Chris Appleton is currently promoting the release of his memoir, Your Roots Don't Define You, which is scheduled to drop in early 2026. As part of the promo cycle, the celebrity hairstylist shared the book cover on TikTok. After the post was shared, a Reddit thread in the r/popculturechat subreddit (which has over six million followers) accused the celebrity hairstylist of using fake bots to boost engagement on his social posts. from popculturechat Reddit users in this thread with 3,000 upvotes as of this writing accused Appleton of having a comments section with various responses allegedly generated by "bots." To be clear: There is no way for anyone to verify those accusations, as these could have been genuine comments from fans of the celebrity hairstylist, and/or spam accounts. The latter is very common across social networks.The comments under Appleton's post, as seen below, include comments like "Chris brought us all into this moment," and "Chris has always been honest, this takes it to another level." Comments section under a post shared by Chris Appleton via TikTok.TikTok (@chrisappletonhair)Reddit users also pointed out that there are 25 responses that all start with his name, saying things like "Chris keeps reminding us that our stories matter," and "Chris keeps showing us the strength in being soft."Out reached out to Appleton for comment, but he did not immediately respond.The celebrity hairstylist has been busy working on high-profile clients such as Kim Kardashian, Dua Lipa, and Jennifer Lopez. He is also promoting his upcoming memoir, which is coming out three months after his ex-husband, Lukas Gage, releases his.Appleton and Gage started dating in February 2023, got engaged, and then tied the knot. Six months into their marriage, Appleton filed for divorce. In a recent episode of Jay Shetty's podcast, Appleton said that he was "going through a lot of private pain" at the time.