"David Phelps ambush" video was staged.

[Archae]

It's a fake, a promo.

A video that began circulating late yesterday claiming to show leading member of the Westboro Baptist Church David Phelps, supposedly the son of cult founder Fred Phelps, being ambushed by an obese, birthday-suited Seattle rapper named Billy the Fridge quickly went viral because, well, who doesn't want to see that?

Unfortunately, it was not to be.

The interview footage, as it turns out, is an entirely staged promo for "the first public crucifixion in America," which will allegedly be "televised" live at BattleCam.com this Sunday.

While many websites were rushing to post the ultimate "justice porn" video, they ignored one crucial detail: Fred Phelps doesn't have a son named David. Phelps actual son, Fred Jr. confirmed as much on Twitter.

http://gawker.com/5992873/that-video-of-a-naked-500+pound-man-ambushing-a-westboro-baptist-church-member-during-an-interview-is-fake

[Bluenorthwest]

1. the video has a promotion of a website and the crucifixion event right up front

So it was pretty obviously a promotional clip. A great promotional clip.