In Ultimate Twist of Irony, Someone Uploads The Fat Jew’s Book to Twitter

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By Maia Efrem November 5, 2015

The Fat Jew, meet Karma.
Karma, meet The Fat Jew.

In a classic taste-of-his-own-medicine scenario, a Twitter user has uploaded every page of the Josh “The Fat Jew” Ostrovsky’s new memoir, “Money Pizza Respect.” Ostrovsky famously came under fire this summer for “curating” his popular Instagram account with unattributed memes and jokes created by other comedians, all the while gaining a massive following that brought with it an explosion of sponsored deals, paid appearances, a line of wine and, most recently, a book deal.

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As of this writing, Twitter had not yet shut down user Sealfan78 (@updog7) for violating Twitter’s Terms of Service, but they have stopped him from posting any more pictures.

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Maia Efrem is the former research editor and assistant to the editor and was also responsible for the Forward’s annual Salary Survey. Previously she served as the editor of Blognik Beat, a blog written by students who emigrated from or have ties to the Former Soviet Union. Maia is a graduate of Hunter College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

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