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Here in the U.S., pretending to be a celebrity online is something of a trend. There's a whole slew of fake celebrity blogs out there. Search Facebook or MySpace and you'll find dozens pages supposedly opened by Tom Cruise or Katie Holmes -- all fake. The Moroccan government, though, apparently isn't quite hip with this trend, and has arrested a man for creating a Facebook profile under the guise of the brother of King Mohammed VI.
The man, 26-year-old Fouad Mourtada, was arrested and charged with "villainous practices," a very dire and vague sounding offense. At this point, it's unknown just what he said on the fake profile and whether his intents were malicious or satirical, but it's safe to say that whatever he was doing with the fake Facebook identity wasn't terribly amusing to the Moroccan government.
From CNN.com
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentstnipnadFeb 7th 2008 2:05PM
Put this fake prince in a fake jail. Such important news.
I Like ItFeb 7th 2008 2:53PM
Wouldn't it be a real hoot if the United States were to adopt "Villianous Practices" as a federal offense into its penal code? Golly, think of all the additional politicians (and corporate CEOs) that would go to jail!
AnnaFeb 7th 2008 2:55PM
IF it were ME someone was "pretending to be" and of course, depending on what was blogged... I might be inclined to be alittle "dissed" too! LOL!
JeanetteFeb 7th 2008 5:27PM
What an idiot. I wonder how many people actually believed that he was a prince. Must be a slow news day.
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Mikey the NailFeb 7th 2008 5:31PM
Things are not going to go well for old Fouad in Morocco.
I'm thinking for "villainous practices" in an Islamic country, he'll be lucky if they don't flay him alive before chopping his head off.
Barbarians...literally.
GraceFeb 7th 2008 6:05PM
Who cares? I mean what is Morocco doing having a prince anyway? They don't do anything other than spend money, drive fancy cars and make no useful contribution to society. Look at Prince Charles in the UK.....
JoeFeb 7th 2008 6:39PM
I bet Moroco will no give him the "missguided child" treatment.
NameFeb 7th 2008 7:48PM
These are the same Muslim wackos who arrested a woman because her class named a teddy bear "Muhammed". I name my toilet paper muhammed (lower case) after I use it.
USABargainFeb 7th 2008 7:49PM
They should post this on this Believe it or not site, with Bigfoot,UFO's ,Aleins,the world largest radioactive kitty cat at 105 pounds,the Mystery of the Floating Silver Lady siteings and ect...........because this is nuts people pretending to be someone else?.....
Believe it or Not well..check this out if you want to see some wild stuff.....
http://heather48dd.bravejournal.com/entry/20870
WrenFeb 7th 2008 8:13PM
King Mohammed VI is a modern king who is working to bring about change. His country was the first to recongnize American independence and thus, is our oldest alli.
Very few Muslims are radical Muslims, just as very few Christians are fundamentalist Christians.
Ignorance of other people and places can be expensive. Learn something before you type a senseless retort.
James Di PietroFeb 7th 2008 8:14PM
PUT KARL ROVE IN PRISON FOR PRETENDING TO BE TRUTHFUL. THIS GUY IS THE WORST LYING BASTAR* EVER.
bradFeb 8th 2008 1:02PM
what about zsa zsas hunsband? is he really a prince?