TBH, it can happen to anyone even famous people.
He was not the quarterback for the LA Rams.
He’s a musician that thought he was being cute."
The guy also called her “Drewski.”
She said, “I was like, ‘I hate you.
You pithy, deceiving, playful you’ve made me feel stupid.
I don’t know who you are.
I feel so dumb.
Why did we have to get off on this foot?
I hate you!'”
OnA Little Late with Lilly Singh, she said, “I was following ‘Emily Blunt’…
But I wasn’t really followingEmily Blunt.
And somebody was like, ‘I don’t think Emily…Emily’s not on social media.’
And I was like, ‘Oh, she is.
I follow her.’
I was like,writing her.
I was like, ‘Hey Em!
What’s up Evil Sister?!'”
3.Catfishing actually predates social media.
WhenDanielle Fishelwas 12, an adult man wrote her fan letters, pretending to be another young girl.
On her podcastPod Meets World, she said, “Its her brothers voicemail because its his house.
They live in an apartment together, but her name isnt anywhere on the voicemail…
He exchanged emails with the young fan.
Katherine even sent him pictures of Scarlett in the hospital.
John shared the story with aNightlineproducer, who decided to investigate it herself.
She discovered that “Katherine” was actually Hope Jackson, who lived in Wisconsin.
5.The same catfishtargetedBrad Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley.
She also stated that there were other victims.”
However, she never asked for money, and she wasreportedlyseeking emotional connections and attention.
6.Catfish: The TV ShowhostNev Schulmanwas actually catfished twice.
She sent him some of her impressive paintings, and he ended up befriending her entire family.
He also fell in love with Abby’s half-sister, Megan.
However, the paintings were her own work.
In the end, Nev forgave her, and they remained on friendly terms.
Then, several seasons into his TV show, Nev was catfished again.
So I just engaged with her.
I was single at the time.
She was gonna, like, run all my stuff.
He continued, “I was like, ‘Here.’
So I go to it, and it’s from a guy I’ve never seen before.
she’d send them a message as me and confirm.
And then she would delete it right away.
So she was clearing her messages right under my nose for months!”
7.Tracie Thoms wastrickedby a super fan named Sammie on Twitter.
She helped promote Tracie’s projects and befriended one of her real-life friends.
Sammie even sent Tracie videos from her cousin’s funeral, claiming it was Reese’s.
After contacting the funeral home and confronting Sammie, Tracie reached out toCatfish.
However, once things started to snowball, she killed Reese off as a way to end the lie.
Ultimately, Tracie forgave her, and Sammie said that she moved on from online fandom.
At first, he ignored her, but eventually he responded.
However, he ignored her, and after the second time, he had an “epiphany.”
He never heard from her again.
OnI’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
It was hard to find out that it was all a lie."
10.For two years, Thomas Gibson wasreportedlycatfished by a woman from North Dakota.
She also leaked one of the videos he allegedly sent her from a hot tub to TMZ.
11.In 2017, Bella Thornereportedlyintended to message Cole Sprouse in response to his recent Instagram post.
However, it turned out that the person behind “Sam” was really a woman named Jackie Overton.
OnSister Wives Look Back: How We Started,Meri denied having an affair.
On the show, Kody blamed the incident for “dissolving” their marriage.
And it’s really not, because there was a lot of things that were happening for years prior.
[Looking] at that moment as the thing that broke the marriage is very inaccurate."
Meri and Kodyseparatedin 2022.
Afterwards, Jackie still posing as Sam tweeted, “My comment so the tabloids stop contacting me.
Once upon a time we fell in love and we were happy together.
We laughed until we didnt.
I know she will find a new guy and be happy.
Leave her alone.”
The story was reported nationally.
However, in early 2013,Deadspinreported Lennay never existed.
This fan’s cool.
I’m gonna add them.’
That’s me.'"
This is so lame!
So lame… And I felt so embarrassed.
I was like, ‘I know that.
Obviously, I can tell it’s you.’
But I didn’t.
I was like, ‘This is so lame.’
So I guess I really do like my mother after all."
