{"id":2362333,"date":"2026-04-07T11:52:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2362333"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:52:25","slug":"chloe-fineman-faces-backlash-after-telling-story-about-being-fired-from-camp-counselor-job-at-16-after-she-pantsed-a-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/chloe-fineman-faces-backlash-after-telling-story-about-being-fired-from-camp-counselor-job-at-16-after-she-pantsed-a-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Chloe Fineman Faces Backlash After Telling Story About Being Fired from Camp Counselor Job at 16 After She \u2018Pantsed\u2019 a Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chloe Fineman is facing backlash after admitting she was fired as a camp counselor after pulling a prank on a young boy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The story sparked chatter online, with critics questioning her decision to share the incident publicly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A detail about the camper\u2019s age was allegedly removed from the interview\u2019s final cut on <em>Vanity Fair<\/em>\u2019s YouTube page as well<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chloe-fineman-addresses-her-cannes-red-carpet-critics-8649976\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chloe Fineman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chloe Fineman&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Chloe Fineman<\/a> is facing criticism for a recent confession she made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Saturday Night Live <\/em>star, 37, sat down with costars Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla, Jane Wickline and James Austin Johnson for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x016TmuSN6c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:an interview with Vanity Fair;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;an interview with Vanity Fair&quot;}\" class=\"link \">an interview with <em>Vanity Fair<\/em><\/a> published on March 31<em>, <\/em>where they played a game testing how well they know each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fineman asked her castmates to guess what job she was fired from \u2014 and later rehired for \u2014 when she was 16. After they made several guesses, she revealed, \u201cI was fired as a camp counselor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After\u00a0Day jokingly asked if it was for \u201chitting on the campers,&#8221; she continued: \u201cNo, I pantsed a boy.\u201d Her co-stars reacted with shocked faces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBecause he would lift my shirt all the time,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;It was a different time. He\u2019d be like, \u2018Hey, could I have a hug?\u2019 And then I\u2019d go to hug him and he\u2019d lift my shirt like a d&#8212;. And then I was like, \u2018I\u2019m gonna get back at you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSo we were on a hike, and I was like, \u2018Hey [name], go look over there, it\u2019s a hawk,\u2019\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd then I yanked his pants down, and then I was fired.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Chloe Fineman<br \/>Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-news-inline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The moment has since gone viral online, after people noticed several details \u2014 including that Fineman said the boy in question was &#8220;like 6&#8221; years old at the time \u2014 appeared to have allegedly been removed from the cut of the interview that was later posted on <em>Vanity Fair<\/em>\u2019s YouTube page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Under a clip of the original video shared to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/delicaterocks\/status\/2040777694485291316\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;X&quot;}\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, the comments filled with people weighing in on the debate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAnytime you gotta say, \u2018it was a different time\u2019 maybe stop,\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another added: \u201ccan\u2019t comprehend how any public figure in 2026 would share this story proudly and publicly, regardless of whether or not they personally think it\u2019s an issue. HOW can you not foresee how people will react to this. baffling\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is such a disturbing thing to admit in a interview and omg the uncomfortable laughter among the cast mates I feel so bad for them,\u201d commented someone else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PEOPLE reached out to a representative for Fineman for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chloe-fineman-faces-backlash-after-telling-story-about-being-fired-from-camp-counselor-job-after-she-pantsed-a-boy-11944095\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source malaysia.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Chloe Fineman is facing backlash after admitting she was fired as a camp counselor after pulling a prank on a young boy The story sparked chatter online, with critics questioning her decision to share the incident publicly A detail about the camper\u2019s age was allegedly removed from the interview\u2019s final cut on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2362334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[365999,458913,348454,353933,352945,352940,57296,23844],"class_list":["post-2362333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-ashley-padilla","tag-camp-counselor","tag-chloe-fineman","tag-james-austin-johnson","tag-mikey-day","tag-sarah-sherman","tag-vanity-fair","tag-youtube"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chloe-Fineman-Faces-Backlash-After-Telling-Story-About-Being-Fired.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2362333"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2362335,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362333\/revisions\/2362335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2362334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2362333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2362333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2362333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}