GloRilla Cashes In: Mug Shot Tees Spark Controversy
Kai Montgomery here, reluctantly doling out wisdom on celebrity antics because apparently I have nothing better to do. Look, I don’t want to be the one to say it, but when you get arrested and then turn your mug shot into a fashion statement, you’re basically asking for this column.
Memphis rapper GloRilla is now peddling black T-shirts featuring her freshly snapped mug shot for $40 each through her official online store. If you spotted them dangling next to standard logo caps and hoodies at last Friday’s “GloRilla’s Glo Bash” at the FedEx Forum, you aren’t dreaming. This display of self-mockery or marketing genius (take your pick) comes after her July 22 arrest in Forsyth County, Georgia, for possession of a scheduled controlled substance and marijuana over one ounce, according to arrest records obtained by TMZ.
At issue was a home invasion report that led deputies to GloRilla’s residence. Instead of catching the alleged robbers, law enforcement found illicit substances and slapped felony charges on the “TGIF” hitmaker. Her attorney blasted prosecutors for prioritizing drug counts over the robbery investigation, telling media that charging felonies against GloRilla feels “completely backward” when the actual burglars remain at large. On social media platform X, she vented, “Long story short my house gets home invaded and Im the only one that gets arrested.”
Don’t let the eye-catching design fool you into thinking it’s purely tongue in cheek. GloRilla’s selling strategy practically screams “help me cover my 22 thousand-dollar bond.” That bond was posted shortly after authorities booked her, and now fans can memorialize the moment for a small fortune.
This isn’t the first time celebrities have capitalized on legal woes. From mug shot vinyls to novelty keychains, the pop culture playbook is full of starlets exploiting scandal for extra cash. But when your home gets invaded and you end up as the main exhibit, it raises eyebrows. Observers on social media are divided: some applaud her hustle, others call it tacky self-sabotage. Either way, the backlash is as viral as the arrest itself.
Meanwhile, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office remains tight-lipped on the status of the robbery suspects, declining to update TMZ on any leads. That silence only fuels the chatter. Will GloRilla face more legal heat? Will those mug shot shirts vanish from her store once the hype dies down? Stay tuned.
And that, dear reader, is why we cant have nice things.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ
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