ICYMI: “Celebrity Number Six” Was Found, But Not Forgotten

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🗓️ 21 September 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Candice Lim is joined by 404 Media co-founder Jason Koebler to discuss “Celebrity Number Six,” an intriguing internet mystery that was finally solved after four years. In January 2020, a Reddit user posted a plea on no fewer than 13 different subreddits asking for help identifying a collage of celebrity faces on his curtain. Some faces were quickly identified, such as Adriana Lima, Jessica Alba, Orlando Bloom, but one face remained nameless and unidentifiable — until now. On today’s episode, ICYMI explores the four years it took to find “Celebrity Number Six” and how everything changed on September 8. This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim with production assistance by Alyssa Jeong Perry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I made you think you was real.
0:02.0	My name is Caden Sinclair.
0:04.0	Some people call us American royalty.
0:06.0	We were liars.
0:07.0	A new series on Prime Video.
0:09.0	We were happy. We wanted for nothing.
0:12.0	Based on the best-selling novel.
0:15.0	Something terrible happened last summer,
0:17.0	and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
0:20.0	No one in my family will tell me.
0:22.7	When you're left for dead, you want answers.
0:25.2	We Will Liars. New series, missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture. And ladies and gentlemen, we have a first-time guest. Joining me on today's episode is the co-founder of 404 Media and the co-host of the 404 Media
0:59.1	podcast.
0:59.9	It's Jason Kebler.
1:01.0	Hello, Jason.
1:02.5	Hey, how are you?
1:03.5	Good to be here.
1:04.4	I'm so good.
1:05.8	And I'm so glad you're here.
1:07.5	Because Jason, we ought to put our detective hats on.
1:10.4	We have a very interesting mystery
1:11.4	to solve today. But first, I'm going to haze you. Okay, I'm going to haze you. I'm going to
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