There was much ado about Paul Rudd (whom we like to think of as Stacey Dash’s co-star in “Clueless”) Monday morning as the actor’s name burned up Twitter for his part in helping take down a nut who attacked a man in a pink shirt at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Video shows crowd take down man after homophobic attack at Texas airport: http://t.co/pUyvkPwvoj pic.twitter.com/kDnP6DxQbF
— VICE News (@vicenews) October 27, 2014
@vicenews best part: one of the people tackling the crazy guy was Paul Rudd
— Sean Ludwig (@seanludwig) October 27, 2014
Based on a still from a video of the incident, many sites — Wonkette, Mediaite, and others — were convinced Rudd was a participant in subduing the man.
So one of the heroes at the Dallas airport was Paul Rudd. True story! http://t.co/DS3rBBLdsN #PaulRuddSavesLives
— Wonkette (@Wonkette) October 27, 2014
Did Paul Rudd Help Take Down Dallas Airport Homophobe? http://t.co/8UaRYdP0LE #PaulRuddSavesLives pic.twitter.com/hwMCF1hc22
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) October 27, 2014
A representative for Rudd, however, confirmed to Time that no, it wasn’t him in the video. Still, it would be a shame to let a good hashtag like #PaulRuddSavesLives go to waste.
@SaraJBenincasa #PaulRuddSavesLives may be our generation's Bigfoot video.
— K SpikeTV CH-63 (@kevindotcole) October 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/jneslo/status/526789048610746368
I just saw Paul Rudd rescue a kitten while putting a #gamerGate misogynist in his place. #paulruddsaveslives
— Crutnacker (@Crutnacker) October 27, 2014
I'm from Kansas. I once saw Paul Rudd save a busload of orphans and nuns. #PaulRuddSavesLives
— Kathy Roberts (@wrobertswriter) October 27, 2014
Paul Rudd just saved four kids from a burning house then taught them how to read after putting the fire out. #paulruddsaveslives
— Crutnacker (@Crutnacker) October 27, 2014
I saw Paul Rudd save a firefighter from a burning building. #PaulRuddSavesLives
— Deirdre (@deirdreshavon) October 27, 2014
Paul Rudd's mere existence in the world has renewed my commitment to continue shuffling on this mortal coil. Twice. #paulruddsaveslives
— Meredith Modzelewski (@meredithmo) October 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/RealLucasNeff/status/526804963625037824
Paul Rudd is made with bits of real panther, so you know he's good. #PaulRuddSavesLives
— Gillian (@traveling2taste) October 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/526815803316789248
He walked the dog for me and then served me a cup of the finest columbian coffee this morning. Saved my life. #PaulRuddSavesLives
— Nick Blackhall (@NickBlackhall) October 27, 2014
#PaulRudd and I just got mani-pedis and smoothees in Uptown! On the way, he lifted a bus off a small child! #PaulRuddSavesLives
— Alan Tijerina (@mostlyalan) October 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanlongoria/status/526848777206763521
It's OK it wasn't him. We came together on the Internet. We believed in humanity. We believed in Paul Rudd. #PaulRuddSavesLives
— Mrs Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo (@mrsmcglover) October 27, 2014
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Update:
We have identified the Paul Rudd doppelgänger: http://t.co/Z6pE2l3aAO #PaulRuddSavesLives #BenKravitSavesLives @bkravit
— Matt Wilstein (@mattwilstein) October 27, 2014
Our actual hero has been located and identified. Drum roll please …
https://twitter.com/SaraJBenincasa/status/526863859504934912
@TheMattWilstein not Paul Rudd but that's me. Happy to stand in for him if he ever needs it. #PaulRuddSavesLives #doppelganger
— Ben Kravit (@bkravit) October 27, 2014
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