A Kiss Cam, Coldplay, and the Collapse of Cousin George's Dignity
The air in the living room buzzed... not with holiday cheer, but with the knowledge that someone would inevitably bring up "The Incident." And of course, it involved Cousin George.
This year's disaster didn't start with a faulty business venture or a caffeine-induced meltdown.
No, 2025 brought something far more public. Far more humiliating. Far more big screen.
It began at a Coldplay concert in Milwaukee, where George, who insists he's "strictly a Vivaldi man," somehow ended up in the VIP section next to Shannon "The Brewer's Karen," local legend and self- appointed baseball etiquette enforcer, had already gone modestly viral for lecturing an entire bleacher section about "proper dugout posture."
George swears they were only discussing the stadium's Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, the KISS CAM had other ideas.
At the height of the concert, the camera zoomed in on the pair just as they both leaned toward each other. George probably to complain about data privacy, Shannon probably to correct him.
To 20,000 screaming fans, it looked like romance. When they realized they were on the big screen, they panicked with "The Brewer's Karen" covering her face and George ducking out of view.
Coldplay's frontman made it worse by announcing, "They look VERY into each other. Merry Christmas to that couple!"
By sunrise, the clip had gone viral under the title: "THE TWELVE DAYS OF KISS CAM SHAME."
George issued a statement: "This was a misunderstanding. I was discussing digital transformation opportunities."
Shannon issued her own: "I did not consent to romance or compliance violations."
And so, Cousin George once again earns his rightful place on the family mantel, immortalized mid- panic, in questionable lighting, with a scandal he absolutely did not intend.
Long live Cousin George.
Someone has to bring the drama.
The Cousin George tradition passes from Sarah Wells Korf to Elizabeth Bir for 2026.
At the height of the concert, the camera zoomed in on the pair just as they both leaned toward each other. George probably to complain about data privacy, Shannon probably to correct him.
To 20,000 screaming fans, it looked like romance. When they realized they were on the big screen, they panicked with "The Brewer's Karen" covering her face and George ducking out of view.
Coldplay's frontman made it worse by announcing, "They look VERY into each other. Merry Christmas to that couple!"
By sunrise, the clip had gone viral under the title: "THE TWELVE DAYS OF KISS CAM SHAME."
George issued a statement: "This was a misunderstanding. I was discussing digital transformation opportunities."
Shannon issued her own: "I did not consent to romance or compliance violations."
And so, Cousin George once again earns his rightful place on the family mantel, immortalized mid- panic, in questionable lighting, with a scandal he absolutely did not intend.
Long live Cousin George.
Someone has to bring the drama.
The Cousin George tradition passes from Sarah Wells Korf to Elizabeth Bir for 2026.
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