Flava Of The Month?: The Antoine Dodson Aftermath

On the bright side, the Gregory Brothers, the duo behind the popular Autotune The News YouTube channel whose remix of Antoine’s original remarks has actually reached the charts – according to Gawker it’s No. 3 on iTunes and No. 89 on the Billboard Hot 100(!) – have agreed to split the revenue from the song equally between themselves and Antoine.

Between that money and Antoine’s presence of mind in establishing himself as his own brand, complete with a presence on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube,things have already improved for himself and his family: he told ABC that he’s made enough money to move his family out of Lincoln Park, where the incident took place. It’s anybody’s guess what will happen once Antoine’s 15 minutes are “officially” up, and online voyeurs find somebody new to gawk at. But here’s to hoping those folks have the same savvy. And get a better shake from the media to begin with.

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