Glen Powell has addressed the speculation surrounding the veracity of a wild dating horror story he recently told on a podcast . The Anyone But You actor, 35, sat down with Jake Shane to record an episode of Therapuss , revealing that his sister ’s friend narrowly avoided cannibalism while out with a man she barely knew. His sister’s friend thought the man was “super charming” until she went back to her date ’s apartment and he massaged her with lotion that made her itch “like crazy”.
After fleeing the house and attending a doctor’s appointment, the woman, Powell claimed, was told that the cream was confirmed as a “black market lotion that breaks down skin for human consumption”. Online viewers questioned whether the Top Gun: Maverick star’s tale was true. The story was subsequently debunked by Buzzfeed as a long-standing urban legend, which has been told across Europe and the United States with varying location and medical details for years.
Powell addressed the news on Twitter/X on Tuesday (11 June). “Props to my little sister’s friend who told her this dating story,” he wrote. “I’ve been telling this for years.
I’m questioning my whole life now...
False alarm. Back rubs are back.” Fans were relieved to discover the story was an urban myth.
“I’m so glad,” wrote one person in the comments, while another added: “I think you should just keep telling crazy stories of dubious authenticity, it’s a good bit.” When first recounting th.