicy" by Doja Cat. The video went viral, and Zoe's followers increased by thousands.
Since then, Zoe has been creating a variety of content, including dance videos, comedy sketches, and vlogs.
Controversies
[edit]In 2020, a video surfaced showing then 19-year-old LaVerne kissing then 13-year-old Connor Joyce, leading to public controversy and allegations of child grooming. While no legal actions were taken against LaVerne, she acknowledged the relationship with the victim and described the age difference as inappropriate, but also claimed that a close friendship had been formed prior to the recording of the video.[6]
On May 9, 2025, Joyce posted a video on TikTok accusing LaVerne of statutory rape and child grooming, alleging that the grooming began in August of 2019 when he was 12 years old. In the video, Joyce stated that no legal action was taken because LaVerne was threatening to commit suicide. Joyce revealed that he attempted to pursue legal action at a later date, but law enforcement refused to reopen the investigation.[7]
Personal life
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LaVerne married Dawson Day on October 5, 2021, according to her Instagram. She gave birth to her first child Emersyn Raylee Day in that same year.
References
[edit]- ^ "Zoe's Tik-Tok stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022.
- ^ "Zoe Laverne's YouTube stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Cody & Zoe's YouTube stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022.
- ^ swift, jolly (February 28, 2023). "Who is Zoe LaVerne? A Look at the Controversial TikTok Star!". news24star.
- ^ Wright, Lili (March 7, 2021). "Zoe LaVerne Is The Tok Of The Town". Indianapolis Monthly. Emmis Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ Tenbarge, Kat (November 2, 2020). "A 19-year-old TikTok star apologized for kissing and 'catching feelings' for her 13-year-old fan". Insider. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ Joyce, Connor (May 9, 2025). "Part One: My story. Receipts will be posted soon". TikTok. Retrieved May 9, 2025.