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00:00I'm just really grateful to like have gone through all of these years of growing up.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most interesting internet
00:10celebrities and what they've been doing since finding fame. I'm Jay Zonday, many people know
00:15me for the song Chocolate Rain. Number 30, Jonathan Ware. Also known as the I Like Turtles kid,
00:22Jonathan became massive in 2007 when interviewed at an arts festival. With his face painted like
00:27a zombie, a reporter asked him about his paid job and he responded with the iconic line that made
00:33him an internet celebrity. Awesome face paint job, what do you think? I like turtles. Now he's all
00:38grown up and even returned for his second interview with KGW News as a promotion for Teenage Mutant Ninja
00:44Turtles. Jonathan just got an awesome face paint job, what'd you think of the movie? I like turtles.
00:52He generally keeps his celebrity identity hidden, resulting in a bunch of online copycats.
00:57Ware has an official TikTok account now, where you can keep up with him if he begins to post more.
01:03Number 29, David DeVore Jr. aka David After Dentist. In 2008, David became known across the globe after
01:12being given anesthesia at the dentist. His dad recorded his hilarious reaction with him going
01:20from being almost completely sedated to screaming at the top of his lungs. After, David and his father
01:26made thousands of dollars from going viral, appearing in a Super Bowl commercial and even getting
01:31referenced on The Simpsons. Which of you is the YouTube of the kid high on dentist gas? Is it you?
01:37Is it you? Is it you?
01:41Now, as an adult, David has studied computer science and likes to keep his fame on the down low.
01:47In 2021, the family made a pretty penny by turning the video into an NFT, then selling it for over
01:54$10,000. Number 28, Paul Bear Vasquez. Better known as the double rainbow guy, in 2010,
02:01he filmed his hilarious reaction to seeing two rainbows near Yosemite National Park.
02:17Over 15 years later, there are still regular uploads to his YouTube channel at least once a week.
02:23Unfortunately, they're not recently filmed, since Vasquez isn't around anymore. The cheerful content
02:29creator tragically passed away in 2020, but left behind a ton of videos to be added to his channel.
02:35On the bright side, his internet fame seemed to improve his life significantly,
02:39as he was struggling to live as an artist, but the video helped him live a pleasant life once again.
02:45This is my life.
02:47Yeah, well, this is our life now.
02:50Number 27, William Hung.
02:53One of the most infamous American Idol auditions was William Hung's Back in the Show's third season.
02:58It was a performance so bad, it became amazing.
03:01With Hung giving it his all, but unfortunately, it didn't impress the judges.
03:05Like every girl in history, she bangs, she bangs, I'm wasted by the way, she...
03:14It impressed the internet, though, and he became a star.
03:17Are you so surprised by all this attention you're getting?
03:20Uh, I am.
03:21Hung got a record deal and released three albums in 2004 and 2005, but retired from music in 2011.
03:28Hung also appeared in a few commercials and shows, alongside making a movie in 2004.
03:35Eventually, he worked as a crime analyst for the LA County Sheriff's Department,
03:39then pivoted to the LA Department of Public Health before becoming a motivational speaker.
03:44Now, according to his social media, he's an analytics professional.
03:48In life, you just make the most out of what you're given.
03:50Number 26, Daniel Lara and Joshua Holtz.
03:54Better known as Damn Daniel with the White Vans, the iconic videos made with his friend Joshua
03:59dominated Vine in 2016.
04:02Damn Daniel, back at it again with the White Vans!
04:07It became known across the globe, leading to them interviewed by Ellen, alongside getting
04:12a feature in a Weezer video.
04:13The pair also got a lifetime supply of Vans, which they generously donated to a children's
04:19hospital.
04:19It's unclear what the pair are up to these days.
04:22They have decided to live a quiet life and keep things private.
04:26Part of this could be because in 2016, one of their Twitter accounts was hacked, which
04:30likely put them off fame quite a bit.
04:32And have I ever Googled myself?
04:34I have once.
04:36And it was kind of funny to see all the things that popped up.
04:39Number 25, Zoe Roth, aka Disaster Girl.
04:43Few images are as timeless as the iconic Disaster Girl, which has remained a staple of internet
04:48memes since 2008.
04:50Over two decades after the image was taken, Roth is still loving the fame, finding the
04:55memes a joy to see.
04:57Now she's completed college and works as a smart cities and IOT analyst.
05:02Roth also sold the famous photo as an NFT for almost half a million dollars.
05:07A significant portion of the funds went to charity, while the rest went to her college
05:11funds, which paid for her degree in peace, war, and defense.
05:16Number 24, Brian Gaw, aka Left Shark.
05:20In 2015, Katy Perry headlined the Super Bowl halftime show.
05:31It wasn't her who stole the show, though.
05:33It was one of her backup dancers dressed as a shark.
05:36The man responsible for the iconic moves was Brian Gaw, who had been a dancer of Perry's
05:41for years.
05:42I think, yeah, I think, um, I think all the people were saying that I was drunk at the
05:46time, which is definitely not the case.
05:48He wouldn't reveal his identity until three years later, then, in a 2025 interview, explained
05:54what he'd been up to since.
05:56Gaw stopped dancing after that year and pursued a cosmetology license.
06:00He still dances for fun, but for money, he runs a salon in Los Angeles.
06:04Number 23, Liam Kyle Sullivan.
06:08One of the internet's first-ever meme tracks was Shoes, performed by Liam Kyle Sullivan's
06:14fictional character Kelly.
06:22It propelled him into internet stardom, but he also ended up in a Weezer video.
06:26His channel isn't too active these days, but during COVID, he released a track called
06:31Masks, which was a spiritual successor to Shoes.
06:35Let's wear a mask.
06:35That's a gun.
06:36Let's wear a mask.
06:38Let's wear a mask.
06:40His character Kelly still appears in drag shows and does bookings all over North America.
06:45Their primary career is as a video editor, though, so it seems things have been going well for
06:50Sullivan in the years since finding fame.
06:53Number 22, Psy.
06:55For about five years, the most viewed video on YouTube was Psy's hit track, Gangnam Style.
07:01The South Korean pop star was already huge in their home country, but this song took
07:06the globe by storm.
07:13Rather than sitting on his lucrative hit and doing nothing more, Psy has put out tons of
07:18music in the years since.
07:19His other tracks aren't as internationally successful as Gangnam Style, but he's still
07:24considered a national treasure in his home country.
07:26Psy has released three albums in the years since this track, often collaborating with
07:31massive names like Suga of BTS and Snoop Dogg.
07:40He's also owned his talent agency since 2018, which is of course located in Gangnam.
07:47Number 21, Alex Lee, aka Alex from Target.
07:51A shopper randomly took a picture of this Target worker in 2014, which for some reason
07:57went viral online, mainly because people liked the way he looked.
08:00I'm just working and near the end of my shift, my manager came up and showed me a picture
08:04of me that had like 20,000 retweets.
08:06Do you remember the girls taking a picture of you?
08:09No, I don't remember the girls taking a picture of you.
08:10It became so popular that he was even invited onto Ellen's show.
08:15Alex wasn't too into the fame though.
08:17He found the pressure overwhelming at times.
08:19Oh, well, I have a pretty big platform right now and we're just trying to make something
08:22positive out of it.
08:23He decided social media wasn't for him and now he's living a relatively relaxed life
08:28out of the limelight.
08:29Rather than working at Target, he's now working for UPS, which he says doesn't pay as much,
08:34but he likes being away from the spotlight.
08:37Number 20, SILENTO.
08:41In 2015, this fresh-faced 17-year-old rapper burst onto the music scene with his viral debut
08:48single Watch Me Whip, Nay Nay.
08:50The catchy tune, accompanied by its own dance craze, sparked a huge online campaign,
08:56which helped propel it to the number three spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
09:00But just as quickly as he rose to fame, SILENTO disappeared from the public eye once the song's
09:05popularity waned.
09:07Unfortunately, the next time the rapper made headlines, it wasn't for a good reason.
09:12In 2021, SILENTO was arrested and charged with multiple criminal offenses, including felony
09:18murder, related to the death of his cousin.
09:21In 2025, this resulted in a 30-year prison sentence for SILENTO.
09:26New tonight, an Atlanta rapper who rose to fame with a one-hit wonder is now charged with
09:31murdering his cousin.
09:32Number 19, Russell Horning, also known as Backpack Kid.
09:36What motivated you and your mom to sue Fortnite?
09:40It's pretty hard to upstage an artist during their own performance, but that's exactly what
09:45Russell Horning did.
09:46In May 2017, Horning joined Katy Perry onstage for her single Swish Swish on Saturday Night
09:53Live and showcased his signature dance move, The Floss.
09:57This clip shot him to internet fame practically overnight and earned him the nickname Backpack
10:03Kid.
10:03Horning quickly gained a large following on social media and capitalized on his newfound fame
10:08to launch his music career.
10:10In 2018, his mother sued Epic Games on his behalf for featuring The Floss in their video
10:16game Fortnite, though this lawsuit was later dismissed.
10:20Horning currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where he continues to create content for his
10:24YouTube channel.
10:32Number 18, Professor Robert Kelly and his family.
10:35So to mark this moment, guess what Professor Kelly did?
10:38He just thought he was going to share some pictures of his beautiful family.
10:42Oh my god.
10:43As a parent, navigating the challenges of working from home with kids can be quite tricky.
10:48Even before the pandemic, Professor Robert Kelly, an American political analyst living in
10:53South Korea, found himself thrust into the spotlight due to this complex situation.
10:58In 2017, Kelly was being interviewed live on BBC News when his kids casually strolled into
11:05his home office before being hilariously dragged out by his wife.
11:09The viral moment captured the hearts of many and drew millions of views online.
11:14By all indications, Kelly still lives and works in South Korea with his family and has now
11:19fully embraced the BBC dad moniker.
11:22I've been doing TV for a while and that never happened before, obviously.
11:25Yeah, most of the time she locked the door.
11:27He has also been kind enough to share yearly updates on his kids' appearances.
11:32Number 17, Michael Senatore.
11:35And this year there's one high school senior named Mike Senatore, whose talent show performance
11:40is currently owning the internet.
11:42Sometimes it's the most random things that can completely turn your life around.
11:46For Michael Senatore, a student at Artie Kell High School in Charlotte, North Carolina,
11:51it was the simple act of flipping a water bottle.
11:54In 2016, Senatore performed this at his high school talent show to wild cheers from the audience,
12:01and the clip broke the internet.
12:03Soon, everyone was attempting the feat, including Stephen Colbert, who featured Senatore on his
12:08late-night show.
12:09Since then, Senatore has given a TEDx talk and graduated from the University of South Carolina,
12:15reportedly with a business degree.
12:17It's unclear what exactly he's been up to, as he prefers to maintain a private presence
12:22on social media.
12:24All I did was toss a water bottle on a table.
12:26What's so special about that?
12:28Apparently a lot.
12:30Number 16, Danielle Bregoli, also known as Bad Baby.
12:34Catch me outside, how about that?
12:36Huh?
12:37Catch me outside, how about that?
12:39Catch you outside?
12:41What does that mean?
12:42Ever wondered how far 15 minutes of fame can take you?
12:45Just ask Danielle Bregoli.
12:47Bregoli became an internet sensation in 2016 after appearing on Dr. Phil, where she famously
12:53coined her catchphrase.
12:55Leveraging on this, Bregoli adopted the stage name Bad Baby and released her debut single,
13:01These Hoes, in 2017.
13:03Surprisingly, it reached number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the youngest female rapper
13:09to debut on the chart.
13:11Her subsequent singles saw similar success, leading to a Billboard Music Award nomination,
13:16alongside heavyweights like Nicki Minaj and Cardi B.
13:19Bregoli went on to expand her empire, had a baby in 2024, but sadly was diagnosed with
13:25cancer later that same year, and is still fighting the battle today.
13:29Congratulations, a Billboard Music Award nominee.
13:34How exciting is that?
13:35It's so exciting.
13:36Number 15, Alexi Vayner.
13:38To be successful, you must first know exactly what you want to achieve.
13:44Most of us send in job applications with a simple resume and cover letter, but Alexi Vayner
13:49was not like most of us.
13:51In 2006, while studying at Yale, Vayner applied for a summer job at a bank.
13:56Along with the necessary documents, he included one unusual addition, a seven-minute video.
14:02This video showed him offering advice on success, interspliced with footage of him lifting weights,
14:08skiing, playing tennis, dancing, and even karate chopping bricks.
14:12It was shared online and was widely ridiculed.
14:15Despite not landing the job he applied for, Vayner went on to graduate from college, get married,
14:21and start multiple businesses.
14:22Tragically, in January 2013, he passed away reportedly due to a heart attack caused by a drug overdose.
14:31Number 14, Judson Leipley.
14:33Ladies and gentlemen, let's give it up for our next keynote speaker, Mr. Judson Leipley.
14:37You might not recognize the name Judson Leipley, but you definitely recognize his sick moves.
14:43Dressed in a simple orange shirt and bootcut jeans, Leipley compressed an entire century's
14:48worth of dance moves into his six-minute Evolution of Dance video.
14:51It became an unexpected hit, and even once reigned as the most viewed video on YouTube.
14:57As a public speaker already, the sudden fame served as invaluable promotion for his business.
15:03Despite his newfound popularity, Leipley remained dedicated to his speaking engagements,
15:08occasionally releasing follow-ups to the original Evolution of Dance video.
15:12These days, he blends comedy with his speeches, always striving to both, quote,
15:16entertain, and educate his audience.
15:19I was very fortunate. I got to go to some television shows, got to go on a few different
15:22shows, got to go on Ellen, Good Morning America, got to go on the Oprah Winfrey show.
15:26Fantastic, amazing experience.
15:28Number 13, Tori Locklear.
15:30When our first guest posted a hair tutorial video on YouTube, it received more than 12 million views in
15:36just five days.
15:37It was a simple hair tutorial gone wrong that the internet just never got enough of.
15:42Back in 2013, 13-year-old Tori Locklear decided to give her YouTube audience some hairstyling tips.
15:48While using a hot curling iron, she accidentally burnt off a chunk of her hair.
15:53The reaction on her face was priceless.
15:55Locklear's video blew up, amassing millions of views in a short period, largely due to good old
16:00schadenfreude.
16:01She, however, made the most of it, appearing on Ellen and briefly collaborating with Pantene.
16:07Locklear has since taken her lingering stardom over to TikTok, where she still makes videos
16:11for her more than 200,000 followers.
16:14But it's safe to say her hair tutorial days are now behind her.
16:17Oh my god.
16:20Kitty.
16:22Number 12, Mark Allen Hicks.
16:24The guy that did the backflip and knocked himself stupid with the hair.
16:30Stuntman Mark Allen Hicks experienced what many would consider a nightmare.
16:34The most embarrassing moment of his career went viral.
16:37It happened during a 2004 audition for a LeBron James Nike commercial.
16:42As Hicks attempted a backflip on camera, he fell flat on his face.
16:46He then tried to recover, but only intensified the embarrassment.
16:50The clip was posted online without Hicks' knowledge, earning him the nickname Afro Ninja.
16:55Although he actually landed the commercial role,
16:57Hicks was concerned about the video's impact on his career.
17:00Over time, he embraced it, even producing a feature-length movie titled Afro Ninja Destiny.
17:06Despite his initial misgivings, Hicks still thrives as a Hollywood stuntman,
17:11boasting credits in major films like Avengers Endgame, Watchmen, and The Suicide Squad.
17:16Is this thing a dog?
17:18A dog?
17:20Yes.
17:20What? What kind of dog do you think it is, mate?
17:23Number 11, Candice Payne, also known as Chewbacca Mask Lady.
17:27And so here's what I got. I'm going to take it out of the box.
17:29And I can't wait to show you!
17:31If yearly awards were handed for people who won Facebook,
17:35the Chewbacca Mask Lady would have taken it in 2016.
17:3837-year-old Candice Payne filmed herself bursting into laughter in her car
17:42over the sound effects of the Chewbacca Mask.
17:45What started as a random video to share with her Facebook friends
17:48became an instant sensation, accruing over 140 million views within days.
17:54This led to Payne making appearances on various talk shows,
17:57as well as receiving $400,000 in scholarships from a university in Florida.
18:02Payne went on to host a set of TLC web series
18:04and authored a book titled Laugh It Up in 2017.
18:08Today, she's a motivational speaker and podcast host
18:11who still makes videos in her car.
18:14What you say, friend?
18:15You're going to join me?
18:16We're going to laugh it up together?
18:17I hope you will.
18:19Number 10, Mason Ramsey.
18:21Don't get me wrong, it's pretty cool to be on TV.
18:24Mason Ramsey exploded onto the music scene
18:27after he was filmed yodeling Hank Williams' Lovesick Blues
18:30at a Walmart in March 2018.
18:32Made in a small corner of Illinois,
18:34the video propelled Ramsey into the national spotlight.
18:37Within days, millions had watched the clip,
18:40reigniting interest in Williams' music,
18:43and launching Ramsey's career.
18:45The following month, he was signed by Atlantic Records,
18:48under which he released his debut EP, Famous.
18:51In 2019, Ramsey released another EP,
18:55lent his voice to the Angry Birds movie 2,
18:57and featured on one of the 653 remixes
19:00of Lil Nas X's Old Town Road.
19:03After taking a four-year hiatus,
19:05Ramsey returned and released two EPs and an album,
19:08before unfortunately being dropped from his label in 2025.
19:12But you were never really mine.
19:17Number 9, Sweet Brown.
19:18Kimberly Wilkins, or Sweet Brown as she's more famously known,
19:22coined one of the most iconic catchphrases ever.
19:25And then the smoke got me.
19:27I got bronchitis.
19:29Ain't nobody got time for that.
19:30After her apartment complex caught fire in 2012,
19:34Brown was interviewed by Oklahoma's KFOR-TV,
19:37during which she vividly described the incident,
19:40ending with the now-famous line,
19:42This interview made Brown an overnight sensation.
19:45She appeared on The View,
19:46had a cameo in Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas,
19:49and starred in a few local commercials.
19:51But while her life changed drastically as a result,
19:54in a lot of ways, it still remained the same.
19:57Brown seems to have retreated back to her regular life,
20:00and apparently still resides in the Oklahoma apartment complex
20:03that first brought her to the public eye.
20:05Then I ran out, I didn't grab no shoes or nothing, Jesus.
20:09Number 8, Harry and Charlie Davies' Car.
20:12Also known as, Charlie Bit My Finger.
20:15Harry and Charlie are the stars of the viral phenomenon,
20:18Charlie Bit My Finger.
20:19Uploaded in May 2007,
20:21it quickly made the rounds,
20:23and was once the most viewed video on YouTube,
20:26though it has since been surpassed.
20:28The family reportedly made around £100,000
20:31in advertisement revenue,
20:33and bought a new house with the money.
20:35But they have also kept their privacy.
20:37The boy's parents have declined talk show appearances
20:40on numerous occasions.
20:41And in a 2015 CBBC catch-up story,
20:45Charlie admitted that he found it a bit odd
20:47that the video became so popular.
20:49Can you recognize these two?
20:51Ah! Ah! Charlie bit me!
20:55In 2021, it was auctioned off as an NFT
20:58and sold for over $700,000.
21:02That sure must have made it a little less odd for Charlie.
21:05So tell us what the auction was like.
21:07Were you guys at home when this happened?
21:08Did you have to go to some sort of a house to do this?
21:10What was that process like?
21:11$760,000? Seriously?
21:13Number 7, Caitlin Upton.
21:15I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so
21:21because some people out there in our nation don't have maps.
21:27And I believe that our education, like such as in South Africa...
21:32Poor Caitlin Upton.
21:33Miss South Carolina took part in the Miss Teen USA beauty pageant in 2007.
21:38And like in most beauty pageants,
21:40she was asked a question by one of the judges.
21:43Her rambling, nonsensical answer quickly went viral
21:46and made Upton the laughingstock of the internet.
21:49But rather than retreat from the limelight, she soldiered on.
21:52After the debacle, Upton began modeling work in advertisements
21:56and was signed to Donald Trump's modeling agency.
21:59She then placed third in The Amazing Race 16
22:02with her former boyfriend, Brent Horn.
22:04Today, Upton works as a real estate agent
22:07based out of Brentwood, Los Angeles.
22:08She is currently married with two children.
22:11I love you!
22:14Number 6. Gary Brolsma
22:16Gary Brolsma went viral before YouTube even existed.
22:27His claim to fame stemmed from a video he posted on the website Newgrounds in December 2004,
22:32showing him dancing energetically to Ozone's Dragostadente.
22:36By November 2006, the Numa Numa dance video had been viewed more than 700 million times.
22:42Like many others on this list, Brolsma made appearances on talk shows.
22:46But he struggled to navigate his newfound fame.
22:49He disappeared from the public eye for some time,
22:52only to re-emerge in 2014 for the Numa Numa 10-Year Reunion video.
22:56Today, Brolsma runs his own YouTube channel,
22:59where he shares original music.
23:01In 2023, he delighted fans with a new version of the viral video.
23:12Number 5. Ghislaine Raza
23:15Also known as Star Wars Kid
23:23Star Wars Kid is like the forerunner to all subsequent viral videos.
23:27In the video, dated from 2002,
23:2915-year-old Ghislaine Raza
23:31wields a golf ball retriever like a lightsaber
23:34and completes some totally wicked moves.
23:37The video went viral and even made its way into pop culture,
23:40as spoofs appeared on Arrested Development and American Dad,
23:44among many other shows.
23:45Raza was viciously harassed both online and in person for the video,
23:50and he was forced to leave school as a result.
23:53However, Raza would later become a legal graduate from McGill University
23:56and president of the Patrimoine Trois-Rivières Heritage Society.
24:01In 2022, he was the subject of a documentary,
24:04which saw him confront one of the first people who uploaded the video online.
24:08C'est une vidéo qui était faite par humour burlesque, si on veut,
24:12qui était pour moi-même.
24:13Number 4. Taze on Day, also known as Chocolate Rain Guy
24:17I move away from the mic to breathe in.
24:20When those nine words flashed across the screen,
24:22we all knew that we were watching a modern-day masterpiece of a viral video.
24:26In April of 2007, Taze on Day, whose real name is Adam Nereri Bonner,
24:32released Chocolate Rain, a bizarre song about racism.
24:36A combination of Zonday's deep voice, the peculiar lyrics,
24:40and the unintentional hilarity of the video itself made it a sensation,
24:43and Zonday was suddenly making headlines in mainstream publications
24:47and touring the talk show circuit.
24:50How the hell you look the exact same?
24:54Zonday is currently running his YouTube channel,
24:56doing voiceover work,
24:57and appearing in various television shows and movies,
25:00including The Jack and Triumph Show.
25:04Oh, yeah.
25:05Number 3. Antoine Dodson.
25:07He's clamming in your windows, he's snatching your people up,
25:11trying to f*** them so y'all need to hide your kids, hide your wife.
25:15Dodson became a viral sensation in July 2010,
25:17following an interview on a local news channel
25:20after an intruder broke into his home
25:22and attempted to sexually assault his sister.
25:24Despite the serious subject matter,
25:26Dodson's flamboyant attitude, warnings to neighbors,
25:29and threats against the perpetrator
25:31were considered funny by a lot of people.
25:33Dodson made money through a remix of his interview
25:36called The Bed Intruder Song
25:37and capitalized on merchandising.
25:40He has since gotten married
25:47and welcomed a son with his wife.
25:49In 2022, Dodson announced he was working
25:51on his own beer brand called Run and Tell That.
25:55Number 2. Rebecca Black.
25:57Does Rebecca Black even need an introduction?
25:59In case you were living under a rock in the 2010s,
26:02Rebecca Black was the famous artist
26:03responsible for the viral hit Friday.
26:14Friday was insanely popular,
26:16mostly due to its low quality,
26:18and Black quickly found herself ridiculed
26:20from all corners of the internet.
26:22Since that time,
26:24she has maintained a YouTube channel,
26:25which includes vlogs and covers of popular songs,
26:28and has consistently released new music.
26:36She released a sequel to Friday,
26:38appropriately titled Saturday,
26:41which charted on the Billboard Hot 100,
26:43and released her debut EP titled REBL
26:46in September of 2017.
26:48Black seems to have redeemed herself, however,
26:51as she's released two celebrated hyper-pop albums
26:54in the 2020s.
26:55My body out of my head,
26:57and my ribs under my chest.
26:59Number 1. Cara Cunningham.
27:01Cara Cunningham became a media sensation
27:04after posting the video Leave Britney Alone,
27:07in which she defends Britney Spears' performance
27:09at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.
27:12Some people loved the passion,
27:14others thought it was melodramatic and selfish,
27:17as Cunningham seemed to be using Spears'
27:19personal troubles to get famous.
27:21Leave her alone!
27:23Either way, she became an internet star overnight.
27:26Since that time,
27:27Cunningham made the news again in 2021,
27:29after the documentary Framing Britney Spears
27:32reignited discussions about the media's
27:34treatment of Spears.
27:35That same year,
27:36she came out as transgender,
27:38officially changing her first name to Cara.
27:41Were there any viral stars you'd like to catch up with
27:43we didn't discuss today?
27:45Let us know in the comments.
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