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New Year’s Eve saw some memorable moments, which included the highlight of Don Lemon drunkenly praising Kathy Griffin’s “nice rack” on CNN. Over on ABC, Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy held down the fort with a variety of musical guests, but McCarthy’s hair did much of the talking. Indeed, folks went bonkers over McCarthy’s prominent blonde extensions. This was a new look, as she recently went hot pink last fall, and she now sports a fuller, platinum set of locks. She pulled back her bangs in a style resembling many 1990s icons and possibly a Jersey Shore star or two.
Someone also mentioned “squad goals,” which had nothing to do with hair.
https://twitter.com/JeremySinger/status/682798622799347712
The overall internet consensus was that this was not a flattering look for McCarthy. Her hair somehow dwarfed her already powerful persona, and as the evening progressed, the hair turned into a meme. Then the meme swallowed Twitter and gave birth to a mulleted child. Several comparisons to Dog the Bounty Hunter arose:
So my brother post to facebook that @JennyMcCarthy's hair looks like Dog the bounty hunter. So not nice…poor Jenny pic.twitter.com/eaS96KEJTa
— Remix (@DETCoverGirlMOM) January 1, 2016
Jenny McCarthy is Dog the Bounty Hunter #NYE2016 #NewYearsEve #Illuminati pic.twitter.com/0DkfBEFJYv
— Evelyn Faye (@evelynnfaye) January 1, 2016
I'm not saying Dog the Bounty Hunter's hairstylist is moonlighting. I'm just saying Jenny McCarthy's hairdo is… suspicious #RockinEve
— College Park Mom (@lindsayoz) January 1, 2016
One person compared the look to a Game of Thrones white walker.
https://twitter.com/rilaws/status/682788158090665984
Orlando Bloom’s Lord of the Rings locks got a shoutout.
https://twitter.com/imatoofbrush/status/682747256651558912
Then McCarthy suffered a Kardashian comparison, which was not kind.
Jenny McCarthy or did Khloe Kardashian dye her hair? #NYE2016 pic.twitter.com/R9D7Uer9xC
— Tim Williams (@realtimwilliams) January 1, 2016
From there, the situation accelerated with some Mad Max, Gene Simmons, and Joe Dirt comparisons. That wasn’t all, and here’s a sampling of responses. Poor McCarthy won’t wear her hair like this for a long time.
https://twitter.com/gaypatriot/status/682803237062348800
https://twitter.com/MollySmiff/status/682795885751865344
Jenny McCarthy's hair is very Lucius Malfoy. #RockinEve
— Cindy (@HelloImCindy) January 1, 2016
Did Jenny McCarthy's hair just come out of a Mad Max reboot sequel? #TipsyNewYearsObservations #NewYear2016
— ManicNole (@ManicNole) January 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/Terrytaylor22W/status/682795314751901696
https://twitter.com/LexG_III/status/682831903687245825
https://twitter.com/misslyndsaylee/status/682827416616607744
Jenny McCarthy. Joe Dirt called…HE WANTS HIS HAIR STYLE BACK!#RockinEve pic.twitter.com/Z8pLK1paf5
— MARTY (@WALSTGUY) January 1, 2016