Netizens expose Glen Powell’s viral story about a cannibal encounter as fake
I think it’s fair to say that Mr Glen Powell is the man of the moment, having turned heads and captured Gen Z hearts with his phenomenal turns in Scream Queens, Anyone But You, and more recently Hit Man. During a recent appearance on the Therapuss podcast, hosted by popular TikToker Jake Shane, however, the actor didn’t focus on his impressive career but rather he spilt the tea on a disturbing tale of his sister’s friend who allegedly encountered a real-life cannibal.
The Therapuss podcast sees Shane acting as an unlicensed therapist during the episodes, or sessions if you will. The podcast has hosted guests like Ed Sheeran, Ben Platt, Camila Cabello, and Tate McRae.
On 23 May 2024, Powell sat down with Shane and shared a “crazy story” that his sister had once told him.
Around 30 minutes into the episode, Powell reveals that his sister “was friends with a girl who went on a date with a guy,” who then seemingly used “black market lotion” on this girl.
“He starts massaging her shoulders […] Everything just feels odd. She’s like, ‘I gotta get out of here’. He gets a little weird ‘like, no, please don’t leave, sorry’, she leaves,” the actor continued.
Powell carries on: “Her skin starts itching like crazy the next day. She goes to the doctor […] It turns out it’s a black market lotion that breaks down skin for human consumption.” At this point, Shane dramatically gasps for air.
“This man was rubbing lotion on her body to eat her. So the doctor is like ‘you have to give me this person’s address and you should call the police’. They go to this guy’s house, and he had several girls’ bodies in the house.”
“That’s the craziest thing I ever heard,” Shane said and the internet couldn’t agree more.
this is so scary. I truly believe that you feel vibes for a reason - scared vibes/happy and in this case gtfo of there vibes! Glen Powell’s sisters friend is so lucky she listening to those instincts and felt the vibes were off cos it literally saved her life https://t.co/QBID6b9Bgg
— boio behrndt (@boiomstansfield) June 9, 2024
NEW: Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell tells story about how his sister's friend was given flesh-eating lotion by an alleged cannibal after a date.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 8, 2024
This is insane.
During a show with podcaster Jake Shane, Powell told a story about how his sister's friend narrowly avoided… pic.twitter.com/zZAufcxeSO
just saw glen powell saying a girl he knows went on a date with a cannibal from a dating app and didn't know it so great new fear unlocked!!!!!!
— Rachel Leishman (@RachelLeishman) May 26, 2024
The story is so unbelievable that people began to question its veracity.
It was quickly discovered that the story might just be an urban legend that can be traced back to 2001, according to findings reported by fact-checking site Snopes.
i don’t understand why everyone is believing that glen powell cannibal story like surely if there was a cannibal serial killer going around rubbing lotion that breaks down skin on random tinder dates and then just letting them go home, we’d see it on the news???😭
— louisa (still CLOSED. RIP VAN) (@stabfreeman) June 9, 2024
A story like this has been shared in various forms, sometimes detailing the experience of a woman having sex with a necrophiliac who ends up giving her an infection, “that can [only] happen if she or her partner is having sex with dead people” the fact-checking site notes.
Buzzfeed reporter Matt Stopera even stated that he was told the same story, except that it took place in a hotel room in Las Vegas.
Real or not (probably not), this tale about trusting your instincts highlights the dangers that many women face in the dating economy. Plus, there’s also the small reminder to check for all signs of cannibalism before entering a potential partner’s home.
