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Luigi Mangione‘s cultural influence is defying gravity … he is now the inspiration behind a viral drag efficiency sparking severe chatter on-line.
Test it out … a performer named August Ryder shared footage on X of his set from Sunday’s “So You Think You Can Twink” pageant on the Precinct DTLA nightclub in Los Angeles … the place he dressed because the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer and lip-synced to the “Wicked” anthem “Defying Gravity.”
Earlier than August even took to the stage, footage of Luigi’s high-profile arrest performed for the group … which prompted thunderous applause, in addition to a number of hoots and hollers. But, it was August’s tackle the suspected shooter that raised some eyebrows.
Not solely did he emerge in an outfit comparable to a broadly distributed image of the suspect throughout this month’s manhunt … he then stripped down and revealed his shirtless physique lined in blue paint — a glance paying homage to considered one of Luigi’s viral school photographs.
Because the tune continued on, August had a flowing black cape come out of his backpack and a witch’s hat positioned upon his head … mixing collectively Cynthia Erivo‘s Elphaba character from “Wicked” with the alleged murderer.
For many who’ve but to see the musical film, this pivotal second exhibits Elphaba escaping from the Emerald Metropolis after being wrongly accused of wreaking havoc … so, some could assume August is transmitting one thing about Luigi’s case with this efficiency.
Unsurprisingly, the quantity has already garnered fairly the response on-line … with many applauding August’s set as “art.” Nevertheless, some have been important of the quantity … with one individual blasting it as “cringe as f***.”
Nonetheless, August is not the primary performer to mix controversy with popular culture. Keep in mind, famed drag star Trixie Mattel left followers gagged when she hit the stage as Gypsy Rose Blanchard whereas lip-syncing to, you guessed it, “Defying Gravity.”
As they are saying … imitation is the sincerest type of flattery!!!
