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This continued for days — in tweet after tweet, over and over and over again, he claimed he was kidding.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

“All the things you’ve done to your faces are very tasteful. Yours truly, Elle Fanning. ... Just kidding, it’s me again, Stellan Skarsgård.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

"I arrived in the early morning and I played in the afternoon, no kidding."

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Her family’s reaction to the $100: “Are you kidding me?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

“Too scared to tell your best friend? Who am I kidding? I was always the third wheel with you two.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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