Jim Carrey and Alessandra Mussolini Twitter Feud

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Jim Carrey@JimCarrey 14h If you're wondering what Galactic Empire leads to, just ask Darth Vader 789 th 3.088 13,8K Kylo Ren @Kylo_Ren In risposta a @JimCarrey You are a bastard 08:54 31 Mar 19 federico Buvtoni

Ohumor_me_pink I don't think mygrandfather, the inventor of fascism would be too oleased to hearaboutthis

Josh Billinson @jbillinson Follow V Twitter in 2009: Ashton Kutcher and CNN are racing to one million followers! Twitter in 2019: Benito Mussolini's granddaughter is fighting with Jim Carrey 8:38 PM-31 Mar 2019

APHEX TWINK Follow @thenatbird april fools is impossible now. i just woke up to "elon musk drops rap single about harambe" and "mussolini's granddaughter is beefing with jim carrey on twitter" and neither of them were jokes 9:06 PM-31 Mar 2019

Evan O'Connell @evanoconnell Follow Replying to @Ale_Mussolini @JimCarrey l think you're confusing Jim Carrey with your murderous grandfather. 7:38 AM 31 Mar 2019 2,540 Retweets 45,816 Likes he Tweet your reply Alessandra Mussolini @Ale_Mussolini Mar 31 Replying to @evanoconnell@JimCarrey Or maybe with some of your family.. Evan O'Connell @evanoconnell Mar 31 My grandfather fought to liberate Europe from people like your grandfather. Alessandra Mussolini @Ale_Mussolini do you want applause? Mar 31

Jim Carrey @JimCarrey Follow If you're wondering what fascism leads to, just ask Benito Mussolini and his mistress Claretta 2:00 PM -30 Mar 2019

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Overview

Jim Carrey and Alessandra Mussolini Twitter Feud refers to an argument between actor Jim Carrey and Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, over a piece of art Carrey posted to Twitter showing Benito Mussolini and his mistress Claretta being hung by their ankles after Mussolini was overthrown.

Background

On March 30th, 2019, Jim Carrey^[1] posted art of Benito Mussolini and his mistress Claretta being hung by their ankles after Mussolini was overthrown (shown below, left). In response, Alessandra Mussolini, Benito's granddaughter, replied "You are a bastard" (shown below, right).

Alessandra Mussolini y@Ale_Mussolini Replying to @JimCarrey You are a bastard 3:54 AM-31 Mar 2019

Developments

Mussolini continued arguing with commenters on Twitter who were reminding her of her grandfather's actions. She got into a back-and-forth with user @evanoconnell^[2] who said she was confusing Carrey with her "murderous grandfather" (shown below, left). She threatened user @notcawri^[3] saying she had "terrible information" about their "bad family" (shown below, right).

cari @notcawri Mar 31 remember when alessandra mussolini got so mad online she said her lawyers would call the police on anyone making fun of her fascist pig grandpa? Alessandra Mussolini @Ale_Mussolini ++Avviso ai naviganti legali a lavoro per verificare il "politically correct" di FB e altri social nei confronti di immagini e/o frasi offensive nei confronti di Benito Mussolini: monitoraggio e denuncia a Polizia Postale Alessandra Mussolini @Ale-Mussolini- Follow у Replying to @notcawri What about your piggy family? 10:11 AM-31 Mar 2019 9 Retweets 19 Likes Tweet your reply cari @notcawri Mar 31 Replying to @Ale_Mussolini_ idk my family's pretty good, no war criminals or fascists in my family tree Alessandra Mussolini @Ale_Mussolini Mar 31 you say that I have other terribile information about your bad family

The event spawned a wave of social media reaction, mostly from bewildered users who found the concept of Carrey feuding with Mussolini's granddaughter ridiculous. User @thenatbird^[4] tweeted their exhaustion at April Fools considering both this and Elon Musk's Harambe Rap were both real events and not pranks, gaining over 23,000 retweets and 70,000 likes (shown below, left). User @jbillinson tweeted a comparison between Twitter ten years ago to Twitter today, gaining over 1,900 retweets and 10,000 likes (shown below, right). The event was covered by numerous websites, including Daily Mail,^[4] NBC,^[5] and The Cut.^[6]