All the Times Artists Lied to Us
Frank isn't the only one who told us lies.
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Pants on Fire - Nowadays, it’s so easy to get caught in a lie thanks to the internet and its ruthlessness. The following artists have definitely met the wrath of the internet once their lies were unearthed–at times it wasn’t all that pretty. Still, some of the lies were funny, others not so much. Thanks to a crafty library card that made the internet rounds we're made to feel deceived once more. Let’s look at the other times we were lied to “over and over again.” – Jon Reyes(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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The first time Frank lied about a release date - We’re talking about the first announcement of Boys Don’t Cry being released, which was July 2015. It’s on the current site, so we have receipts. Yup, he flat out lied. About the latest release date debacle: we don’t care about the specifics on that one, since we're still being lied to.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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The time Kanye lied about a feature - The track on Yeezus titled “I Am God” was credited with a feature from God. Really, Kanye? Why do you have to lie to us?(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)
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The time 50 Cent used props on Instagram - When 50 Cent was going through his bankruptcy case in 2016, many were confused when he was posting photos on his Instagram in mansions and holding tons of cash – yeah, he lied. It was prop money and he never owned that mansion in Africa. Whoops!(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Starz)
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The times Jay Z lied in his lyrics - Remember when Jay rapped about his trip to Cuba in “Open Letter” – “boy from the hood but got White House clearance”? Well, it turns out the White House had nothing to do with properly licensing that infamous trip to Cuba in 2014. It was the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Obama doesn’t have time for that.(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Live Nation)
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The time Rick Ross lied about his resume - It all started when Trick Daddy called Rick Ross out for being a corrections officer way back in the day. The rumors began to swirl and in 2008 The Smoking Gun released proof that the rapper had in fact worked as corrections officer for some time. Well, Rick Ross denied it for a while before coming clean.(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Live Nation)
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The time Tyga told us he was from the Valley - As a participant in a never-aired MTV game show, Tyga claimed to have been from the well-to-do Valley area–which ironically enough is a neighbor to the Calabasas area where the Kardashians currently reside. Turns out the rapper was actually from an area, about 30 miles south from the San Fernando Valley, called Compton.(Photo: John Ricard/Getty Images for BET)
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When we were told there had been a wedding - When all sat and watched MTV’s Diary Presents: Brandy - Special Delivery in 2002, we were hooked watching Brandy’s life as a mother unfold in front of our very eyes. During the special we were also told that the singer had wed the father of daughter, Sy’rai, Rob Smith. During a radio interview around the time Brandy released her 2004 album, Afrodisiac, Rob decided to reveal they were never really married at all. Years later, Brandy would tell us herself–and Oprah Winfrey– about the pressure she felt to lie about the whole ordeal. All is forgiven on this one, since societal pressures suck.(Photo: Nicholas Hunt/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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When Future lied about $15,000 - We got court papers for this one! Remember when Future tweeted: “I gotta go through lawyers to see babyfuture…the f**kery for 15k a month”? It turns out that was a whole lie and a half. He’s never had to pay $15,000 in child support. Don’t believe us? Check out page 6 of this here document.(Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Atlantic Records)
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When we were told there would be a Dolphin purchase - This one started in 2010, when Birdman told Angela Yee during a radio interview that he was in the process of becoming a minority owner of the football team, the Miami Dolphins. Well, when the Miami Herald followed up with Stephen Ross, the owner of the team, he said, “I have NEVER spoken to him or any representative.” Womp, womp.(Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for BET)