Is this the truth of the actor Zhamel Debbuz and the model of Adriana Karambey?

For several years, a picture is distributed on the network, which allegedly demonstrated a huge difference in growth between the French artist and the Slovak supermodel. We checked the authenticity of this viral image.

In December 2024, publicHistory | History"On VKontakte (338,000 views at the time of writing this analysis) commented on the photograph as follows:“ Slovak model Adrian Schlenarikova-Karembyo (her maiden surname Schlenarikova, but the model was married to the football player Christian Karambeyo. Sometimes the authors of the posts were mistakenly indicate Her surname is Liepa. - approx. Ed.) And the French actor Zhamel Debbuz at the Cessar Award ceremony in 1999. The growth of Adriana is 185 cm, and with heels even higher, while Zhamel reaches 165 cm. ”

Most often, this picture is published along with other photos depicting a couple at the same event. In VKontakte, such records collect millions of views - for example, in public Lol Stuff (7.7 million), ""Amazing stories"(5 million)," "Interesting facts"(4.9 million)," "Interesting from the world"(3.1 million), PRTN. (2.6 million) and "Black rhetoric"(1.5 million). The authors of some publications Emphasizethat there are no lines in the viral picture, so it is difficult Believebut this is "not photoshop at all." Similar Russian -speaking posts are found in "Classmates". A picture was distributed outside the Runet - for example, in 2022 the photo became popular on the site 9GAG.

Screenshots of posts from the site vk.com. Photo: Collage "Checked"

In March 1999 in Paris took place 24th ceremony of presenting the awards of the Cinema "Cesar". Then, among celebrities who declared the laureates, there really was a duet of Karambeyo and Debbus. This couple looked very unusual - the growth of the supermodel, according to different data, make up from 180 to 185 cmat the same time a French actor is about 20 cm below (And this is without taking into account the heels and the lush hairstyle of the girl). This difference during the performance was comically noticed by the artist himself - for example, Debbuz asked his colleague to turn so that her chest was opposite his face.

And although the model markedly exceeded the actor in height, the difference was still not as great as in a viral picture. Moreover, in the distributed image, the head of the Debbus seems unnaturally small. You can find several on the site of the Getty Images photo agent pictures From a slightly different angle made during the 24th Ceremony of Cesar. The actor is on them Seems Significantly higherthan on the image that dispersed along social networks.

In fact, a disassembled picture, contrary to the statements of many bloggers, was still edited. The author of the altered version is the user of the Deviantart site under the nickname Lowerrider. Judging by his page, the essence of his work is to change the photographs in such a way that the women captured on them look much higher than men (much less often - vice versa) or other women. Sometimes Lowerrider Conducted Such photographs to the point of absurdity - for example, Created Multiple growth difference.

"Checked" discovered The full version of the picture from Lowerrider and the link to its original publication. However, it will not work to see it - by the time this analysis is written, the author’s page on Deviantart is deactivated (as reported, after several violations of the platform policy), and archival copies were not preserved. However, on March 30, 2025, another user re - Published The post from Lowerrider with the following signature: “The high model of Adrian Karambie rises above the miniature actor Zhamel Debbuz at the presentation ceremony (French?) Oscars in 1999. She saw him staring at her "intimate places." Perhaps this is disgusting, but if he barely reached the bottom, then she can probably forgive him ... ”In the lower left corner of the foil -legged version, there was a Lowerrider wrappingman, which other authors or the other authors or Cut offor inaccurate They smeared.

With the help of a reverse search according to the changed image “verified” it found an original, non -edited version photos.

On the left is an edited version, on the right is an original picture. Photo: Lowerrider / Sipa / Rolling "Checked"

When applying two images, you can notice that Lowerrider also made other edits, including in the appearance of Karambey.

Image: Lowerrider / SIPA / REALISH "Checked"

This is not the only case when Internet users took Lowerrider for genuine photos. For example, after Russian premieres In early September 2020, the film "Association" in Runet began to diverge of selection of pictures with actress Elizabeth Debika. Some of them were edited so that the girl looked even higher than in life. Such posts can be found, for example, on VKontakte in public "Kinomania ► New Film Novels"(860,000 views)," Cinema Empire "(twice: 484 000 And 476 000), "Hell's Kitchen: Nonpoler"(40,000) and Movieblog (40,000). In almost all the changed versions given in these publications, the Lowerrider Termark was circumcised.

Photo: Screenshot of the post from VK.com / Lowerrider / Associated Press (Alamy) / Merrick Morton / collage "Checked"

In April 2022, publicFilm lovers - the best films"(More than 437,000 views, the post was deleted) published a joint photo of Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz actors with a signature that together they look very funny (apparently because of the difference in their growth). In fact, it was a picture 2010which subsequently edited Lowerrider, changing the growth of the actress.

Photo: a screenshot of the post from the site vk.com / lowerrider / collage "Checked"

In November 2022, public Netflix (257,000 views) shared two photographs of Tom Holland's actor with his colleague and girl Zendea. “That's what it means to approach the relationship with humor,” the publication said. In one of the pictures, Zendei with a gesture showed that Holland is much lower than her. This is really was In May 2017, at the ceremony of presenting the Kinodaggrad channel MTV. In genuine pictures, the difference in growth was again not as significant as after manipulations With a photo from Lowerrider.

Photo: a screenshot of fasting from VK.com / Lowerrider / Just Jared / Paul Archuleta (Getty) / collage "Retrieved"

In December 2022, publicSpent"(41,000 views) was posted by the photo of the actor Adam Divine with the basketball player Candice Parker and wrote:" With such women, any man will feel awkward. " In June 2018, an artist and athlete together performed At the NBA award ceremony. This time, the Lowerrider Termark remained in the post of untouched.

Photo: screenshot of the post from VK.com / Lowerrider / Kevin Winter (Getty) / collage "Retrieved"

Thus, despite the statements contained in some posts that the viral photo of Zhamel Debbuz and Adriana Karambey was not edited, the picture was still processed. Although the actor and the model has really a big difference in growth, the author under the nickname Lowerrider significantly increased it in digital.

Photo on the cover: Lowerrider

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