What the what!? A man disguised as an old lady in a wheelchair smears cake on the Mona Lisa!
A 36-year-old man in Paris is facing charges for using a piece of cake to vandalize the Mona Lisa on Sunday. He was disguised as an older woman in a wheelchair and it sounds like he did that to gain access to a handicapped area right next to the painting. The video below shows the painting smeared and security removing him from the building. Officials at the Louvre confirmed the attack did involve a pastry and it ended up being a protest about climate change.
The Mona Lisa itself wasn’t damaged because it’s been behind bulletproof glass ever since someone threw a rock at it in 1956, and someone else tried to douse it with acid. A woman also threw a mug at it in 2009. The pastry guy tried to smash the glass before smearing the cake, but couldn’t break it. He’s being investigated for damaging a cultural artifact.
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