Twitter is debating over a possible kid swap in new Shaq commercial
A commercial for Ring home security starring Shaquille O'Neal has sparked a heated debate on Twitter.
It started after Twitter user @bobby raised the possibility that the company used two different kids for the commercial:
i'm gonna stretch this argument out for at least 36 hours. pic.twitter.com/p4RyDEwgr4
— bobby 🚽 (@bobby) November 23, 2017
Some, including Chrissy Teigen, agree with @bobby, while others believe it's the same boy with his hair styled differently.
I went back and forth on my answer but I have also come to the conclusion this is a different kid. Now I can't sleep until we know for sure. @shaq?????? https://t.co/LQAlWeOTU9
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) November 24, 2017
it's a different kid pic.twitter.com/vlslZeqwxZ
— its a NO and 10 others (@xgpkx) November 24, 2017
Same kid with his hair gelled and he's making a different facial expression. The easiest tell is his eyebrows, the shape of his jaw, and his nose.
— schweet boy (@KILLCZOP) November 23, 2017
same kid bro, there aren't two kids on the planet with that hairline
— ian (@union_io) November 24, 2017
My theory (I work in advertising): Agency shoots commercial with 2 different kids for whatever reason (union? child labor laws?). In edit bay, discover 1 kid had better read but other interacted with Shaq better. Too expensive for callbacks, so they used both, hoped no1 notices.
— Dan Draper (@Macobyte) November 24, 2017
The first kid quit after Shaq blew in his ear.
— Tony Kent (@MrTonyKent) November 23, 2017
Ring inventor Jamie Siminoff, who also appears in the commercial, is refusing to say.
It is too hard to tell... :)
— JamieSiminoff (@JamieSiminoff) November 24, 2017
It is complicated...
— JamieSiminoff (@JamieSiminoff) November 24, 2017
But Shaq confirms it's the same kid.
It’s the same kid it my man Oliver trust me he’s the smartest kid I kno Chrissy u kno I love you and would never lie to you it’s the same kid, and Bobby you just shut it lol, it’s the same kid
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) November 24, 2017