Perhaps fearful of the negative affects a North Korean assassination attempt may have on his team’s playoff chances, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has tweeted Barack Obama to clarify he is not James Franco.
The president was discussing Sony’s decision to pull Sony’s The Interview on Friday when he conflated the film’s star, Franco, with Flacco to come up with a hybrid creation named “James Flacco”.
“I think it says something interesting about North Korea that they decided to have the state come out with an all-out attack because of satirical movie starring Seth Rogen and James Flacco,” said Obama. “I love Seth and I love James, but the notion that that was a threat to them gives you some sense of the kind of regime we are talking about here.”
Twitter was quickly filled with Flacco/Franco gags:
Fact Check: James Flacco is not an elite quarterback
— Mark Berman (@markberman) December 19, 2014
I drafted James Flacco in my fantasy hollywood league
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) December 19, 2014
That only left the actual Joe Flacco to weigh in on the matter. Which he quickly did:
.@barackobama It's James Franco, not James Flacco ;)
— Joe Flacco (@TeamFlacco) December 19, 2014
Welcome to the family, brother. @JamesFrancoTV
— Joe Flacco (@TeamFlacco) December 19, 2014
Franco and Kim Jong-un are yet to tweet their thoughts on the state of the Ravens secondary.