Just days after James Charles was dragged for partaking in the Internet’s newest viral
mugshot challenge, Tana Mongeau has decided to get in on the action and is now receiving
a very mixed reaction from fans…
What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad back here with Clevver News bringing you all the
news updates from my Clevver home studio, and if there’s one takeaway from James Charles’
recent social media activity, whatever you do, steer clear of the “mugshot” TikTok
challenge.
Tana Mongeau, on the other hand, didn’t seem to get the memo in time as she decided
to partake in the Internet’s current most controversial challenge.
But before we break down what all the challenge entails, be sure to subscribe to our channel
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Ok, so you’ve probably been seeing a lot of faces looking beat up on social media,
more specifically TikTok, over the past week.
If you’re confused, allow us to explain: basically influencers began to create a mock
mugshot with the use of makeup and other added effects to portray a person with a battered
up face and fake injuries.
More recently, James Charles came under fire after his participation in the challenge led
fans to believe he was trivialising victims of domestic abuse as he shared a photo with
fake black eyes and a bloody nose.
Following his now-deleted post, James defended himself against the photo, claiming that hundreds
of other influencers have also been participating in the challenge, but that it was not his
intention to “trigger anyone.”
He also compared the fact that The Weeknd’s newest album cover shows him bleeding with
a broken nose and bruises, yet there isn’t one single tweet accusing him of glorifying
domestic violence or abuse.
At that point, pretty sure what should’ve been done was putting an end to this challenge
that has done much more harm than good, but Tana Mongeau might have missed all the drama
surrounding this challenge, as she decided to test her mugshot skills and take part in
the chaos.
She shared a photo of herself to her Instagram story with smudged makeup and a fake bloody
nose with the caption, “nO bUt liKe wHaT dId I gEt aRrEsTd foR?”
Although Tana didn’t seem to receive the same amount of flack that James did, some
fans didn’t seem too surprised that she participated in the controversial trend.
One user who wrote, “tana mongeau really did the tiktok mugshot trend after seeing
what happened to james huh.”
On a more lighthearted note, many fans also began sending in comical tweets claiming that
Tana had technically participated in the challenge back in 2017 when her REAL mugshot from Coachella
was made public.
Another fan shared the two side-by-sides of the mugshots, saying, “@tanamongeau girl
wyd you did the mugshot trend back in 2017.”
Really quick though, I’m curious to hear if you guys think it was fair for James to
get what seems like a much more harsh reaction to the challenge than other influencers like
Tana?
And why do you think James faced a harsher response?
Chime in with your thoughts down here in the comments.
One fan seemed to think there was no difference in what they were both doing, sharing this
food for thought: “What's the difference between James Charles actually acting his
age & partaking in this mugshot TikTok challenge VS Tana Mongeau putting her ACTUAL mugshot
on merch & selling it to minors?”
Interesting point.
But then Tana decided to take it one step further and troll herself by sharing her OG
mugshot to Instagram with the caption, “In honor of Coachella weekend coming up #mugshotchallenge
#neverforget”
In case you forgot, Tana was arrested during the second weekend of the music festival for
getting caught with a Red Bull vodka at the age of 18, and was charged with possession
of alcohol and minor in consumption of alcohol.
She was also arrested in 2016 for drug possession felonies, but clearly the nostalgia had really
set in during the week that Coachella would’ve taken place, because she also posted a video
to TikTok prepping for her mock mugshot shoot with the caption, “i didn’t get to get
ready for my first mugshot so…”
So clearly Tana is owning her mugshot game, and doesn’t seem to be phased by the controversy
this could potentially bring, which is just one of many reasons why she’s so loved by
fans.
Well that’s all the news I've got for now, so be sure to hit the comments with any thoughts,
and then click right over here to see why Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson are dragging
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I'm your host Sussan Mourad, and I'll see you next time!