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Julia Fox "Uncut Jams" refers to a quote from actress and New York City socialite Julia Fox while on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast in early February 2022. When asked how she felt about being then-boyfriend Kanye West's "muse," Fox replied "I was Josh Safdie's muse when he wrote Uncut Gems." However, her pronunciation of "gems" sounds more like "jams" to many listeners, leading to parodies of the moment online and the clip being used in lip-dub skits on TikTok.

Origin

On February 9th, 2022, Julia Fox appeared on the podcast "Call Her Daddy" to discuss her relationship with Kanye West. When asked if she considered herself West's "muse," Fox replied that she was Josh Safdie's muse in the film Uncut Gems, pronouncing "gems" similarly to "jams" (shown below).^[1]

Later that day, Spotify uploaded the clip to TikTok where it became an original sound (shown below).^[2]

Spread

The clip quickly began spreading on social media as people began to poke fun at the way Fox said "Uncut Gems," thinking it sounded more like "Uncut Jams." For example, on February 12th, 2022, Twitter^[3] user @naurveen isolated the clip, saying "why did she say 'Uncut Gems' like that?" (shown below).

julia fox honestly seems smart but why did she say “uncut gems” like that 😭 pic.twitter.com/fWMdKweV1k

— south dakota johnson (@naurveen) February 13, 2022

The clip began spreading on TikTok shortly after, as people began lip-dubbing the quote and doing impressions of Fox. On February 14th, TikToker @michelledriscool posted an impression of Fox using the sound, gaining over 102,000 likes in less than 24 hours (shown below, left). The same day, TikToker @daquiriheiress posted an impression of Fox, gaining over 87,000 likes in the same timeframe (shown below, right).

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