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Hershey || i understand nothing @odetotrees why cancel? john krasinski? Heres what THE GOAT has done in 2020: -Gave a Virtual Prom for Kids that missed theirs -Gave a Graduation for the class of 2020 -Hosted a SURPRISE wedding for Fans WITH A CAST REUNION FOR THEM AND PEOPLE STILL CANCEL HIM? #JohnKrasinskilsOverParty understand nothing

Ellie McElvain #BLM @elliemce Ok so I guess friends and family "hate" my Twitter effort to cancel John Krasinski for being "a cop" - it "gives them concern" that I am considering all angles of whether or not John Krasinski is a copy. They say I am "medically" "diagnosed"with PTSD and these tweets are (contin) Ellie McElvain #BLM @elliemce - 12h Replying to @elliemce One of many "paranoid" "delusions" and that if I take a "chill" "pill" literally, my community will come together in time to cancel John Krasinski if that is in fact, necessary, which we will find out together. With that I say: Au revoir. (Contin) Ellie McElvain #BLM @elliemce · 12h Know that if you don't hear from me, while I am out of the public eye of my meager following, my heart is still focused on abolishing police, tearing down the whole system, and of course, as always, Canceling John Krasinski.

@muntries Okay what's going on? What's happening?! #JohnKrasinskilsOverParty

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Overview

John Krasinski's Virtual Prom refers to an online event hosted by John Krasinski on his YouTube channel, Some Good News, as a means of brightening the spirits of high schoolers who were unable to attend prom in 2020 due to Coronavirus quarantines.

Background

On April 16th, 2020, John Krasinski announced on numerous social media channels he would be hosting a "virtual prom" on his YouTube channel, Some Good News, the following evening.

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A post shared by John Krasinski (@johnkrasinski) on Apr 16, 2020 at 8:54am PDT

Developments

The "prom" was streamed live on YouTube on April 17th, 2020. It featured appearances by Rainn Wilson, Chance the Rapper, the Jonas Brothers, and Billie Eilish. On April 19th, Krasinski posted a video recapping the event (shown below). The event lasted roughly thirty minutes.

On social media, teens posted pictures of themselves attending the prom in their prom outfits and celebrating along with the stream. User @jennaamegan^[1] posted a picture of herself watching with her friend on FaceTime, gaining over 180 retweets and 4,300 likes (shown below, left). User @campbelldb8^[2] posted similar photos, gaining over 480 likes (shown below, right).

Jenna @jennaamegan I've been really torn up about how senior year ended, but prom with my bestie on FaceTime, JOHN FREAKING KRASINSKI, AND my favorite artists @jonasbrothers AND @billieeilish was AMAZING. Literally the best prom ever. You are truly the best, @johnkrasinski. #SGNProm @somegoodnews' JENNA 8 Some Good News and 3 others

The event was widely covered by media sources who highly praised it. Mashable^[3] called it, "a genuinely fun, heartening success." Junkee^[4] wrote, "The event doesn’t fully make up for what people have lost, but people really appreciated what Krasinski tried to do for them."

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^[1] Twitter – jennaamegan

^[2] Twitter – campbelldb8

^[3] Mashable – John Krasinski's virtual high school prom was truly a night to remember

^[4] Junkee – John Krasinski Hosted A Wholesome Virtual Prom For The Quarantined Class Of 2020

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