Somebody started a rumour that New Zealand pop sensation Lorde is going to jail and of course, it has gone viral.
Look up #FREELorde, I dare you.
Basically, the internet decided to collectively lose it’s shit because of a proposed (*key word*) new policy by the New Zealand National Party. The policy means that parents will be hit with a $3,000 fee if their child drops out of school.
Lorde, who shot to fame during her high school years after the release of her debut album Pure Heroine, dropped out of high school to focus on her music career. You know, because she’s LORDE. Even if she never plays music again, I’m sure she’s got great connections that’ll keep her from ever being unemployed.
Lorde, real name Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor has released two records since bursting onto the scene back in high school, Pure Heroine and Melodrama. And fans are screaming for a third album, but if Lorde goes to jail, we might have to wait a little longer.
But after Newshub used her as an example in their article about the proposed new policy, fans jumped to huge conclusions that she’d be going to jail if she refused to pay the fine.
In case you’ve forgotten, she’s Lorde. I’m sure she could pay $3,000 if she was asked to. But this isn’t even a real policy, so nobody has to pay a cent. Drop out of school all you like, children of New Zealand. Live your life.
But the only thing better than the fact that some people actually believed that Lorde was in jail, is the memes that surfaced on Twitter. Memes, glorious memes.
Pray for my girl Lorde 😔 … nothing’s wrong with her, she’s just going to jail #FreeLORDE pic.twitter.com/rghxHjj0as
— devin (@MrMcGuireSir) October 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/lordesjuul/status/1181763491394404354
Nobody:
Literally no one:
Lorde stans: #FreeLORDE pic.twitter.com/3W73kHYPUn
— Nervy (@nervycat) October 8, 2019
Me visiting Lorde in jail #FreeLORDE pic.twitter.com/pKLkkARbd6
— Olivia (@oliviacardinale) October 8, 2019
omg guys ella always knew… that’s why back in march she was practicing boxing. she was getting ready for jail #FreeLORDE pic.twitter.com/bmEW2R4KHI
— What Would Blair Do? (@__theyarenotyou) October 8, 2019
