A man who had come forward admitting his own Gorilla Glue mistake after seeing the viral explosion around TikTok user Tessica Brown's hair mishap has admitted his video was a fake.
Poor Brown broke the internet when she used the strong adhesive to style her hair after running out of hairspray.
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Unfortunately for her, Gorilla Glue is notoriously intense to get out and she was only able to remove it after a four-hour-long procedure.
Then came 37-year-old Len Martin from Louisiana, USA, who posted a video suggesting he'd stuck a cup to his face with Gorilla Glue an attempt to prove that Brown was a liar.
The out-of-work musician gained notoriety of his own thanks to the clip, but has now said the footage of him glueing a red solo cup to his upper lip was in fact staged.
Martin said: "It was to prevent others from making the same mistake as Tessica but also to help raise awareness of my situation."
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He went on to explain he was keen to show just how much money you can make from going viral online.
He went on: "I come from a low-income neighborhood and I think others would do the same if they were in my shoes. I obviously knew [Tessica's] story was real.
"But I come from a poor family and I saw this as an opportunity to raise awareness of my story and how much money 'clout' can really bring.
"So I faked it all. I recorded the video multiple times, picked my favourite, and posted it on Facebook and Instagram claiming the cup was glued to my face."
Martin wrote this caption alongside the posts: "I thought that chick with the Gorilla Glue was making that story up...but no.. it's real... I don't know why I tried it...now they talking bout cutting the tip of my lips off in surgery...y'all pray for me."
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Now, though, he's explained how he managed to fake it.
He said: "If you watch the video closely I only put a tiny bit of glue on the cup and I turned it the other way so it didn't actually touch my lips.
"My father is sick with a bone disease, I have a family, and I don't have much money.
"I saw this as a chance to change everything for myself, to bring awareness to my music and hopefully make money to support my family."
Martin, who is trying to make it as a musician after losing his job as a carpenter in industrial plants due to Covid, has now come clean, but did insist he went to the ER - although it was an arm injury and not because of his face.
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He said: "I did actually go to the ER, but it was because I have an arm injury. The photo with the cup was a staged picture I had my daughter take.
"It was all fake."
Featured Image Credit: Len Martin/SWNS