Recreating a celebrity image can be a gamble, particularly when the image in question is widely regarded as a defining pop-culture moment.
Hacks star Paul W. Downs discovered that firsthand after replicating Mark Wahlberg’s groin-grabbing pose from his 1992 Calvin Klein campaign in a recent photoshoot for Paper magazine.
Instead of applauding the homage, many social media users mocked it, with reactions ranging from playful jabs to outright disgust.
