Well, I guess it's time to issue a TLO retraction.
Back in 2018, Benjamin Glaze, a musician from the dystopian plains of Enid, became an unexpected viral sensation after receiving his first-ever kiss from Katy Perry during his American Idol audition.
The moment, which aired as part of the show’s return, was clearly orchestrated by producers but sparked plenty of online buzz when Benjamin later admitted he felt “uncomfortable” about Katy taking his first kiss, saying he’d hoped to save it for someone special.
Naturally, the online “woke mob” hijacked the moment, got mad at Katy and a dumb mini-controversy ensued, even sparking a judgy article in the NY Times.
Always looking for a good, locally connected controversy to cover, I shared my half-baked take on the whole situation in a now very regrettably titled post...
Yep, throw some Jimmy’s Egg on my face.
If you follow the local and national news, you may be aware that Benjamin’s bashful piousness had less to do with waiting for “the right one” and more to do with being an alleged pedophile.
Via People:
A former American Idol contestant who went viral after being kissed by Katy Perry on the show has been arrested on a charge of possession of child sexual abuse material.
Benjamin Glaze, 26, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 18, following a months-long investigation, police in Tulsa, Okla., announced. Tulsa police said in their Friday statement that the department was tipped off about Glaze’s alleged “criminal activity” in April of this year.
After executing a search warrant of his residence, investigators retrieved evidence that allegedly included child sexual abuse materials, per the statement.
“During the search, a smartphone was recovered that was found to contain over 700 images and videos of child sexual abuse material,” Tulsa police said.
Yikes. What a sick, disgusting creep! If the allegations are true, and they probably are, let's hope he spends a long time rotting in jail, preferably in a cell that airs American Idol reruns 24/7 to make the experience extra miserable.
Anyway, I’d like to personally apologize to our readers for misjudging this man in a throwaway post I likely wrote while stoned over six years ago.
I suspected there was something off when he treated a harmless kiss from Katy Perry like it was a traumatic life experience, but I just figured he was a prude, asexual, or maybe anti-Russell Brand. It never occurred to me he was a deranged pedophile! If anyone freaks out when or if Carrie Underwood sneaks in a kiss this season, I’ll know how to more accurately describe them.
Stay with The Lost Ogle. We’ll keep you advised.
