Matt Rife Jawline Surgery Controversy

Overview

Matt Rife Jawline Surgery Controversy or Many Faces of Chicago Matt Rife Jawline Surgery Rumor refers to a feud between comedian Matt Rife and plastic surgeon and influencer Many Faces of Chicago (real name Dr. Benjamin Caughlin, username @manyfacesofchicago) in late November 2023. The beef between the two occurred after the latter made a TikTok video mocking an unnamed patient for being canceled after he performed jawline surgery on them, which many speculated was Rife due to his then-recent domestic violence joke controversy and the fact that he commented on the video himself. In the following days, Rife's response to the video led to a series of jokes and memes about his rumored plastic surgery spreading online.

Background

On November 28th, 2023, TikTok^[1] plastic surgeon and influencer @manyfacesofchicago (Dr. Benjamin Caughlin) uploaded a video skipping through a hallway paired with the overlay text, "Me after creating the greatest jawline ever seen just for my patient to get canceled right after." The video (shown below) amassed over 16 million plays and 2 million likes in less than a day. He also reposted it to his Instagram^[2] account the same day.

Developments

Although @manyfacesofchicago's video didn't mention the name of the patient who had the plastic surgery, comedian Matt Rife commented on the doctor's Instagram^[2] repost the same day it was shared, November 28th, 2023, saying, "Lying about medical history is illegal, just FYI." Rife's comment (seen below) then received over 310 likes and 1,100 replies in roughly 24 hours.

The reply was later captured and posted on X^[3] by user @airbagged on November 28th, which amassed over 17 million views and 100,000 likes in a day (shown below).

Online Reactions

Online, people reacted to the comedian's reply by posting jokes and memes on X and TikTok, among other platforms. For example, on November 28th, 2023, X^[4] user @sailorstarstore posted an image (shown below, left) of a man pointing a gun at himself (known as the Trust Nobody, Not Even Yourself meme) paired with the caption, "Never seen a faster self-sabotage," which amassed more than 780 likes and two retweets in a day.

On November 29th, X^[5] user @legotrillermoth posted a picture of what they claimed was Matt Rife before his jawline surgery (shown below, right), which received roughly 660 views and 18 retweets in just a few hours.

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