Tony the Tiger Helps Out a Prostitute in What Looks Like an Elaborate Prank Campaign

It's not just for kids anymore

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In what is surely an unauthorized prank campaign—and a brazenly offensive one at that—Kellogg's Frosted Flakes spokescat Tony the Tiger claims to have turned his attention to adults rather than kids, and has begun by helping out a 43-year-old, down-on-her-luck prostitute named Candy.

The video is embedded on a whole new site called tonyisback.com, which mimics the real Kellogg site pretty impressively. There, the famous mascot explains his supposed new calling this way:

"I've helped so many kids to solve their every day problems over the years.

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