Actor from The League lied about surviving 9/11

[IIOY]

This is the actor who plays Kevin on The League.  I love that show but dude.  From Vulture:

The League's Steve Rannazzisi is the latest celebrity to get caught up in our national pastime of lying about 9/11. For years, the comedian had woven a personal narrative around the attack on the World Trade Center, saying his narrow escape from the South Tower inspired him to give up his career in finance and chase his dreams in Hollywood. Now it appears the whole story was a fabrication. In a statement to the New York Times, Rannazzisi admits he was lying: "I was not at the Trade Center on that day. I don’t know why I said this. This was inexcusable. I am truly, truly sorry." In his apology, Rannazzisi claimed he had first made up the 9/11 story as "an immature young man," and then found himself trapped in the lie, repeating his 9/11 story in podcasts and interviews over the years. Recently, he had begun amending his account, telling an interviewer in 2013 he was merely "working downtown" during the attacks. That, too, was a lie: He was really working in midtown, miles away from the scene.



The revelation will not affect Rannazzisi's role on The League, which is currently airing its final season. But in a statement to the Times, Buffalo Wild Wings indicated it was rethinking Rannazzisi's starring role in its ubiquitous sports-themed TV spots. "We are disappointed to learn of Steve’s misrepresentations regarding the events of September 11, 2001," Buffalo Wild Wings said. "We are currently re-evaluating our relationship with Steve pending a review of all the facts."

[iammalcolmx]

Why would anyone do this? Didn't we have someone on thenest who lied about 9/11?

[onomatopoeia]

Sept 16, 2015 11:06:20 GMT -5 IIOY said:

This is the actor who plays Kevin on The League.  I love that show but dude.  From Vulture:

The League's Steve Rannazzisi is the latest celebrity to get caught up in our national pastime of lying about 9/11. For years, the comedian had woven a personal narrative around the attack on the World Trade Center, saying his narrow escape from the South Tower inspired him to give up his career in finance and chase his dreams in Hollywood. Now it appears the whole story was a fabrication. In a statement to the New York Times, Rannazzisi admits he was lying: "I was not at the Trade Center on that day. I don’t know why I said this. This was inexcusable. I am truly, truly sorry." In his apology, Rannazzisi claimed he had first made up the 9/11 story as "an immature young man," and then found himself trapped in the lie, repeating his 9/11 story in podcasts and interviews over the years. Recently, he had begun amending his account, telling an interviewer in 2013 he was merely "working downtown" during the attacks. That, too, was a lie: He was really working in midtown, miles away from the scene.



The revelation will not affect Rannazzisi's role on The League, which is currently airing its final season. But in a statement to the Times, Buffalo Wild Wings indicated it was rethinking Rannazzisi's starring role in its ubiquitous sports-themed TV spots. "We are disappointed to learn of Steve’s misrepresentations regarding the events of September 11, 2001," Buffalo Wild Wings said. "We are currently re-evaluating our relationship with Steve pending a review of all the facts."

He's 37 now, so he was 23 at the time.  Old enough to know better.  That's just stupid, and amounts to being a tragedy-wh*re. 

[underwaterrhymes]

Sept 16, 2015 11:15:58 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Why would anyone do this? Didn't we have someone on thenest who lied about 9/11?

IIRC, some chick claimed she and her H took his boat back and forth with people trying to get out of the city on it.

And she claimed she went to something like 40 (ETA -actually, 178) funerals the next week.

[mbcdefg]

Sept 16, 2015 11:15:58 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Why would anyone do this? Didn't we have someone on thenest who lied about 9/11?

When I was on the NJ board we had someone who lied about escaping from the towers and losing her boyfriend (manhattanbride212): forums.thenest.com/discussion/5533026/ill-start-the-where-were-you-on-9-11-and-tribute-to-those-lost-post 

She also lied about being pregnant with triplets, and being pushed down a flight of stairs by the NYPD during a chase: forums.thenest.com/discussion/5551891/manhattanbride212-a-few-questions 

[sparrowsong]

Oh what a tangled web we weave...

[AJL]

Did anyone watch that documentary call The Woman Who Wasn't There? It's fucking creeptastic how this lady made up this entire story about being trapped in one of the towers and witnessing horrible things, etc. I think the doc is on Netflix streaming. If not you can watch it on Hulu. It's fascinating and shocking all at once.

[Vespasia]

[saz]

So I kind of want to be supportive that he is apologizing and finally coming clean, but I also can't really wrap my mind around why you'd tell that lie to begin with.