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This continued for days — in tweet after tweet, over and over and over again, he claimed he was kidding.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

“Everyone was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding!’

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“All the things you’ve done to your faces are very tasteful. Yours truly, Elle Fanning. ... Just kidding, it’s me again, Stellan Skarsgård.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

"I arrived in the early morning and I played in the afternoon, no kidding."

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

"You were kidding, right? You knew it was Buttons."

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene




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