The singer, 30, was name-checked in a review of the horror film by The New York Times writer Lena Wilson, who has since deleted her social media after backlash over her comments about actress Amandla Stenberg’s chest.

Wilson leaked a series of DMs from Stenberg, 23, who called out the writer for her negative review about Bodies Bodies Bodies. The film follows a group of rich Gen Z-ers partying and being stalked at a remote mansion.

Wilson described the film in her August 4 review as “bloated with pompous irony” and “perfectly tailored to one of [production company] A24’s key demographics: bougie 25-year-olds who value branding over substance.”

The one line in the review that Stenberg was especially unhappy with was Wilson’s comments on her cleavage.

“The only thing that really sets Bodies Bodies Bodies apart is its place in the A24 hype machine, where it doubles as a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage and Charli XCX’s latest single,” Wilson wrote.

The singer’s new song, “Hot Girl (Bodies Bodies Bodies)”, written with George Daniel of rock band The 1975, serves as the theme song for the film.

Charli XCX said on TikTok that she did not want to get involved in the drama over the Bodies Bodies Bodies review.

Posing in front of a green screen with the controversial text highlighted behind her, Charli lip-synced over a dialogue as she pointed to the review.

“I don’t know what’s going on and I simply don’t wanna know,” Charli said, before smiling to the camera at the end of the video.

Stenberg’s DM to Wilson read: “Maybe if you had gotten ur eyes off my t**s you could’ve watched the movie!”

Wilson shared that Instagram DM to her Twitter weeks later, but then followed it up with a TikTok response. In this, she accused Stenberg, who identifies as gay, of homophobia.

In the video, Wilson said: “Hey, Amandla! Generally a big fan of your work, but this sure is something. Wishing you well in your career and life.

“I’m posting it because I don’t want this person who has more social power than me to think that it’s f****ng okay to do something like this.”

The caption of the TikTok also read: “Unfathomably weird to get ‘i don’t want you in the locker room while i’m changing’ bullying from a whole other lesbian.”

Wilson wrote in another tweet: “always weird when the homophobia is coming from inside the house but this is something.”

Stenberg spoke out against Wilson’s response, and the internet supported her with swift condemnation of the writer.

“There’s a film critic and her name is Lena Wilson,” Stenberg said in an Instagram video. “She described [Bodies Bodies Bodies] as a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage, which I thought was hilarious. I’m proud that a piece of work I was a part of was described as such in such a renowned publication.”

“I thought it was hilarious. I thought because Lena is gay, and I am also gay… as gay people, we would both find this comment funny. I was also curious to know what Lena would say to such a statement. Lena decided to publish it and also says that I am homophobic for saying that.”

Stenberg continued: “It’s quite surprising the amount of commentary I receive on my boobs. I wore this tank top in this movie because me and the costume designer felt it fit the character well. I do get tired of people talking about my chest. There seems to be a lot of unwarranted conversation about my chest.

“Lena, I thought your review was hilarious. I thought my DM was funny. I did not mean to harass you. I do not wish you any harm. You are allowed to have your criticism on my work and I’m allowed to have my criticisms of your work. I wish you the best.”

Following the backlash, Wilson’s Twitter and TikTok accounts were deleted this week.

Newsweek has reached out to Wilson for comment.