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Representative George Santos confirmed in a 2011 Wikipedia post that he performed as a drag queen, stating that he landed roles in the Disney television series Hannah Montana and the film The Invasion ‘with Uma Thurman’, who does not star in the film.
Video obtained by DailyMail.com allegedly shows Santos, speaking in Portuguese, listing the places where he did ‘performances’, all of them prominent drag venues in Rio de Janeiro.
Santos, who is under increasing pressure to resign, called claims that he “performed” as a drag queen named Kitara Ravache in Brazil around 2008 “false,” and also called allegations that he defrauded a disabled veteran out of dollars. doctors for your sick dog. ‘crazy.’
However, it was discovered that one Anthony Devolder, an alias known to have been used by George Santos, was last redacted in 2011 to suggest that he had acted as a cross-dresser. George Anthony Devolder Santos is the full name of the congressman.
Despite denials, internet sleuths appear to have discovered that Rep. George Santos, seen here in photos dressed in drag in 2007, was confirmed in a 2011 Wikipedia post to have performed as a drag queen.
The April 29, 2011 post discovered by political says he used to do it when he was a teenager in Brazil, through usernames devmaster88 Y JorgeDevolder22with Wikipedia moderators accusing him of abusing multiple accounts.
‘Devolder’ writes that Santos ‘began [sp] his ‘stage’ life at 17 as a gay nightclub [sp] DRAG QUEEN and with that I win several [sp] GAY BEAUTY PAGENTS [sp].’
The page also alleges that Santos/Devolder had a cameo appearance on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
He also alleges that he ‘shot his first film’ with ‘Uma Turman [sp]Chris Odanald, [sp] Melissa George, [sp] and alicia silverstone [sp] in the movie ‘THE INVASION’.
That film, released in 2007, stars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. None of the people listed in the Wiki entry appear in The Invasion.
As part of his acting career, Wikipedia editions also allege that he met Steven Spielberg and that his career took off when he met a producer from the 1996 film Independence Day.
Details of Santos’ backstory continue to unfold, he was identified in a 15-year-old photo showing two drag queens on Icaraí beach in Brazil.
Santos, who is under increasing pressure to resign, called claims that he “performed” as a drag queen named Kitara Ravache in Brazil around 2008 “false,” and also called allegations that he defrauded a disabled veteran out of dollars. doctors for your sick dog. ‘crazy’
The page also alleges that Santos/Devolder had a cameo appearance on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
The video allegedly shows Santos in a black dress discussing the local Pride Parade.
A Brazilian drag queen named Eula Rochard told an independent journalist Marisa Cabas that she was the other person in the photo and named Santos, now 34, as her friend alongside her.
But the freshman congressman denounced the claim as “false” and accused the media of going after “outrageous” stories.
“The latest media obsession that I am a drag queen or ‘acted’ like a drag queen is categorically false,” Santos wrote on Twitter Thursday morning.
“The media continues to make outrageous claims about my life as I work for results. This will not distract me or bewilder me.
He has rejected all calls to resign and, since arriving on Capitol Hill, appears to side with conservative lawmakers, many of whom have made opposition to community drag performances a cornerstone of their culture war platforms.
On Thursday morning, Santos lashed out at claims that he once performed as a drag queen in Brazil.
This photo surfaced Wednesday, purportedly depicting Santos, now 34, dressing as a drag in 2008.
But in the 2008 photo, the person identified as Santos appears to be dressed in a red strapless top or dress while sporting longer brown hair. While the photo is grainy, some element of makeup is visible.
His Democratic critics accused Santos of hypocrisy for siding with people whose ideologies view the drag community as an object of contempt.
Two acquaintances of the embattled congressman told Reuters in a report late Wednesday that Santos participated in Brazilian drag shows a decade and a half ago.
One such person was Brazilian drag artist Eula Rouchard, who claimed that Santos had been involved in the Rio de Janeiro cross-dressing scene since around 2005.
Rouchard reportedly recalled that Santos was called ‘Anthony’ instead of ‘George’ at the time. She said that she was in her late teens when she met Santos.
‘Anthony Devolder’ was also the name Santos used when he allegedly conned a disabled veteran out of charity money to save his dying dog.
Santos reacted to that accusation on Twitter Thursday, Reports that he would let a dog die are shocking and insane.
Beleaguered freshman Republican Rep. George Santos of New York has come under mounting pressure to resign as key details of his backstory continue to unravel. He so far he has refused to give up
‘My work on behalf of animals was the labor of love and hard work. Over the past 24 hours, I have received photos of dogs that I have helped reduce over the years along with messages of support,” she wrote. These distractions won’t stop me!
Navy veteran Rich Osthoff, who was homeless at the time, told CNN he was connected to Santos as someone who had experience rescuing animals when his service dog, a pit bull named Sapphire, developed a tumor.
Santos allegedly created a GoFundMe for the dog. But after he raised $3,000, he became elusive and eventually disappeared with the funds. The dog died.
And House Republican leaders have guaranteed that Santos will have his own caseload in Congress, despite growing concerns about his place on Capitol Hill.
He will serve on two committees in the 118th Congress: the Small Business panel and the Science, Space and Technology Committee.
Meanwhile, Santos is under federal and state investigations, as well as a congressional ethics probe amid questions about how he obtained his recent personal wealth, including the $700,000 he donated to his 2022 campaign.