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Comedian's Controversial Story About 'Pantsing' Six-Year-Old Edited Out of Video After Backlash
Vanity Fair removed references to the boy’s age and cast reactions after viewers shared before-and-after clips that spread quickly online.
- On March 31, Saturday Night Live cast members Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla, Jane Wickline, and James Austin Johnson participated in a Vanity Fair video where Chloe Fineman, 37, revealed she was fired as a camp counselor for pantsing a 6-year-old boy at age 16.
- Fineman explained the boy repeatedly lifted her shirt, saying 'He would lift my shirt all the time' and 'Hey, could I have a hug?' before she decided to retaliate by pulling down his pants on a hike, after which she was fired.
- The unedited version on X revealed the boy was 6 years old with his 'little ding-a-ling was out,' and Fineman noted 'He wasn't wearing underpants, and then a giant school bus drove by,' accumulating more than 3.5 million views.
- Vanity Fair subsequently edited the video to remove the boy's age, the phrase 'little ding-a-ling was out,' and shots of cast members gasping, including Ashley Padilla's reaction 'Oh, honey, I think you're on a list somewhere.'
- Social media users condemned the story, with critics calling it 'quite upsetting' and questioning why Fineman shared it in 2026, though she had previously disclosed the same incident on the Therapuss with Jake Shame podcast last May, which remains unedited on YouTube.
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Chloe Fineman Faces Backlash After Telling Story About Being Fired from Camp Counselor Job at 16 After She ‘Pantsed’ a Boy
Chloe Fineman is facing backlash after admitting she was fired as a camp counselor after pulling a prank on a young boy. The story sparked chatter online, with critics questioning her decision to share the incident publicly.
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Chloe Fineman is facing backlash over a story she told in a Vanity Fair video, which the outlet later edited to remove some details from the story. Vanity Fair made a video titled “‘SNL’ Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other” with cast members Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla, Jane Wickline and James Austin Johnson also included. Chloe told a story about getting fired from her camp counselor job and her co-stars seemed shocked by the s…
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