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The Drunk Girl in Public Social Experiment Viral Video is a Hoax

The "Drunk Girl in Public" video below created by Stephen Zhang and featuring actress Jennifer Box is spreading like wildfire or going viral on social networking websites and the rest of the internet is a hoax. The video, shot on Hollywood Boulevard, shows men trying to take advantage of a woman pretending to be drunk, was staged.

The “Drunk Girl in Public” Viral Video

According to the "TheSmokingGun", the men shown in the video who are trying to lure the actress to their homes or vehicles were recruited by Zhang and sidekick Seth Leach, who, days before the video was shot, wrote on his Facebook page that he was, “Shooting some videos in LA all day Thursday and need a good actress. If you live in Los Angeles or have a friend who does and is an actress, tag them/hit me up!”

For more information about the video, please click here.

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