Julian Assange throwing up a peace sign after he was arrested

Julian Assange Was Arrested … or Was It David Letterman?

Rachel Leishman

Published: Apr 11, 2019 11:45 am

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Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has had quite the time. He isn’t exactly well-liked (much like that Benedict Cumberbatch movie about him), and now he was arrested for breaching bail on a rape case that was no longer under investigation in Sweden, as well as computer hacking conspiracy charges from the United States. He had previously been under asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, but the asylum was revoked, leading to his arrest.

Assange is pretty terrible for a variety of reasons, including Wikileaks’ part in getting Donald Trump elected (Russia unsurprisingly finds his arrest “rude”). Why we’re all laughing, though, is because Assange looks like he watched Jumanji one time and wanted to be Robin Williams as Alan Parrish when he first gets let out of the game.

But that’s not all Assange reminds us of. He also looks like a famous retired late night host. Twitter went on to compare Assange to another bearded man: David Letterman.

With those comparisons came some pretty great tweets:

Julian Assange should be played by David Letterman for an SNL sketch that’s cut for time pic.twitter.com/bQrCZDCViO

— Kyle Livingstone (@KyleLivesAlone) April 11, 2019

They finally captured David Letterman. https://t.co/M3El2UOfSi

— Glenn C (@IamBigTime67) April 11, 2019

There are strong opinions on both sides of this story, but I think we can all agree that David Letterman deserves better. pic.twitter.com/iHZEqfAetl

— Rick Dusenbery (@rdusenbery) April 11, 2019

Free David Letterman! pic.twitter.com/5h38CGlpBg

— Sven Henrich (@NorthmanTrader) April 11, 2019

Seriously though, if David Letterman and Julian Assange both tag-teamed as villains in an episode of Scooby Doo, I’d believe it.

I mean look both Julian Assange and David Letterman look like they’d be like “And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!” pic.twitter.com/DBdiaCKmdt

— rachel leishman (@RachelLeishman) April 11, 2019

I say good riddance to Julian Assange, and now, I guess, good riddance to the man bun. If Assange wears it, we must cancel it. Sorry, those are the rules.

(image: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

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Rachel Leishman

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Rachel Leishman (She/Her) is an Assistant Editor at the Mary Sue. She's been a writer professionally since 2016 but was always obsessed with movies and television and writing about them growing up. A lover of Spider-Man and Wanda Maximoff's biggest defender, she has interests in all things nerdy and a cat named Benjamin Wyatt the cat. If you want to talk classic rock music or all things Harrison Ford, she's your girl but her interests span far and wide. Yes, she knows she looks like Florence Pugh. She has multiple podcasts, normally has opinions on any bit of pop culture, and can tell you can actors entire filmography off the top of her head. Her current obsession is Glen Powell's dog, Brisket. Her work at the Mary Sue often includes Star Wars, Marvel, DC, movie reviews, and interviews.