Numerous celebrities tend to draw crowds at the airport, but Priyanka Chopra might’ve taken things to the next level.
The internet is roasting the actress after users began speculating that she might’ve hired actors to play fans of hers while she touched down at the LAX airport in a resurfaced video from 2017. The speculation began after a social media user noted the same two fans requested her autograph at the airport, and now social media users are roasting her for potentially using a PR stunt. Read more about the situation below.
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Clip Resurfaces Of Priyanka Chopra Signing Autographs For Fans At The LAX Airport
The 43-year-old is one of today's buzzing celebrities, following the premiere of her latest film, The Bluff, and her appearance at the 2026 Oscars. However, sometimes, with a spike in population comes the resurfacing of viral clips or photos.
On social media, fans and other users began recirculating a video of Priyanka walking around the LAX airport in 2017. At one point, she stops to sign autographs for two fans, a man and a woman. Later, as she exits her terminal, the same man and woman reappear for more autographs, and she obliges. You can see the clip here.
When celebrities touch down at the airport these days, it's usually done in a secluded area or kept as private as possible, making some fan interactions rare. However, this one or two particular interactions with the same two Priyanka fans raised some eyebrows.
Social Media Accuses Priyanka Of Hiring The Fans Seen In The Viral Video For A 'PR Stunt'
Though the video footage was from nearly ten years ago, when the former beauty queen was getting ready to marry her famous husband Nick Jonas, its resurfacing has come back with fury.
Following her appearance at this year's Oscars, the clip of her signing autographs for the same fans in one go went viral on X, as users accused her or her team of "hiring" the fans to make her look more popular.
"Imagine needing the same two people to pretend to be fans twice just to get media footage and make it look like Priyanka Chopra has a huge fan following in Hollywood," wrote the re-poster on X. "Honestly, it just shows how desperate she is for publicity."
"That is so embarrassing," responded a user. "They must have been paid well."
One X user wrote that they had "secondhand embarrassment" after watching the clip, and another commented that "Nobody asks for autographs anymore."
"They want selfies," they continued. "This is [definitely] a PR stunt. She's pathetic."
