{"id":2022439,"date":"2026-07-02T00:51:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2022439"},"modified":"2026-07-02T00:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:51:27","slug":"star-of-viral-diddy-staredown-meme-elijah-connor-hits-the-tmz-brunch-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2022439","title":{"rendered":"Star of Viral Diddy Staredown Meme Elijah Connor Hits the TMZ Brunch Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d6\/16by9\/2026\/07\/01\/d6dc44ef80794b859c3cff986b225981_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink article--sponsor-internal sponsor-tmz-tours-sponsor\">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Viral Diddy Staredown Star<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Elijah Connor Serenades TMZ&#8217;s Brunch Bus<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-01T17:51:27-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              July 1, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:51 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-78101c9ea629545fc02858b7c7bb13f6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-d85aeb21-413c-4f63-8e4d-02660e5f9cef-1084673283-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/16by9\/2026\/07\/01\/bd36c14e650d4a75ad67fdabf081005c_md.png\" alt=\"070126_tmz_brunch_bus_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-d85aeb21-413c-4f63-8e4d-02660e5f9cef-1084673283-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE VIRAL MEME!!!<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/tmz-brunch-bus-elijah-connor-07-01-2026\/\">Video: Star of Viral Diddy Staredown Meme Elijah Connor Hits the TMZ Brunch Bus<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3ddc1cb7849d40a1f54d963e938e9036\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigbustours.com\/en\/los-angeles\/tmz-brunch-bus-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The TMZ Brunch Bus<\/strong><\/a> was in a for a treat when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/elijah-connor\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Elijah Connor<\/strong><\/a> stopped by &#8230; because he serenaded the guests all around town.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bb02ff5caf16c9f4c256674ea350a562\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The R&amp;B singer showed off the star power in his family &#8212; he&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/prince\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Prince<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s younger cousin &#8212; with a live performance of his new single.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f8fc03e7aa71126914b6ac62ad1d90af\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-tiktok-embed-block canvas-tiktok-embed-block-permalink canvas-tiktok-embed-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-f8fc03e7aa71126914b6ac62ad1d90af-1701920884-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load TikTok Post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d8ae1775fed5e10f87e68977782fcd7e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Elijah&#8217;s biggest claim to fame might be when he stared down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/p-diddy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Diddy<\/strong><\/a> on &#8220;The Four: Battle for Stardom&#8221; &#8230; but he wasn&#8217;t mean mugging on the Brunch Bus!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fdcade3d8b978f7fec82ae7cf7eb6f1c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He was all smiles toasting to TMZ and riding the bull at Saddle Ranch, before hopping back on the bus to hit the next spot.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7f00b057b318a4eaabdad8c495cc230d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260701_a2ac358db2894641b3130a15abfcc10c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f719016d-667b-46e7-87c7-e6a32389c383\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a2\/4by3\/2026\/07\/01\/a2ac358db2894641b3130a15abfcc10c_md.jpg\" alt=\"brunch-bus-singing-1-07-01-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section 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