The Legend Behind ‘Cocaine Bear’ Is Even Wackier Than the Movie

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A Kentucky souvenir shop claims to have the real “Cocaine Bear” on display. The story may not bear up under scrutiny.

A stuffed bear passed through the hands of Waylon Jennings and a mysterious Chinese collector before winding up in a Kentucky souvenir shop that renamed it ‘Pablo Escobear.’ Or did it?LEXINGTON, Ky.

—Coming Friday to movie theaters nationwide, “Cocaine Bear” draws inspiration from the true story of a bear that, well, ate cocaine. In the Hollywood version, the beast then goes on an R-rated, coke-fueled murder rampage.a WSJ membership

 

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😆 🤣, bear up to scrutiny! I got that and I haven't done any cocaine...yet!

Everything goes through Kentucky!!

Watch out bear, there's a Hunter looking for his coke.

The provenance of the real cocaine bear is quite uninteresting and very factual. WSJ always finds a new way to renforce and fortify a shit rag reputation

Let them have their lies.

Tennessee Smokey Mountains has one too.

Where Don jr

They do. No claims needed.

When did putting puns in headlines become all the rage? I don’t think it’s very punny.

عه وال استریت چپسوزی نکن

This might replace the eagle as the American symbol for 2023.

'It's great to know that Kentucky is taking strides to promote a healthy lifestyle!'

unbearable

RightSideVP TheKevinWalsh 😂

I would also have accepted “the story may not be up to snuff”

the story may not bear the weight of scrutiny*

movie: bear does cocaine and goes on killing spree real life: bear does cocaine and immediately dies

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