{"id":24149,"date":"2021-05-24T16:58:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T16:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=24149"},"modified":"2021-05-25T14:00:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T14:00:28","slug":"adrians-kickback-california","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/adrians-kickback-california\/","title":{"rendered":"How A Running TikTok Joke ‘Adrian’s Kickback’ Became Real in California"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Popular app, TikTok (Photo Illustration: Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What started as a massive inside joke for TikTok<\/a> teens led to a weekend of absurd shenanigans and arrests in California<\/a>. The party, originally posted to TikTok as a meetup called “Adrian’s Kickback” by user adrian.lopez517, was intended to have people “pop out n celebrate my bday.” The post went viral throughout the week, generating a hashtag that was viewed more than 203 million times on the app. All weekend long teens made videos ranging from how they planned to ask their parents to let them attend the rager or how they were getting there. Celebrities<\/a> and popular TikTokers even made content signifying they were attending the supposed party. “We are actively monitoring multiple social media posts advertising a large gathering on the beach this weekend,” police tweeted Friday. “The safety & well-being of our residents, visitors, businesses & motorists is paramount, which is why the Huntington Beach Police Department is taking significant steps to prepare for the potential influx of visitors, including working closely with our regional public safety partners.<\/p>\n

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my mom said she can drop us off at adrians kickback but your mom has to pick us up<\/p>\n

— Arely (@arelyyortizz) May 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n