Montana Smith
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The stunt reached a new level of ridiculousness Wednesday when "Stand by Me" and "Piranha 3D" actor Jerry O'Connell, in collaboration with the comedy site FunnyOrDie.com, began parodying LaBeouf at a gallery next door with "#IAMSORRYTOO" similarly plastered on the window. Inside, O'Connell donned a paper bag with the words "SUPER FAMOUS" on it.
The line to meet O'Connell was considerably shorter than LaBeouf's queue. O'Connell's one-day lampoon was particularly meta because many folks have drawn parallels between LaBeouf's "#IAMSORRY" display and artist Marina Abramovic's performance-art piece "The Artist Is Present," which featured Abramovic sitting across from visitors at New York's Museum of Modern Art in 2010.
Ultimately, several "#IAMSORRY" attendees said they were left scratching their heads, unsure if the grocery bag confessional they participated in was part of another meltdown from a former child star, a Joaquin Phoenix-like publicity stunt, an intellectual commentary on copycat culture or something in-between. However, no one queried said they regretted waiting in line.
"I grew up watching him on 'Evens Stevens,' so I never thought I'd be sitting across from him as an adult with a paper bag on his head," said James Gianti, a 21-year-old student who waited in line two hours. "I didn't really know what to expect. It was way more depressing than I thought it would be. He's just sitting there. The whole thing was just really, really depressing."
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