Although it’s being touted as mere prank video, I feel like this is more of a social experiment on how humans handle a brush with fame.

Actor Mark David Christenson, the winner of ZERO Oscars, walked around Hollywood Blvd. on the night of the Academy Awards wearing a tuxedo and holding a fake Oscar. While watching the video it was shocking to witness the amount of shit he got away with. No one really questioned him. They just went with it. He was holding an Oscar for pete’s sake so he must be legit, right? He even ended up with a “free” car.

I pretend to be a celebrity and walk around with a fake Oscar to see how people treat me. Pretending to be famous has its perks because it turns out people treat you like a real Oscar winner. You may have seen fake celebrity pranks and pretending to be famous before, but I think being a fake Oscar winner is the craziest prank of these yet!

There’s not really much to say about this. You just have to watch it. And weep.

 
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