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This past Thanksgiving, Bachelor producer Elan Gale set the Internet ablaze by live-tweeting his altercation with “Diane in 7A,” a rude passenger, known only by her first name and seat number, on his US Airways flight. His account of the events has since seen his follower count multiply to north of 176,000, with a vast majority of them thankful for the holiday distraction, as well as the fact that they weren’t traveling on the same flight.
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Yet Gale has presented another thing to be thankful for: Diane in 7A does not exist.
He made the big reveal Monday night on his Twitter account, of course:
So many questions unanswered about Diane. In 15 minutes I will post the photo and hopefully we can resolve all this
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 3, 2013
Here is Diana sitting in a chair pic.twitter.com/OE5q7j8dhr
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 3, 2013
Whoops. Meant Diane. Great time for a typo
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 3, 2013
I conclude by saying hopefully a few people got a few laughs over a slow Thanksgiving weekend
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 3, 2013
While many corners of the Internet waved their fists at Gale — calling him a misogynist and/or a bully, and only fueled by a rumor that Diane actually had cancer — parts of Hollywood got at least a good laugh:
I want everyone to follow @theyearofelan bc he is so f#%*ing funny.
— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) November 30, 2013
I am deeply moved by @theyearofelan thanksgiving flight story, in more ways than one. And to find out he’s ‘the bachelor‘ producer is CAKE.
— Sarah Hyland (@Sarah_Hyland) November 30, 2013
Meet my new BFF @theyearofelan. This is how he will become YOUR bff http://t.co/kOHGAHBqH9
— Questlove Jenkins (@questlove) November 29, 2013
@theyearofelan this is obviously viral marketing and will end with u introducing diane as the new bachelorette
— Andy Levy (@andylevy) November 28, 2013
If you’re in the bathroom hiding from your family, @theyearofelan‘s timeline is gold right now.
— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) November 28, 2013
.@theyearofelan did this hilarious thing on an airplane yesterday. I can’t stop laughing. http://t.co/ysryy0MTWz
— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) November 29, 2013
Even a few after Gale’s hoax reveal:
@theyearofelan haha even funnier to know it was just brilliant writing & execution, feeding inner-monologues of all the Dianes
— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) December 3, 2013
In light of @theyearofelan hoax (google it) I confess to making up @realDonaldTrump. Still shocked so many people thought he was real.
— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) December 3, 2013
Welp, @theyearofelan apparently wants to get on with his life and is admitting he made up the whole thing. Somewhere Andy Kaufrman shrugs.
— James Urbaniak (@JamesUrbaniak) December 3, 2013
Saving a seat for Diane at next Passover dinner.
— Jason Biggs (@JasonBiggs) December 3, 2013
But before the big reveal, actor Samm Levine went as far as to parody the Bachelor producer in his own sordid tale (which was completely retweeted by Patton Oswalt):
Ugh. Some wacko on my flight is wailing about a “diabetic emergency.” He keeps going on and on about insulin.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
It’s like he doesn’t realize we’re all on this plane with him. Yes, yes, you and your diabetes needs come first, sir.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
OK, I HAVE to mess with this guy. I think I’ll crack open the first aid kit and swap out the insulin with that disgusting potable water crap
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Holy shit, I did it! There’s no insulin left! I’m literally shaking! (I also just snorted a bunch of coke)
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
FUCK! He’s injecting himself & screaming about not feeling any better. He says he thinks there may be a problem & needs a different medicine
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
I sent 32G some tums and a note. pic.twitter.com/DJvvTiFELA
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Jesus Christ. The copilot just handed me a note from 32G. pic.twitter.com/ssylfugPDV
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
“David” is about 75 or 80 years old. He’s wearing pants and a shirt, and a silver medic alert bracelet on his ridiculous fucking wrist.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
My response to “David” in 32G. pic.twitter.com/W16twjLrJL
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
David has responded. #TeamSamm #32G #Diabetes pic.twitter.com/mlEJVEbpez
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
My ultimate note to “David.” pic.twitter.com/eJHcPfm6FZ
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
We have just arrived at LAX. Somehow the noisiest passenger on this flight slept through our landing.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Someone from the “coroners” office just boarded the plane to get him. What the hell is that anyway? An office for self-centered douches?
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Thanks for all the supportive responses, everybody. Looks like another win for the good guys tonight. #TeamSamm #32G #NoWitnesses
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
I love you, @SammLevine. I truly love you. Everyone read every single one of his Tweets I just RT’d. From the beginning.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) December 2, 2013
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