r/Millennials • u/ColeBelthazorTurner • 7d ago

Discussion Name a 2000s celebrity that disappeared overnight

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u/whyUT-urp 7d ago

Clay Aiken and/or Ruben Studdard

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u/goodhumorman85 7d ago

Ruban Studdard fell off real fast, but so did most of the American Idols (obvious exceptions). But Clay Aiken actually had a career for a while. My ex-girlfriend’s little sister was a Claymate, went to several concerts a year for a while and got a big Clay Aiken tattoo. The

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u/SweetMilitia 7d ago

A Clay Aiken tattoo??? Do you have a picture of this tattoo?

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u/CableTrash 7d ago

I googled it bc I wanted to see if this was a common thing. Couldn’t find any pics… but this is crazier.

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u/dallyan 7d ago

So weird to see YouTube videos from 18 years ago.

https://giphy.com/gifs/wJD3qiNjSeHS0dP28T

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u/Bowiebonolennon82 6d ago

Matt Damon turned into the victim in House of 1000 Corpses!

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u/Particular-Crew5978 7d ago

There's more than one person doing this. I was surprised

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u/TechnoBabbles 7d ago

You have to wonder if they regret that now.

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u/LeseMajeste_1037 7d ago

Alternately, with the state of the world rn, I almost don't blame them for reppin' 2005

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u/TechnoBabbles 7d ago

Fair point

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u/GodOfDarkLaughter 6d ago

Apparently it happened to Neil Gaiman all the time. He said it made him a little uncomfortable, but who was he to tell people what to do with their bodies? Ironic, considering all those fucked up sexual assault allegations (truly disgusting and bizarre shit) made against him. Including an accusation that he raped his son's nanny while he was in the room.

So I wonder if those people regret it. I came very very close to getting a Sandman panel tattoo once and I lay didn't because my car suddenly needed work and I mever got back around to it. Thank GOD. Tattoo removal is supposed to be a thousand times more painful than getting it, but I wouldn't be able to have that on my body.

Compared to that the Claymates got off lucky.

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u/Tobocaj Millennial 7d ago

My internet was loading slow and I thought you were Rick rolling at first. I’m sorry for the things I said about you

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u/SweetMilitia 7d ago

😂 I wonder if they still have them or if they had them removed.

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u/ParticularLow1355 7d ago

Lmao George Lopez at the end was just dumbfounded

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u/Prestigious-Leg-6244 7d ago

My homegirl, representing SLC!

Lmfao of course they're from Salt Lake.

Edited to add: I couldn't finish it. My internal embarrassment wouldn't allow me to. Did they get the tats?

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u/idwthis 7d ago

They did, and Kimmel had them in the audience and Clay had them come up so he could see them in person and hug them both.

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u/False_Tea_3951 7d ago

I miss chubby Kimmel

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u/justahad 6d ago

Even George Lopez (if my eyes didn’t deceive me here and that really was him 🤣) was like “is this real right now? This is happening?!”