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10 Most Subversive Thriller Movies of All Time

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If you’ve seen enough movies, it becomes surprisingly easy to predict where a story is going to go. MacGuffins become more apparent. You begin to automatically suspect the overly nice side character. And the moment you see a locked drawer or a gun hanging on the wall, you already know it’s coming into play before the credits roll, because that’s how Chekhov’s gun works.

This is precisely why the films on this list stand out. These movies use your own movie literacy against you, carefully setting up the obvious payoff you’re sure is coming before taking the story in a completely different direction. Here are the 10 greatest thrillers ranked by just how subversive they are.

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‘Knives Out’ (2019)

Ana de Armas and Daniel Craig in Knives Out
Ana de Armas and Daniel Craig in Knives Out
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Rian Johnson‘s Knives Out opens like a classic Agatha Christie whodunit. Crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead the morning after his 85th birthday party. His extended family is full of obvious suspects, and famed detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) shows up to sort out who did it.

Then, right after the first act, Johnson just tells you exactly what happened and how Harlan died, and the movie goes from a whodunit to a high-stakes crime thriller where you are forced to root for the murderer to evade the detective. And then, right at the end, Johnson once again subverts your expectations with yet another phenomenal plot twist that completely reframes everything you’d seen before.

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‘Speak No Evil’ (2022)

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Two men screaming at each other in Speak No Evil Movie
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Christian Tafdrup‘s Speak No Evil follows Bjørn (Morten Burian) and Louise (Sidsel Siem Koch), a couple who meet a Dutch family on vacation and later accept an invitation to spend a weekend at their countryside home. The setup plays like a slow-burning social thriller. The kind where the dread keeps building until the visiting family finally wises up and makes a run for it in the third act.

But Tafdrup subverts the genre’s most basic promise, that the people we’re following will eventually fight back and escape. That escape never comes, and the film ends in tragedy with zero catharsis. Speak No Evil holds a certified fresh 83% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and it’s a much bleaker watch than its 2024 Hollywood remake.

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‘No Country for Old Men’ (2007)

Josh Brolin as Llewelyn Moss with a gun on his back in the desert in No Country for Old Men.
Josh Brolin as Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old Men.
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The Coen Brothers‘ adaptation of Cormac McCarthy‘s novel follows Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), a welder who stumbles onto a satchel of drug money and instantly becomes the target of Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), a psychopathic hitman who begins tracking him across West Texas. This is a movie that throws almost every screenwriting rule out of the window. Moss is set up as the protagonist, but the expected cat-and-mouse climax between the hero and the villain never happens. Instead, Moss is killed unceremoniously off-screen by minor characters.

The film also operates entirely without a background soundtrack. Woody Harrelson shows up as a bounty hunter in a sharp white suit and hat, looking every bit like the competent hero who’s about to save the day, only to get shot dead a few scenes later. And Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) simply retires in defeat, confused by a modern, senseless world. Chigurh never gets caught, and evil just gets to walk away.

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‘The Nice Guys’ (2016)

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Holland and Jackson drive around in a convertible at night looking for clues in The Nice Guys.
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Shane Black‘s buddy comedy thriller pairs private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) with enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) as they dig into a missing girl case tangled up with a porn star’s death in 1970s Los Angeles. Black masterfully subverts Hollywood cliches for comedic effect throughout the movie. At one point, March is chasing a lead and runs into a locked door, so he wraps his hand in a cloth to punch through the window the way every movie detective before him has done it. But he ends up slicing his hand open and lands in the hospital, and we never find out what was behind that door.

The entire film also appears to be building toward Gosling finally overcoming his alcoholism, only to end with Crowe’s character taking up drinking again in the end. It pulls a similar trick with an ankle holster introduced early in the story. Audiences naturally expect it to contain a gun that will become crucial later on, but when it’s finally needed, it’s empty. It works like an anti-Chekhov’s Gun and ends up being one of the film’s funniest scenes.

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‘Inglourious Basterds’ (2009)

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Brad Pitt as LT. Aldo Raine and Eli Roth as SGT. Donny Donowitz looking down at the camera in Inglourious Basterds.
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Quentin Tarantino‘s epic war movie follows two plots running side by side. The Basterds are a group of Jewish American soldiers led by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), hunting Nazis behind enemy lines. Meanwhile, Shosanna (Mélanie Laurent) is a Jewish theater owner hiding her identity and planning her own revenge against the Nazi high command at a film premiere. Both plans eventually converge on the same night, with Hitler himself in attendance.

Anyone watching with even a basic grasp of history knows this assassination attempt should fail, because Hitler obviously didn’t die in a Paris cinema in 1944. So, you’re watching, just waiting for something to go wrong at the last possible second. Maybe a gun jams. Maybe a bomb doesn’t go off. But… nothing happens. Tarantino just lets the plan work, gleefully rewriting history and burning the entire Nazi leadership alive in a movie theater.

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‘Parasite’ (2019)

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Park So-dam and Choi Woo-shik check their cellphones in a scene from Parasite.
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Bong Joon-ho’s South Korean masterpiece Parasite made history as the first non-English film to win the Oscar for Best Picture, and it definitely earned it. The movie opens as a dark comedy heist thriller, with the broke Kim family sneaking their way into the wealthy Park household by posing as unrelated workers. Then, about two-thirds of the way in, Bong pulls the rug out and delivers one of the greatest plot twists in modern cinema.

In one single scene, it goes from dark comedy to a full-blown horror movie. And it’s the kind of twist that completely changes the way you view everything that came before it. Throwaway lines take on new meaning. Ordinary background details suddenly become extremely unsettling. From that point on, the film just keeps getting darker and darker, building toward a crescendo until everything finally snaps in a gut-wrenching finale.













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Which Oscar Best Picture
Is Your Perfect Movie?

Parasite · Everything Everywhere · Oppenheimer · Birdman · No Country
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Five Oscar Best Picture winners. Five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and what it can do to you. One of them is the film that was made for the way your mind works. Ten questions will figure out which one.

🪜Parasite

🌀Everything Everywhere

☢️Oppenheimer

🐦Birdman

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🪙No Country for Old Men

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What kind of film experience do you actually want?
The best movies don’t just entertain — they leave something behind.





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Which idea grabs you most in a film?
Great films are driven by a central obsession. What’s yours?





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How do you like your story told?
Form is content. The way a story is shaped changes what it means.





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What makes a truly great antagonist?
The opposition defines the protagonist. What kind of opposition fascinates you?





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What do you want from a film’s ending?
The final note is the one that lingers. What do you want it to sound like?





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Which setting pulls you in most?
Where a film takes place shapes everything — mood, stakes, what’s even possible.





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What cinematic craft impresses you most?
Every great film has a signature — a technical or artistic element that makes it unmistakable.





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What kind of main character do you root for?
The protagonist is the lens. Who you choose to follow says something about you.





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How do you feel about a film that takes its time?
Pace is a choice. Some films sprint; others let tension accumulate slowly, deliberately.





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What do you want to feel walking out of the cinema?
The best films leave a mark. What kind of mark do you want?





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Your answers have pointed to one Oscar Best Picture winner above all others. This is the film that was made for the way your mind works.

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Parasite

You are drawn to films that operate on multiple levels simultaneously — that begin in one genre and quietly, brilliantly migrate into another. Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is a film about class, desire, and the architecture of inequality that manages to be darkly funny, deeply suspenseful, and genuinely shocking across a single extraordinary running time. Your instinct is for cinema that hides its true intentions until the moment it’s ready to reveal them. Parasite is exactly that — a film that rewards close attention and punishes assumptions, right up to its devastating final image.

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Everything Everywhere All at Once

You want it all — and this film gives you all of it. The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once is one of the most maximalist films ever made: action comedy, multiverse sci-fi, family drama, existential crisis, and a genuinely earned emotional core that sneaks up on you amid the chaos. You are someone who responds to ambition, who doesn’t want cinema to choose between being entertaining and being meaningful. This film refuses that choice entirely. It is overwhelming by design, and its overwhelming nature is precisely the point — because the feeling of being crushed by infinite possibility is exactly what it’s about.

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Oppenheimer

You are drawn to cinema on a grand scale — films that understand history not as a backdrop but as a force, and that place their characters inside that force and watch what happens. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a film about the terrifying gap between what we can do and what we should do, told with the full weight of one of the most consequential moments in human history behind it. You want your films to feel important without feeling self-important — to earn their ambition through sheer craft and the gravity of their subject. Oppenheimer does exactly that. It is enormous, complicated, and refuses easy comfort.

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Birdman

You are drawn to films that foreground their own construction — that make the how of the filmmaking part of the what it’s about. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman, shot to appear as a single continuous take, is cinema examining itself through the cracked mirror of a fading actor’s ego. You respond to formal daring, to the feeling that a film is doing something that probably shouldn’t be possible. Michael Keaton’s performance and Emmanuel Lubezki’s restless camera create something genuinely unlike anything else — a film that is simultaneously about creativity, relevance, self-destruction, and the impossibility of ever truly knowing if your work means anything at all.

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No Country for Old Men

You are drawn to cinema that trusts silence, that refuses to explain itself, and that treats dread as a form of meaning. The Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men is a film about the arrival of a new kind of evil — implacable, arbitrary, and utterly indifferent to the moral frameworks we use to make sense of the world. It is one of the most formally controlled films ever made, and its controlled restraint is what makes it so terrifying. You want your films to haunt you, not comfort you. You are not interested in resolution if resolution would be dishonest. No Country for Old Men is honest in a way that most cinema never dares to be.

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‘Get Out’ (2017)

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Rose and Chris smiling while looking in the same direction in Get Out 2017
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Jordan Peele‘s Get Out follows an African American photographer named Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), who is meeting his white girlfriend’s family for the first time at their secluded estate. The setup plays with familiar horror imagery: the isolated house, the unsettling staff, the creeping sense that something is deeply wrong. But Peele swaps out the genre’s usual creepy house full of backwards racists for a far more nuanced kind of danger. The family is actually full of educated white liberals who see themselves as progressive and constantly insist they aren’t racist.

But perhaps the biggest subversion comes in the final few minutes. Chris finally escapes the house, and he’s choking his girlfriend on the street, only for police lights to appear behind him. Naturally, you think he’s about to be arrested or worse, which would also drive home everything the movie had been saying about race in America. But it ends up being his friend instead of a cop, and Chris gets to walk away.

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‘Gone Girl’ (2014)

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Rosamund Pike smiling gently in Gone Girl
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Gone Girl opens like a straightforward missing persons thriller. Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports his wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) missing on their fifth wedding anniversary, and as the investigation goes on, Amy’s diary entries paint a picture of a marriage curdling into fear and even violence. And Nick ends up looking more and more like the obvious suspect.

Then, around the 1-hour mark, Amy is revealed to be alive. The diary was a meticulously staged fabrication, and she framed her own husband as part of an elaborate revenge plot. From that point on, Gone Girl stops being a missing persons mystery and becomes a psychological chess match between two people who are both far more cunning and dangerous than they let on, and the film never lets you fully root for either one of them again.

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‘Barbarian’ (2022)

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Barbarian follows a woman who rents out an Airbnb, but when she gets there, another guy is already staying on the property. With nowhere else to go, she reluctantly agrees to share the place with him for the night. From the start, Zach Cregger leans into all the usual horror tropes and makes you feel like you know exactly what kind of movie this is going to be. Then, just when you think you’ve figured it out, the film takes a hard left turn and turns into a very different kind of horror movie.

Right after that plot twist, the movie cuts to black, sits there for a moment, and then picks up with a whole new character in a completely different part of the story. If you feel like all the recent movies feel predictable and blend together, watch Barbarian. It is one of the most inventive, most unpredictable horror thrillers in recent years, and it is what turned Cregger into an overnight success story.

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‘Psycho’ (1960)

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Janet Leigh as Marion Crane holding money in Psycho (1960)
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Alfred Hitchcock‘s Psycho starts with Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) stealing $40,000 from her employer and checking into the secluded Bates Motel to avoid the authorities. Then, about 40 minutes into the movie, Marion is stabbed to death in the shower, and the movie’s focus shifts entirely to her killer, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). Hitchcock broke nearly every rule a thriller was supposed to follow. Leigh was the biggest star in the cast, and audiences expected the lead actress to survive to the end of the movie. Killing her off less than halfway through was unthinkable at the time.

The film also pushed past what was considered acceptable under the Hays Code. The now-iconic shower scene left audiences stunned because mainstream Hollywood movies simply didn’t depict violence with that level of intensity. Viewers weren’t prepared for it. Reports from the time described moviegoers screaming, covering their eyes, and even fainting in theaters.


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September 8, 1960

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109 minutes

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Joseph Stefano, Robert Bloch

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Noah Kahan Makes Fans Pledge Not to Poop Pants at Concert

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UPDATE 6/29/26 at 3 a.m. ET — During his Sunday, June 28, show in Toronto, Noah Kahan made fans pledge not to poop their pants and dispose of the waste on the floor at his concert.

“This is awkward and it’s fresh in more ways than one,” he said on stage at Rogers Stadium, per footage posted via X. “When you enter this building, you enter a social contract … rule No. 2 besides don’t literally f***ing kill each other is don’t s*** on the floor.”

Kahan then had fans repeat a pledge to that effect. “I solemnly swear I will not s*** my pants, and if I do, I won’t take it from my pants and put it on the floor,” he had fans agree.

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Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan has an unusual request for fans planning to attend his Great Divide Tour concerts.

“If you have to poop at a show please, dear God, just go to the bathroom,” Kahan, 29, wrote via X on Saturday, June 27. “Lmao I’ve pooped my pants as much as the next 29-year-old but you guys gotta understand there’s a venue worker out there with a 1000-yard stare after dealing with that.”

Kahan kicked off his Great Divide Tour in Orlando earlier this month, performing at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park on Friday, June 26.

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“Holy s*** Philly,” Kahan wrote via Instagram Stories after the show, sharing a backstage selfie.

Without elaborating what happened during the show, Kahan suffered a wardrobe mishap of sorts.

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“If that’s what tour is going to be like, I’m going to need to buy significantly more boxers,” he tweeted on Friday.

Kahan later clarified that he had, in fact, previously “s*** myself” during a concert.

“I s*** myself onstage in Charlottesville but that’s because I am dedicated to my craft,” he tweeted later on Saturday, in case anyone was wondering why he was issuing such a personal warning.

Aside from potentially soiling himself, Kahan had been excited to hit the road and perform his greatest hits for some of his biggest fans.

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“Every city we play in, I’ve probably played five or six of the venues in that city. I’ve been touring for 10 [or] 11 years now,” he told Rolling Stone last month. “I just wouldn’t be in these venues without those 100, 2,000 [or] 5,000 people that came to those earlier shows.”

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At the time, Kahan teased that he was equally “excited for all” of the tour stops.

“We’re still in rehearsals, I just want the show to be as good as it can get before I’m, like, too excited, but I know that the Fenway shows are gonna be insane,” he quipped of performing at the Boston Red Sox’s stadium. “Four shows at Fenway is just nuts, [then] Wrigley Field, Rose Bowl, like, these venues that I’ve just seen on TV growing up, I’m so, so excited for.”

The Boston shows, specifically, hold a special place in Kahan’s heart.

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“Boston, though, is always like, is home for me,” he explained to the outlet. “[I will get] to see my family and all my aunts and uncles and friends and this community of people that have always shown up for me.”

He continued, “I used to buy my own tickets to sell the shows out, like, so many more people now are coming to these shows. I’m never forgetting those moments where we couldn’t sell a show out or we would look out and be at a half-empty room … so every single show I’m excited for ’cause there’s sold out and there’s gonna be thousands of people that have supported me for a long time watching.”

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If your makeup routine feels more like a juggling act than a beauty ritual, you’re not alone. Ogee’s blush, bronzer and highlighter sticks make it easy to streamline your routine, cut down on clutter and deliver a polished look in just a few swipes. Even Halle Berry recommends Ogee’s face sticks!

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They’re also foolproof to apply. Unlike powders that often require multiple brushes, these creamy sticks can be blended using just your fingertips. Swipe the product directly onto the skin, then use the warmth of your fingers to tap and diffuse the edges for a seamless finish. Ogee’s face sticks are quick, mess-free formulas that are perfect for rushed mornings, touch-ups on the go or anyone who prefers a more natural, skin-like look.

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John Oliver’s dreams of being a soap opera star are coming true!

The British comedian, 49, announced on the Sunday, June 28, episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight that he has booked gigs on both General Hospital and Days of Our Lives.

In March, Oliver appealed for a cameo on ABC’s long-running daytime soap General Hospital after discovering that ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has played the recurring role of Brick for the past decade.

“When John Oliver publicly threw down the gauntlet and said he wanted to appear on a soap, we didn’t hesitate for a second. He was everything you’d hope he’d be: prepared, professional, funny and genuinely kind to everyone on set,” General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini said in a statement to Variety. “He plays an integral character in the story, and I can’t wait for fans to see who he crosses paths within Port Charles.”

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General Hospital was everything I hoped it would be. It’s a true honor to be a small stain on the history of this illustrious show,” Oliver quipped in a statement.

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Oliver said on his show Sunday that he was “filled with scorching-hot jealousy” over Smith’s role on General Hospital.

“To be clear: Soap opera acting is not my Plan B,” the comedian said. “I simply offered my hypothetical acting abilities to any soap that would meet my terms, which were: I wanted to play a character with a ridiculous name, I wanted a juicy story line like murder or slapping and I wanted a dramatic close-up of my face.”

It seems both General Hospital and Days of Our Lives, the stalwart NBC/Peacock soap, answered Oliver’s call.

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“I am happy to say that I’ve already taped a week of episodes on Days of Our Lives, which is clearly a huge honor,” he said. “It’s been home to some of the most renowned soap opera actors like Deidre Hall, Susan Seaforth Hayes and John Aniston. It’s also featured guest appearances from legends like Dick Van Dyke, Betty White and now me.”

Oliver will appear in three episodes of General Hospital airing July 2, 3 and 6. His Days of Our Lives episodes air on August 11, 12 and 14.

General Hospital first began airing in 1963 and follows the lives of the residents of the fictional city of Port Charles, New York.

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Alannah Keyser is speaking out after her unexpected exit from ‘Love Island USA.’ The Casa Amor bombshell addressed the controversy that led to her removal from the villa after a resurfaced video showed her using a racial slur while singing along to a song.

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On Saturday, June 28, Alannah Keyser shared a TikTok video addressing the controversy for the first time. The 21-year-old Casa Amor bombshell apologized after a resurfaced video showed her saying the n-word while singing along to Roddy Ricch’s hit song, “The Box.”

“I’m sorry to whoever has seen that video and has been offended by it. That was never my intention. The video is from six years ago, and that word is just not in my vocabulary anymore,” she said.

Keyser went on to say she does not support racism or discrimination of any kind, adding that the controversy has been a learning lesson for her. She said discovering the resurfaced content while she was still in the villa “really broke my heart” and expressed disappointment that she didn’t have the opportunity to fully show viewers who she is.

“When I first found out that these things were going around online, it really broke my heart,” she said. “But this has definitely been a learning lesson for me, and it sucks that I didn’t get a chance to really show my personality and who I am.”

Before concluding her statement, Keyser also addressed what she described as “falsified” screenshots circulating online. She said the alleged messages do not reflect her character and denied discriminating against anyone on the basis of skin color.

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In the caption of her apology video, Keyser also addressed another topic that has fueled online discussion since her exit. Some viewers claimed she intentionally avoided kissing Casa Amor cast members KC, Sincere, and Corbin, all of whom are Black, during one of the show’s kissing challenges.

Responding to that speculation, Keyser suggested that viewers did not see the full picture. This, because of the way the series was edited.

“Remember that reality TV is HEAVILY edited & my chats/kisses with the other boys were unfortunately not aired,” she wrote.

Her comments quickly sparked another round of debate across social media, with many viewers continuing to question her actions on the show while others weighed in on her apology.

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The Shade Room Teens’ Instagram comment section quickly filled with reactions following Keyser’s statement.

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Instagram user @biancaisking wrote, “Don’t apologize now”

Another Instagram user @_giigii wrote, “How about we all stop using the word so they don’t feel comfortable enough to do it 🤔”

While Instagram user @diamo0nddd_ wrote, “Bye, this is the worst fake apology I’ve ever seen”

Instagram user @__its_kel.3 wrote, “when you skipped Corbin, KC, and Sincere I knew something was up”

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Another Instagram user @amari.makayla wrote, “why was it ever in your vocabulary ??”

While Instagram user @oy.quanintern wrote, Ur 2 mins of fame is over sweetheart I promise we don’t care 😂”

Instagram user @babuclipss wrote, “Her caption kinda shows her apology wasn’t genuine… why is her concern that the kisses & chats aren’t aired while addressing a slur.”

Another Instagram user @waveyy.tee wrote, “bye we saw you did not want them touching you”

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While Instagram user @therealjust_us wrote, “As a black oerson, I don’t think that’s enough to get kicked off the show I’m sorry. Maybe I’m just a little too easy going though.”

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Brad Pitt Open To Having Baby With Ines ‘As Soon As Possible’

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Brad Pitt seems to be having a change of heart when it comes to raising a family with his girlfriend, Ines de Ramon.

According to a new report, the movie star is open to having kids with the jewelry designer and is also considering marrying her, despite being left scarred by his divorce from his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie.

The update comes amid Brad Pitt’s ongoing estrangement from his six children, though sources recently shared that his son, Pax, remains in contact with the actor’s extended relatives.

Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon at F1 The Movie World Premiere
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According to Closer Online, Brad Pitt has not completely shut the door on marriage and having more kids, amid a blossoming romance with de Ramon.

Sources shared with the news outlet that he is quietly looking to the future with his partner, and is even considering tying the knot with her.

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Reports had previously claimed that the actor had no intention to get hitched again due to his tumultuous split from his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, their drawn-out divorce battle, and ongoing legal feud over their French winery, Château Miraval.

But Brad seems to be having a change of heart, with a source noting, “The legal system has been hell for Brad; he’s still paying the price for his divorce, so naturally that left a bad taste in his mouth. But he says he still believes in marriage and wants to marry Ines because it will make her happy.”

The Actor Is Open To Having A Baby With Ines de Ramon

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Beyond marriage, Brad was also said to be over having more kids, especially considering his ongoing estrangement from the six children he shares with Angelina: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne.

However, after living together with de Ramon for years now, sources claim that the actor is now open to having a baby.

“The one thing they don’t want to wait on, though, is having a child,” the insider noted. “They would love that to happen as soon as possible. Starting a family with Ines is the priority for Brad over a wedding, and she is happy with that. She is very much in love and says Brad will be a wonderful dad.”

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The source added, “They’ve been together nearly four years now so it’s not as though things are moving especially fast. Everyone in his life agrees that it’s time to start getting serious about a baby if it’s going to happen.”

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Although Pax Jolie-Pitt reportedly maintains little contact with his father, he remains connected to members of the actor’s extended family.

According to a source who spoke with Page Six, the 22-year-old recently attended a family gathering celebrating the engagement of his cousin, Sydney Pitt, to Archimede Jerome. The event reportedly included several of Brad’s relatives, including his sister, Julie Pitt Neal, niece Reagan Pitt, and other family members.

Sydney announced her engagement earlier this year on social media, sharing the news with followers alongside photos from the proposal. While sources claim Pax continues to maintain a relationship with relatives on his father’s side, they say “he doesn’t have much of a relationship with Brad” himself.

The report comes amid a broader shift within the Jolie-Pitt family, as several of Brad and Angelina’s children have moved away from using the “Pitt” surname.

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Jolie-Pitt Children Continue Moving Away From Surname As Family Reflects On Life After Divorce

Angelina Jolie and her kids at The Eternals UK Gala Screening
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In 2024, Shiloh Jolie successfully petitioned to legally remove “Pitt” from her surname after turning 18. More recently, reports have also indicated that her younger brother, Knox Jolie, used the surname “Jolie” on his high school diploma following his graduation from Fusion Academy in Los Angeles.

Maddox and Zahara also recently took legal steps to drop “Pitt” from their name, while Vivienne notably used only her mother’s surname in the playbill for the musical adaptation, “The Outsiders.”

Pax, for his part, has somewhat distanced himself from his dad’s name by going by “Pax Jolie” professionally and has made multiple public appearances supporting his mother.

Most recently, he joined the “Maleficent” star, 51, and his sister Shiloh at the Supper+Feed Pickleball Invitational and Game Night in Los Angeles, where the family participated in charity activities and spent time together on the court.

Brad and Angelina finalized their lengthy divorce proceedings in December 2024, ending a legal battle that lasted more than eight years after Angelina first filed for divorce in September 2016.

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While the family has largely kept details of their private lives out of the spotlight, Angelina recently opened up about the important role her children have played in helping her move forward.

Angelina Jolie Reveals She Nearly Quit Acting After Split From Brad Pitt

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During a chat with Variety while promoting her movie, “Couture,” Angelina revealed that there was a period when she considered stepping away from acting altogether following her split from Brad.

However, she ultimately chose to continue working in front of the camera because it allowed her to remain close to her children while providing financial stability for the family.

Speaking candidly about that chapter of her life, the “Salt” actress explained that her original plan had been to focus primarily on directing and humanitarian work.

Instead, practical considerations led her back to acting, prompting her to seek projects that required only short periods away from home or allowed her children to travel with her.

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“I was focusing on directing, and I thought I’d be doing my international work,” she recalled. “But then suddenly the only way to be home more and for short periods of time being away or to make a good amount of money was to go back to acting. I was only taking things that were short or close by, or I could take [my children].”

Right now, the former couple is locked in a heated legal battle over the sale of Angelina’s share in their French winery, Château Miraval, with Pitt recently scoring a major legal win against the actress.

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Chloe Bailey Shares Inspiration Behind Brand New Look

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Chloe Bailey is heading into the second half of 2026 with a fresh perspective and brand new look. At last night’s BET Awards, the “Do It” singer showed off her new, wavy blonde hair and revealed the surprising inspiration behind the sudden transformation. Also on the red carpet, the 27-year-old Georgia native opened up about her relationship with her sister, Halle Bailey, and her latest musical project, “Resurrection,” produced alongside music legend Timbaland.

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Speaking with E! News on the red carpet, Bailey said her new look came after she decided to head into the next half of the year embracing whatever comes her way. “I’m just tired of being so serious about everything,” she said.

So, what inspired her to go bleach blonde? Comic books! “… I’ve been reading more comic books, and I just love how sexy and feminine and colorful the superheroes are in there,” Chloe said, adding that sticking with one look is “boring.”

Regarding her favorite comic characters, the “Swarm” actress said she’s moved by “Wonder Woman, Storm, and Thor.”

Chloe Bailey Opens Up About Working With Her Sister, Halle Bailey, On The BET Awards Red Carpet

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Later, Chloe spoke candidly about her working relationship with her sister, Halle Bailey, who recently starred in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” and the romance comedy film “You, Me & Tuscany.”

Chloe, meanwhile, just starred in Peacock’s original film, “Strung,” which features Lynn Whitfield and Coco Jones. The film tells the story of a young violinist who takes a private tutoring job for a rich family, later discovers dark secrets, and becomes entangled in a web of lies and violence.

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Regarding their careers, Chloe said she’s super “proud” of them both, adding that they’re “living out our dreams” and “breaking barriers” in the entertainment industry. She added, “… making history with the things that we are doing is pretty cool.”

And while she’s not finished yet, Chloe said that she’s grateful to be doing it alongside her younger sister.

Chloe Bailey Gets Real About Her Return To Music After Her 2024 Album

As the conversation continued, Chloe touched on her music ventures, specifically her latest mixtape with Timbaland, “Resurrection.”

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The 13-track collaborative project was released on Juneteenth 2026 and features a mix of R&B and dance hits. It’s the singer’s first release since her 2024 album, “Trouble in Paradise.”

“It feels amazing to be back,” Chloe said. “It’s like a new rebirth, and I’m happy everyone is receiving the mixtape so well. I can’t wait for them to hear what else I have in store.”

How Has Acting Helped Chloe Become A Better Artist?

According to a previous report from The Blast, Chloe credited her venture into acting over the last few years with making her a better artist, saying that being “raw and vulnerable” in front of the camera translates to her work in the booth.

“You have to be raw and vulnerable, and you have to let your guard down. And with music, it’s all about performing, putting on a show. And that’s what I’ve always been used to. So right now my next goal is to [tell a story] better. But I feel like acting is getting me there more and more because you tell the story of someone else that has nothing to do with you. And there’s beauty in the rawness,” she said.

Chloe’s New Mixtape Is Meant To Celebrate ‘Community And Power’

Chloe explained that her latest project wasn’t something she released just for fun. The project, released under Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment label, was created with intention and designed to represent “power” within the Black community.

“I created this mixtape with Timberland… and we’re releasing it on Juneteenth! It’s a celebration of the beauty within our community and our power that we hold within our skin, but also he has been such a prominent figure within the music industry,” she said. “And I’ve been so inspired by him and Missy Elliott. Like I’ve never been shy of crediting them for the producer that I am.”

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After Warner Bros., Another Legacy Studio Is Officially on the Chopping Block

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After Warner Bros., Another Legacy Studio Is Officially on the Chopping Block

Why does it seem like Hollywood is suddenly having a huge estate sale? All of these legacy studios are suddenly like lost toys. Like Woody being left behind and put on the shelf with Wheezy, it’s time for a change, clearly. Following the gigantic battle for Warner Bros. over the last 12 months, it seems like another major name may be putting up the for sale signs.

Comcast has announced plans to separate NBCUniversal and Sky into a new publicly traded company, and in doing so, carving out one of Hollywood’s biggest content empires from its broadband and wireless business. The new company will include Universal’s movie studio and theme parks, Peacock, NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, and Sky. Comcast has estimated that, pending regulatory approval, the whole process should take around a year and they are of the belief that the standalong business will have the freedom to pursue growth on its own two legs.

At least, that’s the party line because the bigger picture is simpler: Comcast is carving up its assets during a buying period, when deep-pocketed buyers are looking everywhere for entertainment companies to add to their rapidly expanding portfolios.

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Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?
The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars

Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.

💊The Matrix

🔥Mad Max

🌧️Blade Runner

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🏜️Dune

🚀Star Wars

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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do?
The first instinct is often the truest one.





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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely?
What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.





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What kind of threat keeps you up at night?
Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.





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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust?
Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.





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Which environment could you actually endure long-term?
Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.





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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart?
The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.





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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all?
Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.





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What would actually make survival worth it?
Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.





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You’d Survive In…

Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.

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The Resistance, Zion

The Matrix

You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.

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  • You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
  • You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
  • You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
  • The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.


The Wasteland

Mad Max

The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.

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  • You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
  • You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
  • You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
  • In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.


Los Angeles, 2049

Blade Runner

You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.

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  • You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
  • In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
  • You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
  • In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.


Arrakis

Dune

Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.

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  • Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
  • You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
  • Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
  • In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.


A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Star Wars

The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.

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  • You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
  • You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
  • You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
  • In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.

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Why is Comcast Splitting Up?

Comcast’s move would turn the parent company into a more streamlined broadband and wireless business, while the newly separated NBCUniversal would become one of the largest pure-play content companies in the world. It also gives potential buyers a much clearer target, combining film, television, streaming, broadcast networks, theme parks, and European media under one roof.

The company said current co-CEO Mike Cavanagh will become CEO of the new NBCUniversal business, while former Comcast chief financial officer Michael Angelakis will return to lead the future Comcast after the split. Brian Roberts and the Roberts family will retain control and remain involved with both companies. In a statement, Cavanagh said:

“Both companies begin this next chapter from positions of strength. Comcast will continue to build on its leadership in connectivity, while NBCUniversal, together with Sky, will have the scale, brands, content and financial resources to compete as a premier global media and entertainment company. Each organization will continue to be led by a management team with deep industry experience that will benefit from focused strategic priorities and the ability to pursue opportunities most relevant to their businesses. I’m personally thrilled to continue leading NBCUniversal into the future. With our iconic brands and theme parks, leading franchises and incredible creative talent, we are well-positioned for long-term value creation.”

Comcast is expected to complete the NBCUniversal and Sky spinoff in around a year.

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Blueface Addresses Clip Of Him Seemingly With Chrisean Rock

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Roommates, when Blueface started trending again, nobody expected the conversation to loop back to Chrisean Rock. And it’s got the internet doing double takes — and rewatching clips frame by frame. What looked like a peaceful outing, a stroller, and what appeared to be the former couple sparked questions. But it doesn’t look like Blueface was here for it.

RELATED: Karlissa Weighs In As Chrisean Rock Discusses Blueface Being “Madly In Love” With Her And Their Co-Parenting Struggles (VIDEO)

Wack 100 Clears The Air On Viral Blueface & Chrisean Clip

The footage in question spread quickly online, showing what appeared to be Blueface and Chrisean walking together with a stroller during a seemingly family-style outing. Given the pair’s highly publicized and often turbulent history, social media immediately ran with speculation that the two might be back together or co-parenting in a more unified way. But according to Blueface’s manager, Wack 100, what fans thought they saw wasn’t real at all.

In footage obtained by Live Bitez, Wack 100 shut down the rumors, claiming the viral clip was actually AI-generated. “Y’all seen that AI, right? Sh*t was crazy,” he said, dismissing the footage and insisting it was digitally altered. He went on to explain that the logistics alone made the scenario unlikely. He also noted that the travel timing and circumstances that wouldn’t align with the video’s supposed Catalina Island setting.

Blueface Clears The Air On Viral Chrisean Clip

Wack doubled down, saying Blueface physically couldn’t have been in the location at the time being suggested, adding that the timeline simply didn’t add up.

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“They’re talking about [Blueface and Rock] are in Catalina. It would’ve took him an hour and a half to get to Long Beach. Wait on the flight…ain’t no way,” he claimed. “If you’d have took the boat, that’s even longer. He would’ve been forced to go on the boat, ’cause he had the baby.”

Blueface himself later appeared during the livestream and echoed the same sentiment, confirming the footage wasn’t real and claiming even the outfit shown had been replicated through AI manipulation. “Yeah, that was AI,” the rapper shared. He also joked that he had to clarify the situation to his current partner, Nevaeh, adding, “They put the same clothes I had on today in the AI.”

The Internet Has A Lot To Say

Folks quickly ran to Live Bitez’s Instagram comment section after the livestream clip surfaced. And, everyone definitely had something to say. Some users expressed that they hope the footage really was AI, while others pushed back and insisted it didn’t look fake at all. Meanwhile, plenty of commenters said the details just aren’t adding up, keeping the debate going in true internet fashion.

One Instagram user @pretty_lady_42__ said, “When your best friend trying to take up for you, but he still messed up…😂😂😂”

This Instagram user @randomishvibes2 added, “…wack knows it’s real and Blueface obviously but ppl use that line when they didn’t expect to get caught in 4k🤷🏽‍♀️”

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And, Instagram user @mrs_deviney wrote, “Them MaloneS walk just alike. Ain’t no damage AI 😂”

Meanwhile, Instagram user @early2000smemetimemachine claimed, “Chrisean calling the probation officer as we speak. 😂”

While Instagram user @ms.empressssss shared, “Not they AI’d blueface with the stroller 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂”

Then Instagram user @eddyxcx24 claimed, “Y’all love to lie because blue said that was his cousin now it ai 😂😂😂”

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Lastly, Instagram user @neek_domi joked, “Someone in these comments said ‘they think we nincompoops’ 😂”

RELATED: Grandma Don’t Play! Karlissa Saffold Harvey Addresses Viral Video Of Her Disciplining Blueface’s Daughter (PHOTO)

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