claim: singer and former "the voice" star ceelo green was injured in a mobile phone explosion captured on video.
question: video shows phone exploding in ceelo green’s face?
origin: on 17 december 2016, a video purportedly showing a mobile phone exploding in the face of “forget you” singer and former voicecoach ceelo green was uploaded to the internet and went viral via social media. in the video, a male subject who looks very much like ceelo green is seen sitting at a console in a sound mixing studio and speaking on what appears to be a smartphone, when the device suddenly seems to to explode in his face, knocking him to the floor:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  it was also unclear what brand of phone the subject is using. earlier this year, samsung recalled their galaxy note 7 smartphone due to a battery issue that was said to pose a fire threat, but it was impossible to tell whether that’s the device seen in the video.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  a popular internet theory held that the video was a publicity stunt timed to tease ceelo green’s appearance in the tbn tv christmas special because of bethlehem, scheduled to air the next day:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “actually what you saw today was a clip from a smaller video that we were shooting for a new project i’m doing called gnarley davidson, and it’s supposed to set up and introduce the new character identity, you know what i’m saying? and you know, forgive me y’all. i’m still going to release the music, but first and foremost, for everybody that loves me and cares about me, i just want to let y’all know that i’m okay.”
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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comment: undated and unverified surveillance video supposedly showed former 'the voice' star ceelo green falling to the ground when a mobile phone exploded in his face. it was actually a clip from a music video he was shooting.
summary: on 17 december 2016, a video purportedly showing a mobile phone exploding in the face of ceelo green was uploaded to the internet and went viral via social media. a popular internet theory held that the video was a publicity stunt timed to tease the singer’s appearance in a tbn tv christmas special scheduled to air the next day. “actually what you saw today wasa clip from a smaller video that we were shooting for a new project i'm doing called gnarley davidson,” green said.