In the wake of a growing national hysteria over “creepy clowns” which are reportedly menacing communities across America, a spokesman for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College has expressed great disappointment and lamentation.
“It is troubling because it’s a distraction for our clowns who just want to make people laugh and smile,” Feld Entertainment Inc. vice president for communication Stephen Payne told The Chronicle of Higher Education earlier this week. “That’s what our clowns are dedicating to doing.”
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In the last several weeks, a few odd clown sightings in a couple Southern states has morphed into a nationwide creepy clown apocalypse.
In addition to North Carolina and South Carolina, America’s creepy-clown panic has now reached Delaware, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Texas, New Mexico, Oregon, Michigan, and Washington.
Reports of creepy clowns generally tend to involve a school in some way. Police say most reports have turned out to be hoaxes.
