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'Cheater' car outside Harrods is (probably) a publicity stunt | 'Cheater' car outside Harrods is (probably) a publicity stunt |
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A car publicly vandalised by a spurned wife or girlfriend outside Harrods in London is likely to be a PR stunt. | |
The white Range Rover Revere was spotted outside in Knightsbridge and photographs of its unusual paintwork quickly filled social media. | The white Range Rover Revere was spotted outside in Knightsbridge and photographs of its unusual paintwork quickly filled social media. |
The words ‘CHEATER’, ‘IT’S OVER’ and ‘HOPE SHE WAS WORTH IT’ were daubed in red paint over the body of the vehicle. | The words ‘CHEATER’, ‘IT’S OVER’ and ‘HOPE SHE WAS WORTH IT’ were daubed in red paint over the body of the vehicle. |
The car was seen making its way through Belgravia in the early hours before a man in a white T-shirt parked it outside the department store and walked off. | The car was seen making its way through Belgravia in the early hours before a man in a white T-shirt parked it outside the department store and walked off. |
However, it seems likely that the paint job is actually a publicity stunt for a new television show. | However, it seems likely that the paint job is actually a publicity stunt for a new television show. |
Exactly the same stunt was pulled in downtown New York in March last year and the photographs went viral on social media. | Exactly the same stunt was pulled in downtown New York in March last year and the photographs went viral on social media. |
The images showed the same white Range Rover with words painted in red being towed through the Big Apple on the back of a truck. | The images showed the same white Range Rover with words painted in red being towed through the Big Apple on the back of a truck. |
In December 2014, the TV channel Bravo pulled a very similar trick by towing a selection of graffitied Porche 911 cars around Manhattan to promote their scripted show ‘Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce’. | In December 2014, the TV channel Bravo pulled a very similar trick by towing a selection of graffitied Porche 911 cars around Manhattan to promote their scripted show ‘Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce’. |
It is unclear whether the channel is involved in the new stunt although Frank PR founder Andrew Bloch appeared to confirm the link on Twitter. | It is unclear whether the channel is involved in the new stunt although Frank PR founder Andrew Bloch appeared to confirm the link on Twitter. |
In China, daubing the vehicle of a cheating partner is not usual: in January a man’s car was sprayed with the word ‘mistress’ on all four sides by his furious wife. | In China, daubing the vehicle of a cheating partner is not usual: in January a man’s car was sprayed with the word ‘mistress’ on all four sides by his furious wife. |
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