Claudia Conway defends Kellyanne Conway after she’s accused of posting topless photo of teen daughter

 After Claudia Conway posted a series of videos in which she appeared to be distressed and said she was afraid, she said her mother, Kellyanne Conway, was hacked. The teen pledged to leave social media to work on their relationship. Kellyanne is accused of posting a topless photo of Claudia on Twitter.Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images; @claudiamconway via TikTok

Claudia Conway is rallying to her mother’s defense after she was accused of accidentally posting a topless photo of the teen on Twitter Monday.

Kellyanne Conway, the former counselor to former President Donald Trump who lives in Alpine, allegedly shared the image of her 16-year-old daughter after finding it on Claudia’s phone.

Claudia, whose rocky relationship with her mother has played out on TikTok, addressed the incident in videos on the social network Tuesday, saying that she believed her mother’s Twitter account was hacked, and that she would be taking some time away from social media to work on their relationship.

She asked her followers to “stop calling authorities.”

“Social media is a really dark place and instead of shining light on the situation, hate and violence were incited, and that was never ever my intention, nor my mom’s,” Claudia said in one TikTok video.

Claudia Conway responding to TikTok followers Monday about a topless photo of her they said they saw on her mother's Twitter account.@claudiamconway/TikTok

Claudia appeared distraught Monday night after allegedly learning of the photo after TikTok users mentioned it in comments on her videos.

“Are you not going to address your mom posting naked pictures of you,” one person asked.

“What,” Claudia replied.

“Yes her mom posted her Twitter story today a picture of Claudia without a shirt on,” another said.

Claudia asked if people were joking or talking about a real photo. Shortly after, she made a now-deleted video in which she confirmed the authenticity of a nude photo that had been circulating on Twitter after allegedly appearing on her mother’s feed via a Twitter “fleet,” or a temporary tweet.

Claudia said that the photo had been taken months ago. Initially, she explained that her mother often takes custody of her phone. She assumed that her mother likely took a picture of the photo on one of those occasions, later posting it by accident ... “or somebody hacked her.”

“So Kellyanne,” Claudia continued Monday, “you’re going to f---ing jail.”

The image in question has since been removed from Conway’s account, which has 3.3 million followers.

#JusticeforClaudiaConway became a top Twitter trend Monday night.

A police officer appeared to respond to the Conway home in Alpine Monday, as seen in another of Claudia’s videos.

In a copy of a live video posted on YouTube that picked up a conversation between the police officer, Kellyanne and Claudia in their home, Kellyanne said the family had encounters with Child Protective Services in Washington, D.C. and DYFS — currently known as the Division of Child Protection and Permanency — in New Jersey.

The New York Post reported that police also responded to their home Tuesday.

Kellyanne, 54, an Atco native, shares the house with her family, including Claudia and her husband, George Conway, 57, Claudia’s father.

Alpine Police did not provide further information, telling the Post that records relating to minors are not made public.

Claudia has become a popular figure on TikTok, sharing her opposition to Trump in the run-up to the 2020 election. While her Republican father is noted for his own opposition to Trump through anti-Trump political action committee Project Lincoln — consistently panning the man his wife worked so closely with for years — Claudia has provided something of an inside look at the administration during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In August, Kellyanne said she was leaving the White House to spend time with her family after Claudia made allegations of abuse.

Just over a month later, the teen was hailed as a trailblazer of sorts for breaking news that her mother had tested positive for COVID-19. Kellyanne had attended the September Rose Garden ceremony at the White House, a “superspreader event” where Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. After the event, where masks were scarce, both Trump and former Gov. Chris Christie tested positive for the virus (Christie had also spent several days helping Trump prepare for the presidential debate without wearing a mask).

Claudia said she noticed her mother coughing after Trump tested positive. Claudia said she also tested positive.

Later, Claudia was criticized for having a 16th birthday party during the pandemic at their Alpine home after a video of the celebration was posted on social media. She said more people had shown up than originally planned, some uninvited. In one of Claudia’s videos, Kellyanne could be heard saying that she thought those criticizing the party were “jealous” of Claudia.

Last week, people expressed concern for Claudia after she shared a compilation of video clips and recordings in which Kellyanne seemed to be screaming and using profanity and insults when talking to her daughter.

“You’re never gonna record another f---ing thing in your life,” Kellyanne can be heard saying in one video. “It’s going for a forensic analysis.”

In previous posts and videos, Claudia has talked about trying to seek emancipation from her parents and has mentioned Child Protective Services coming to her home. She has also said that she felt scared and unsure of what would happen next.

But on Tuesday, in the wake of the alleged photo incident, Claudia defended her mother to her 1.6 million TikTok followers.

“Hi guys, I just wanted to come on here and address this situation,” she said. “This isn’t forced, this is coming completely from me, Claudia. I have faith and I know that my mother would never put something like that on the internet as well as me, we would never do that.

“My mom and I, we fight like mothers and daughters but we also love like mothers and daughters, and I do love her,” she continued. “I will be taking a break from social media because we are really tired of being headlines, and we fight like mothers and daughters, but being in the public eye exacerbates that greatly and it adds a lot of stress to both of our lives and I don’t want that.”

“I don’t want any drama,” Claudia said. “I don’t want any hate. So I will be leaving social media for a bit to work on my relationship with my mom and my family.”

George Conway shared the TikTok video on Twitter.

“Our daughter Claudia asked me to tweet this statement for her,” he said.

As a censored version of what people purported to be the topless photo circulated on social media Monday, some implored authorities to investigate the matter at Claudia’s home. In further comments, Claudia asked people not to target Kellyanne.

“Please do not incite hate or violence on my family,” she said. “Please, no threats. No calls to authorities. I love my mom and she loves me.”

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Amy Kuperinsky may be reached at akuperinsky@njadvancemedia.com and followed at @AmyKup on Twitter.