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A Husband 'Sabotaging' His Wife's Race, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'

Darcy Jimenez
Darcy Jimenez
A Husband 'Sabotaging' His Wife's Race, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
Just when you thought a bankrupt Rudy Giuliani couldn't stoop any lower, he jumps on the coffee bean grift.
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Every day, somebody says or does something that earns them the scorn of the internet. Here at Digg, as part of our mission to curate what the internet is talking about right now, we rounded up the main characters on X from this past week and held them accountable for their actions.



This week, we've got celebrities calling for Kevin Spacey's return, Rudy Giuliani's patriotic coffee beans and a husband disrupting his wife's big moment.


Thursday

Celebs defending Kevin Spacey

The character: Stephen Fry, F. Murray Abraham, Liam Neeson and Sharon Stone

The plot: The actors listed above recently told UK newspaper The Telegraph that they really wanted to see disgraced actor Kevin Spacey back in Hollywood, and back on the big screen again. Why? Because they like him, and that's about all the reasoning they seem to think is necessary.


The repercussion: While you can read all the accusations about Spacey and his subsequent trials, Liam Neeson has reassured us that Spacey is a "good man" and a "man of character," which is all that's needed apparently.

People online weren't convinced, however, and have decided to continue listening to and believing Spacey's alleged victims. While a New York jury and a UK court both found the actor not guilty of several sexual assault accusations made against him — it's also true that the justice system regularly fails those who speak out about their abuse.


Jared Russo



Sunday

Rudy Giuliani

The character: Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor, Looney Tune in a human suit

The plot: Rudy is in a whole mess of trouble right now over his alleged participation in the attempt to overturn the 2020 election. He has straight-up declared bankruptcy because of a ruling against him, so it's not all that surprising that he's taking to X to shill coffee beans with his mug on the bag. Worse still, his way of selling the faithful on his bitter beans is with a video that features him talking directly into the camera like a local daytime TV ad for a personal injury lawyer.

Have you or a loved one ever been injured by a terrible cup of joe? Call Rudy!



The repercussion: While he'll probably sell some coffee to the MAGA diehards who follow still him on social media, this odd decision to go full-on huckster further sullies his frail reputation. How much deeper into the ground can it possibly go?


Grant Brunner


Tuesday

Finish Line Guy

The character: Finish Line Guy, assumed husband, ruiner of big moments

The plot: There's a video doing the rounds on X right now that shows the finish line of a half marathon in Brazil. In the distance — on the wrong side of the finish line — a man can be seen standing with two young children, whom he encourages to go towards a runner (presumably their mother) as she approaches the end of the race. When the woman, who's very clearly preoccupied with the task at hand, continues past the children, the man can be seen gesturing to others as if to say, "what's her problem?"

In one post sharing the video, X user Slarty Bartfast wrote: "I don't have words to describe how much I hate this husband. Let her have one thing without mum guilt."


The repercussion: While we don't know for sure that the man is the runner's partner and that those are her children, X users and news outlets are assuming that's the case. People all over X have shared in the original poster's outrage, and criticized Finish Line Guy's decision to disrupt — dare I say, sabotage — the big moment his (presumed) wife had obviously worked hard for.


Darcy Jimenez



Read the previous edition of our One Main Character column, which featured a pathetic reaction to a Black video game character, the viral "bus hammock" guy and Harrison Butker's wildly outdated views on gender roles.

Comments

  1. K J 3 weeks ago

    There is no cure for stupid. Bring back Frank Underwood and reboot the final seasons of House of Cards which was an unwatchable train wreck with Spacey. It is painfully obvious that the only thing he did wrong was be famous at the wrong time.

  2. Richard 3 weeks ago

    😂 Please tell me the first two comments were either about Spacey or Rudy and not the finish line dad as the third comment seems to suggest! 😂

  3. Ezio 4 weeks ago

    So that's it, isn't it? We're officially past the "innocent until proven guilty" altogether?

    1. Unknown 4 weeks ago

      Innocent until proven guilty is for court. The public is allowed to think someone is guilty even if they haven't been convicted.

      1. K J 3 weeks ago

        True statement, and there never will be a cure for stupid.

    2. CynBlue 4 weeks ago

      No! The man with the children was trying to sabotage her. If she stopped, she would have lost the race. Everyone knows that you celebrate after that person crosses the finish line. Not a few steps near it.

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