{"id":1916978,"date":"2026-05-04T12:55:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1916978"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:55:04","slug":"hunter-biden-shares-his-thoughts-on-fakemink-after-coachella-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1916978","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden shares his thoughts on Fakemink after Coachella photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-fakemink-coachella.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hunter Biden shares his thoughts on Fakemink after Coachella photo<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Many assumed the unlikely photo was AI-generated<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T13:55:04+01:00\">4th May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-fakemink-coachella-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Fakemink\" title=\"Fakemink\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Fakemink performs on the Gobi Stage during Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival. CREDIT: Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images for Coachella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>After being pictured alongside Fakemink at Coachella last month, Hunter Biden has shared his thoughts on the London rapper.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"814\" data-list-defn-props='{\"335552541\":1,\"335559683\":0,\"335559684\":-2,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"hybridMultilevel\"}' data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Every Coachella line-up poster since 1999<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The son of former US President Joe Biden was pictured hanging out with the \u2018Night, Blooming Jasmine\u2019 artist backstage during the festival\u2019s second weekend. When those photos went viral, a lot of fans assumed they were AI-generated, reasoning that Biden did not seem the type who\u2019d enjoy an underground rap set.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, Christian Thomas-Irving, aka CTi, later confirmed to <em>Stereogum<\/em> that the encounter did indeed happen, and <em>TMZ<\/em> also confirmed that it was real. Engineer Moustafax2 posted a selfie with Biden too, with Biden himself going on to address their meeting in a brief comment given late last month.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on Andrew Callaghan\u2019s <em>All Gas No Brakes x Channel 5<\/em> event at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Biden was asked by an audience member how he found Coachella, to which he replied: \u201cFakemink. All the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It follows the 2024 revelation that Biden was a fan of\u00a0Fleet Foxes, who ended up being brought into a trial in Delaware when it emerged he had played the band from his phone while receiving a lap dance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hunter Biden Poses with Rapper Fakemink at Coachella https:\/\/t.co\/uvm5AiQFiv pic.twitter.com\/Z2zpPmw5pz<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TMZ (@TMZ) April 19, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He had been on trial for allegedly lying about his drug use when purchasing a firearm in 2018. 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London rapper.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"814\" data-list-defn-props='{\"335552541\":1,\"335559683\":0,\"335559684\":-2,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"hybridMultilevel\"}' data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Every Coachella line-up poster since 1999<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The son of former US President Joe Biden was pictured hanging out with the \u2018Night, Blooming Jasmine\u2019 artist backstage during the festival\u2019s second weekend. When those photos went viral, a lot of fans assumed they were AI-generated, reasoning that Biden did not seem the type who\u2019d enjoy an underground rap set.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, Christian Thomas-Irving, aka CTi, later confirmed to <em>Stereogum<\/em> that the encounter did indeed happen, and <em>TMZ<\/em> also confirmed that it was real. Engineer Moustafax2 posted a selfie with Biden too, with Biden himself going on to address their meeting in a brief comment given late last month.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on Andrew Callaghan\u2019s <em>All Gas No Brakes x Channel 5<\/em> event at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Biden was asked by an audience member how he found Coachella, to which he replied: \u201cFakemink. All the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It follows the 2024 revelation that Biden was a fan of\u00a0Fleet Foxes, who ended up being brought into a trial in Delaware when it emerged he had played the band from his phone while receiving a lap dance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hunter Biden Poses with Rapper Fakemink at Coachella https:\/\/t.co\/uvm5AiQFiv pic.twitter.com\/Z2zpPmw5pz<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TMZ (@TMZ) April 19, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He had been on trial for allegedly lying about his drug use when purchasing a firearm in 2018. He claimed to be sober at the time despite reports suggesting he was in the throes of a cocaine addiction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several of Biden\u2019s ex-girlfriends have testified during the trial, including the exotic dancer Zoe Kestan. She spoke about their first meeting, in which she and another dancer gave Biden a lap dance in a private room at a Midtown Manhattan strip club in 2017. Kestan mentioned that Biden started playing Fleet Foxes on his phone and smoked something she assumed was crack cocaine. She also said that he was often withdrawing cash for drug deals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt really safe around him,\u201d she said [via\u00a0<em>Politico<\/em>].<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/hunter-biden-shares-his-thoughts-on-fakemink-after-coachella-photo-3943968&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-fakemink-coachella.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Hunter Biden shares his thoughts on Fakemink after Coachella photo Many assumed the unlikely photo was AI-generated By Poppy Burton 4th May 2026 Fakemink performs on the Gobi Stage during Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival. 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