AshleyMadison's Dumbest Ad Yet Stars Kim Jong Un

Billboard goes up in L.A.

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Not content with ruining marriages on the East Coast, adultery website AshleyMadison.com is expanding into Los Angeles with a billboard near the airport that features a picture of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, alongside the headline, "Affairs now guaranteed. Even if you look like him." Like what, an Asian guy? Nice. Have fun settling that out of court. The ad refers to the recent surprise news that Kim is married, and is a cheap shot at a guy who, whatever any other issues he may have, isn't nearly as goofy looking as his dad was.

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