Lori Harvey Hit And Run

About

Lori Harvey Hit and Run refers to a series of memes parodying a car accident involving Lori Harvey, the stepdaughter of comedian and television host Steve Harvey.

Origin

On October 20th, 2019, Ok!^[1] magazine reported that Harvey had been arrested for attempting to flee the scene of a car accident in Beverly Hills, California (photos below). The Beverly Hills Police Department said, "She was arrested for the two charges and released on scene. Not booked. She identified herself properly and signed a written promise to appear in court."

That morning, Twitter user @yougotitlilbro posted a GIF of reality television star Elissa Slater spitting coffee while laughing and the caption, "Lori Harvey tried to do a ‘Hit and run’ but tried to run on foot?" The post received more than 750 likes and 145 retweets in 24 hours (shown below).

Spread

Throughout the day, people made jokes about the incident, posting gifs, videos and images that mock the alleged hit and run. For example, Twitter user @DD_McC posted a video of a woman escaping a car. The post recieved more than 3,100 likes and 950 retweets in 24 hours (shown below).

Twitter user @darleneturner52 tweeted a GIF of Joanne the Scammer. The post received more than 3,800 likes and 1,200 retweets in 24 hours (shown below).

Several media outlets covered the memes, including The Daily Dot, ^[2] Yahoo,^[3] Newsone,^[4] The Blast^[5] and more.

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