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That 2022 apology video with the ring light was more staged than the crime
Everyone keeps praising Jake Turner's comeback because he cried on camera for 4 minutes, but nobody noticed he used the same ring light setup from his merch drop the week before. I live in Austin and saw the filming location, it was literally his backyard where he shot that sponsored protein powder ad in March. Real remorse doesn't come with production notes, and we keep letting these people set the bar at zero. Has anyone else caught a comeback attempt that was just reusing old content tricks?
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thomasshah11d ago
Man, come on. Is this really the thing we're getting worked up about? Dude made an apology video with a ring light, that's like getting mad at someone for using a fork at dinner. Everybody who posts videos owns a ring light, it's not some secret sign of evil. You say "real remorse doesn't come with production notes" but the guy lives in the same house and films everything in his backyard, so of course the spot looks familiar. Is he supposed to build a whole new set to prove he's sad? I get being tired of fake apologies, trust me, but calling out the lighting setup feels like reaching for a reason to be mad. Sometimes a bad apology is just a bad apology, not some master plan.
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