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Katy Perry Reacts After AI Image of Her At The Met Gala Fools The Internet Once Again
The tweet was seen over 400,000 times, and thousands of fans believed it. Some even reposted the image with credit to Getty Images, thinking it was real.
Perry later shut it down herself. She shared the fake photos and added: “couldn’t make it to the MET, I’m on The Lifetimes Tour (see you in Houston tomorrow IRL‼️).”
If this all sounds familiar, it’s because the same thing happened last year. An AI image of Perry in a flower-covered gown also went viral—and even fooled her mom.
This time, though, Katy confirmed her mom was in on the joke.
“She’s safe from the bots, but I’m praying for the rest of y’all.”
When the AI generated picture first went viral for the second year in a row, fans loved it but had been burned before.
Folks came with jokes.
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That included her long-time fiancé and father of her child, actor Orlando Bloom.
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Folks thought it was an AI fake for many reasons, some of which were related to whether the outfit was sufficiently “Katy Perry” to be plausible.
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Many fans wanted the image to be real, and after the picture was revealed to be AI, the context of a viral post on X became even funnier.
People said they liked the AI, but also wished she would actually attend the event.
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People wondered what else is being AI generated.
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Perry is in the early stages of an 84-concert world tour.
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MAGA CNN Pundit Gets Epic Fact-Check After Making Bonkers Claim About American Girl Dolls
The switch from Trump's presidential campaign's prosperity rhetoric has been replaced with tales of the virtues of austerity. MAGA minions like Ungar-Sargon are now parroting that message in mainstream and social media.
In Monday’s discussion on CNN, the ardent Trump supporter even repeated Trump's message about "two dolls instead of 30 dolls."
You can see the clip here:
Ungar-Sargon said:
"You know what? This is kind of making me think a lot about—is the fact that every rich person I know, their daughter has 2 or 3 dolls, maybe a couple American Girl dolls, 2 or 3 expensive, nice dolls, and no crap from China."
"But if you go into a broke person‘s house, that floor is littered with broken toys from the dollar store."
Newsnight host Abby Phillip responded:
"So now we‘re shaming people?"
Fellow panelist Jason Carter quipped:
"Barbie-shaming."
A new American Girl doll retails around $125. Some stripped-down models sell for around $90, while custom ones—where the buyer chooses the doll's appearance to match the child getting the doll—are over $300.
Ungar-Sargon added Trump's tariffs on toys would give poorer consumers the "opportunity" to purchase the quality items the rich usually buy.
Phillip countered Ungar-Sargon's commentary, stating:
"People who really don’t have a lot of money, here’s what they’re really thinking. They’re not thinking, 'I want to buy the most expensive doll for my child'."
"They’re thinking, 'I want to buy a doll for my child so that I can also afford food. I can also afford clothes. I can also afford to send them to school'."
“So the idea that the whole thing is about buying more and more expensive goods, that seems to completely miss the point about what’s happening in terms of people who are actually struggling in this country."
A fact check on Ungar-Sargon's "made in the USA" claim was also required and social media was happy to provide one.
It turns out, American Girl dolls are manufactured where most of the MAGA merch is made: China.
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American Girl dolls don't appear to have ever been made in the USA.
The company headquarters was in Wisconsin at one time, but production was originally based in Germany. Manufacturing was moved to China after Mattel purchased the American Girl doll company—originally the Pleasant Company—in 1998.
Mattel—the company built by Barbie dolls—announced Monday it would have to raise prices on its products due to Trump’s tariffs.
People Break Down The Nicest Celebrities They've Ever Met
A Redditor asked:
"Who was the nicest celebrity you have ever met?"
Leslie Nielsen
"Leslie Nielsen. Great guy. He used to shop at Costco and always joked with everyone. Always had a smile on his face."
~ BocaDog
Tony Hawk
"Tony Hawk! And I met him because he generously donated a bunch of money to build a sick skate park in my small town and brought a whole team of professional skaters to break it in as a spectacle for the whole community. So cool."
~ hoffsta
Mr. Rogers
"Mr. Rogers. I met him once when I was about 4 at a meet and greet, and then again when he handed me my college diploma."
"Both times he made me feel like I was the only person in the room."
~ MenudoFan316
Gregory Hines
"Gregory Hines. My partner and I were promoting our monthly club night just off the main drag through downtown Memphis."
"A ton of people were in town for Tyson vs Lewis and looking for stuff to do afterwards. Apparently, the deep house music coming from our club night caught Mr Hines' ear."
"He paid to get in and danced his a** off all night. Just the nicest guy."
"Shook our hands and thanked us on the way out and everything. I was barely 22, and it blew my mind."
~ NewRazzmatazz1641
Ethan Hawke
"Ethan Hawke. I met him back in the 90’s outside of a small theater in NYC."
"He was asking me more questions about me than I could ask about him, he seemed like an old friend."
~ jonnyredshorts
Cyndi Lauper
"Cyndi Lauper. I worked for over a decade hosting some of the world's most famous people, from politicians to celebrities."
"Honestly, I met lots of really nice people over the years, but Cyndi Lauper stood out as someone who really had a beautiful soul."
~ zep2floyd
Robert Smith
"Robert Smith (The Cure lead singer) was absolutely a really kind and genuine person during a pre-show meeting."
~ jsd5113
Weird Al Yankovic
"Weird Al Yankovic. He is awesome. A true gem."
~ OldRelic
"Can confirm, Weird Al is the nicest guy ever."
"Interviewed Al for my podcast years ago. Was told I had 10 minutes for the interview. We wrapped up, and he said it was cool to hang out!"
"Felt like it was straight out of Wayne’s World. And that’s how I spent 45 minutes chilling with Weird Al talking about Star Warsand music."
~ Lazer310
Brian Cranston
"Brian Cranston and his wife. We happened to be sitting next to him and his wife at dinner and ending talking the whole time."
"They spent so much time talking to my daughter who was visiting Barnard College about colleges, all the schools their daughter considered, like really normal sweet people."
~ whoneedskollege
Elijah Wood
"Elijah Wood is incredibly nice and normal and will just chat it up with anybody like a regular Joe."
"Maybe the most normal former child star."
~ Dry-Sky1614
Giancarlo Esposito
"Giancarlo Esposito was a blast to meet. He spoke at my college years ago and he told us about his life and working on Breaking Bad. He even spoke briefly about his time on Community as well."
~ Beginning-Wing-333
Dan Aykroyd
"Dan Aykroyd. I ran into him years ago at the Met in NYC. Told him my son was a big Ghostbusters fan and asked for his autograph."
"He grabbed me by the arm and pulled me behind a statue. I thought he was going to kick myaa**, he’s much bigger than me.
"He said he didn’t want to create a scene. Hence the statue hideout, then wrote a nice personalized note to my son (including Take good care of your pop) and signed it with the A in Aykroyd in the shape of a Conehead."
"So cool. Nice guy."
~ gsp137
Sean Astin
"Sean Astin. He came and hung out with the techs for like 20 minutes before he did a talk about his childhood and bi-polar disorder."
~ Mrlin705
Little Richard
"I flew on a commercial flight with Little Richard and his band back in the late 90s. He was in full makeup and had a beaming smile as we all boarded the plane."
"After we landed my mom wanted to get his autograph but he had a circle of people around him. He noticed my mom standing there and grabbed her hand and pulled her into the inner circle."
"He signed her notebook and chatted for a while. Super nice guy."
~ leelouislinden
Post Malone
"Post Malone. Everyone on his team during pre-production said he’s just the greatest person ever. I thought, 'How great can he be?'."
"Post Malone is one of the nicest and truly genuine people I’ve ever met. Dude brought his parents on set and was just so excited to share what we were doing with them. He deserves all the success in the world."
~ shouldvekeptlurking
Have you had a close encounter with a celebrity who was genuinely kind?