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You guys, stop tweeting mean things to George Papadopoulos from Novi

October 30, 2017 at 3:16 PM

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The Novi George Papadopoulos.

Ask any regular person out there who shares a name with a famous person just how annoying their lives can be. There is a Taylor Swift from Seattle, a Donald Trump from Virginia, and a Matthew Broderick from Boston.

Now, after Trump's former foreign policy advisor George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty in Robert Mueller's Trump/Russia investigation, George Papadopoulos from Novi, Michigan is getting mistaken for the lying former Trump aide.

After the news broke Monday morning that George Papadopoulos lied to the FBI, Papadopoulos from Novi received tweets from people confusing him for Trump's Papadopoulos.

While it looks like Novi Papadopoulos could be Trump's, (he is a financial planner, verified Twitter account, 8,000-plus Twitter followers) Papadopoulos made it clear that he is "NOT that George Papadopoulos."

For the nth time, I am NOT Trump's foreign policy adviser! I have NO association with the Trump camp! NONE!
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017

One Twitter user tweeted at him that he couldn't wait to watch him "wriggle out of this one," which prompted Papadopoulos to tweet:

I am NOT that guy! Visiting my mother in Greece now and can assure u I am getting so fat eating the dishes she makes me...so no wiggling :) https://t.co/kHn5sQQ8jE
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017

Turns out the Novi Papadopoulos isn't even in the country — he is visiting his mother in a Greece.

To all: I am NOT that George Papadopoulos. I am in Greece visiting my mother so today it has been kind of surreal to keep up with.
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017

I am back now from our village where there are MANY George Papadopoulos men! News hit here but the name is so common it is not a big deal :)
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017

I will try to reply to some emails. Sorry, no video interview requests, it's not possible here in this small city in Greece in family home
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017

If we may paraphrase one Chris Crocker ... "LEAVE GEORGE PAPADOPOULOS ALONE!"

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