Crystal, the hairdresser, similarly told CNN Business that the intent wasn't to blow up her ex's life but rather to prevent other women from experiencing what she had with the same person.

She said she was careful not to share too many details about her ex, such as his full name or where he works, but enough information that she feels she's doing her part to warn others, which she sees as the only real solution.

"I have only told the truth. I will not stop telling the truth," Crystal said in her TikTok about the cease-and-desist letter. But she has not posted any videos about her ex since she revealed she'd received the apparent legal threat more than a month ago. She told CNN Business she isn't scared or backing down, though. "Accountability isn't linear," she said. "As information comes to me, I will still be posting."