CeeLo Green injured by exploding phone? Just a publicity stunt

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives.

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It all looked so explosively fake.

A CCTV video purporting to show music producer and performer CeeLo Green talking on his cellphone emerged on the web.

The phone exploded and Green collapsed onto the floor of his studio.

Calamity. Disaster. Celebrity death. Lawsuits galore.

Music site Consequence of Sound initially had this headline: “Cee-Lo Green was nearly killed after Samsung Galaxy Note 7 exploded in his hand.”

The sanguine might have pondered: “Why is CeeLo Green using a phone that everyone knows is banned because it blows up?” They might also have sniffed: “There’s no evidence from the video that this is a Samsung Galaxy Note 7.” Or even:…