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FAKE KIM FOILED

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The man who showed up

at the Pyeongchan­g Olympics opening ceremony dressed as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is not Korean, does not speak Korean and is not from either Korea. According to Yahoo’s Eric Adelson, the impersonat­or gave his name as “Howard” and said he’s from Australia and of Chinese descent. After being removed from the opening ceremony along with his partner, a U.S. President Donald Trump impersonat­or, he was back Wednesday for the women’s hockey game between the unified Korean team and Japan.

And again, Fake Kim was escorted roughly from the premises. Officials thought Howard was trying to rile up the Korean cheerleade­rs, and indeed, he told Adelson one of his goals was to “meet the cheerleade­rs.”

 ?? AFP/GETTY IMAGES ?? A Kim Jong Un impersonat­or told media one of his goals was to meet the cheerleade­rs at a women’s hockey game.
AFP/GETTY IMAGES A Kim Jong Un impersonat­or told media one of his goals was to meet the cheerleade­rs at a women’s hockey game.

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