For several years, a picture has been distributed on social networks, in which two friends are allegedly captured - a Canadian actor and an American rapper. We checked the authenticity of this viral image.
In Runet, a joint photograph of Jim Kerry and Tupak Shakura became popular in 2022. Often it is used in publications dedicated to the friendship of these two celebrities and dedicated to landmark dates - for example, January 17 (day birth Kerry) or September 13th (anniversary death Shakura). The picture received the greatest widespread on VKontakte. So, the public "New School 18+" with 1.8 million subscribers posted this photo three times: in 2022, 2023 And 2024 The year, at the time of writing this analysis in total, the posts scored 386,000 views. Similar notes appeared in the communities "Rhymes and Panchi" (twice: 675 000 And 275,000 Views), ""Ovsyanka, sir!"(123,000)," TFTO "(twice: 76 000 And 29,000), as well as in many less large publics (examples here, here, here, here And here). In addition, the picture is found in Telegram channels, among which "Rhymes and Panchi"(200,000 views) and"KinoBot | Films | TV shows 2024"(24,000), on Instagram* (one of posts I scored almost 2000 likes) and on entertainment sites. In similar English -speaking posts, sometimes indicatedthat the photo was taken in 1995.
In most of the publications mentioned above, it is reported that Kerry was a favorite actor Shakur. This information is confirmed by, for example, a bodyguard hip-hop artist Frank Alexander. “He adored Jim Kerry, constantly imitated this Masafak - he was certainly a favorite of Pak. <...> We had dinner and watched "Ace Ventura: the search for pets." Pak could not have enough to see Jim Kerry, and his parodies were very accurate, ” - He wrote Aleksander in his book Got your back: promac tupac in the world of gangsta rap. According to the authors of many posts when Shakur in 1995 Sitting In prison on charges of sexual violence, he allegedly received letters from Kerry. This story has long been Walks On the network, but has no reliable confirmation. For example, that the comedian sent Shakur humorous letters, He wrote Ben Westhoff journalist in the Original Gangstas book, but Not brought No evidence. In 2017, the author of the portal Letters of Note said that He asked The comedian about that correspondence, but to no avail: “A few years ago I wrote to Jim Kerry to ask him about the letters that he and Tupak Shakur sent to each other. Unanswered. Sad".
It is not known for certain whether the stars were familiar in person. It is believed that they could meet in 1992 or 1993 year on the shooting of a sketch show "In live color" - Kerry was in the main troupe, and Shakur Came As a star guest. Comedian can even be seen during the musical performances The rapper at the end of one of the episodes, but there was no exact confirmation of their close face-to-face communication.
As for the viral picture, in the English -language segment of the Internet, he dispersed even wider than in Runet, so on it Turned Attention is a factor from the Snopes project. Using a reverse search for a viral picture in the service Tineye They found a very similar PhotoWhere, together with Shakur, not Kerry is depicted, but another Hollywood actor - Mickey Rourke.
On the site of the photo agency Getty images A few similar ones are available pictureson which Shakur and Rourke are dressed in the same way as in a viral photograph. According to Description, the rapper and actor are captured at the charity auction, which took place on November 12, 1994 in New York. It is not surprising that the stars came to the event together - at that time they just finished Filming film "Bullet", Where they played the main roles.
Photos in the same evening in different years He published on Facebook the verified account of Shakura, who was updated by representatives of the rapper who died in 1996. In these pictures next to Shakur are also a rour. Yes, and the actor himself Share A similar photograph on your Instagram. “She evokes such beautiful memories. <...> All nights, when we walked together, were wild, a little crazy and, most importantly, with the best friend whom I will always love and by whom I will miss. I always love you, brother, see you in the next world, ”wrote Rurk.
"Verified" found and portrait Kerry, who was used to create a fake. Judging by the hairstyle and along the comedian, the original photo was made January 25, 1994 in Los Angeles at the premiere of the film "Ace Ventura: Pets search".
On the network there is another (less popular) joint picture Kerry and Shakura, allegedly sitting at the same table with musician Kurt Cobain and actress Liv Tyler. “This image is based on real events. Only they did not happen at the same time ... and not in one place, ”the description reads. The author of this picture is an artist under the nickname Vemixwho creates his work, cutting out figures in the photo by using knife and scissors. He calls himself Faucotographer and uses the #faketography tag in his posts.
Thus, a viral photo with an actor and rapper is the result of someone's manipulation in a graphic editor. Any genuine joint pictures of Kerry and Shakura could not be found in the public domain.
*Russian authorities They think Meta Platforms Inc., which owns social networks Instagram and Facebook, an extremist organization, its activities in Russia are prohibited.
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