After aspiring actor and TikTok creator Axel Webber bombed his Juilliard audition, fans started harassing the school on social media.
Webber, 22, who recently moved to New York City to pursue acting, became a TikTok star for his series of videos about living on an extreme budget.
“Remember I said the only thing I can’t do is an accent?” Webber, 22, said in a video posted Sunday. The video now has 4.1 million views. Webber, who moved to New York City last year because it's home to"10 of the best acting schools in the country," garnered 2.5 million followers for his videos about living on a"minuscule budget."
TikTok viewers responded with an outpouring of support. Even singer and producer Charlie Puth posted a video reassuring Webber —as well as"anyone that has experienced rejection" — that attending a prestigious school wasn't the only way to find success as an artist.