Remember the “Hot Felon”?
In 2014, forklift operator Jeremy Meeks was arrested for possession of marijuana and an unregistered pistol. Usually this doesn’t happen, but when Meeks’ mugshot was published online, he became an instant meme: “Hot Felon.” When he was released from prison in 2016, his life turned around thanks to the Internet. He booked modeling gigs, started dating Topshop heiress Chloe Green, and had a child.