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'Idol' contestant besieged by pro-Trump Twitter users because of his name

Wrong Shannon Noll, you idiot!

Joseph Earp

on February 2, 2017

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Twitter and mistaken identities go hand in hand. Seems like not a day goes past that someone isn't getting the hate (or praise) that's meant for someone else with the same name.

This particular story is a little more unusual though, given that it involves a comedian, a famous musician and, uh, the son of the President Of The United States.

See, Shannon Noll is an American comedian known for her off-kilter impressions, as well as her self-described likeness to Barron Trump. In fact, she's putting on a play called Barron Trump: Up Past Bedtime. But the controversial decision to "take aim" at Trump's 10-year-old son means she's coming serious under fire.

And this, friends, is where the other Shannon Noll comes in.

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See, Australia has a Shannon Noll too. He was the runner-up in Australian Idol way back in 2003, and he is a kind of a beloved national figure -- albeit one that people sometimes like to gently make fun of. Good bloke.

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So while people have been taking to Twitter, intent on blasting American Shannon Noll, they have instead been making fun of old mate, Aussie Shannon Noll A.K.A. @NOLLSIE. Poor Nollsie!

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Aussie Shannon was forced to clear the error up.

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Because he is a good bloke, keen to right wrongs where he sees them, Australian Shannon Noll has also been redirecting the trolls to the female comedians account. One by one.