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Messy Bitch Who Lives For Drama is a catchphrase coined by comedian Braden Miller as his persona Joanne the Scammer. The phrase has become a popular way to describe a person who seems to be surrounded with chaos and intense interpersonal relationships online.

Origin

On December 13th, 2015, Braden Miller introduced his comedic persona Joanne the Scammer on Instagram. In the video in which the character describes herself, Joanne calls herself a "messy bitch who lives for drama" (shown below).

Spread

The phrase quickly became an influential part of Joanne the Scammer's brand. After Miller posted the video, influential celebrities began to share and parody it. Blac Chyna pantomimed the monologue on her Instagram.^[1] Jay Versace tweeted the phrase on April 30th, 2016 (shown below, left) On September 17th, 2016, Buzzfeed^[2] ran a quiz asking "Are You A Messy Bitch Who LIVES For Drama?" On June 23rd, 2017, the Twitter account for Ru Paul's Drag Race posted the phrase about contestant Shea Coulée (shown below, right).

The phrase has continued seeing popular use in regards to scandals in politics and celebrity culture. The Daily Show called Donald Trump a "messy bitch who lives for drama" after John Bolton departed the White House.^[3] Jezebel^[4] called the Amazon Echo the term after a story broke about how the device recorded a family's conversation and sent the conversation to a person on their contact list. On Twitter, the term continues seeing use as people describe dramatic situations. On April 14th, 2019, Twitter user @JBomb11 tweeted that Bran from Game of Thrones was the character, gaining over 320 retweets and 1,300 likes (shown below, left). On July 22nd, 2018, user Slade used the phrase about James Comey, gaining over 100 retweets and 1,100 likes (shown below, right).

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