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Kia hamster actor charged with disability fraud
Not quite LBN. Hat tip, Jalopnik: One Of Those Kia Hamsters Was Charged With Disability Fraud
I just want to say that when the Internet is good, I can skip my psych meds for the day.
Kia hamster actor charged with disability fraud
Posted: Jun 04, 2014 7:36 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 04, 2014 7:39 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man who played a dancing hamster in Kia car commercials and was a backup dancer for Madonna has been charged with California disability fraud.
The California Department of Insurance says 27-year-old Leroy Barnes of Los Angeles collected $51,000 in workers compensation benefits in 2010 and 2011. Barnes claimed he was disabled when a piece of ceiling fell on him.
But the department says he made at least one Kia commercial, performed in a rap group, assisted in recording the song "Cat Daddy," and was a backup dancer for Madonna, Kelly Rowland and Chris Brown.
Barnes was arrested last month and is free on bail. He couldn't be reached for comment Wednesday.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Note: typical Kia hamsters shown. The hamster in question may or may not be in this picture.
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but you can't take the cage out of the hamster.
Does that even make sense?
ETA: hamster mug shot not available, so just use this one and pretend:
