Tag: Cameo (Mobile App)

Santos Reaps Notoriety’s Rewards as Prospect of Prison Still Looms

If there were any notion that George Santos’s expulsion from the House of Representatives might find him in a state of self-worn disgrace, the past several days would appear to prove otherwise. In the 10 days since he was kicked out of Congress, Mr. Santos has carried his hard-won notoriety with panache. He has participated […]

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Politicians Used to Feel Shame Over Their Scandals. Not Anymore.

Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Scandal, it seems, no longer stops politicians in their tracks. George Santos — who was expelled from Congress last Friday — will reportedly make six figures after just one week as a Cameo star. Donald Trump has been mired in countless trials […]

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Russia’s Latest Disinformation Tactic Exploits American Celebrities

The Kremlin has unleashed a new weapon in its information war with the West: the fake celebrity cameo. “Hi, Vladimir, Elijah here,” the actor Elijah Wood said in a video packaged to seem as if Mr. Wood were addressing Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The actor, best known for playing Frodo Baggins in “Lord of the […]

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Cameo to the Moon, and Back

Mr. Galanis, a 2010 Duke University graduate, recruited a fellow alumnus and software engineer, Devon Townsend, to build it. In the spring of 2017, the website BookCameo.com launched with a tweet from Mr. Marsh, promising videos for around $20; Tori Spelling and niche Vine personalities like Evan Breen joined later that year. (Mr. Blencowe, 37, […]

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