Chad Johnson’s Awkward Father’s Day: Finds ‘Estranged Son’ On Twitter

Things quickly got uncomfortable on Twitter when Chad Johnson RT'd a message from a user claiming to be his son. Was it all just a very elaborate — and hilarious — Father's Day joke? Chad Johnson, 36, sent his Twitter followers into a frenzy on Sunday, June 15, when he interacted with a young man publicly claiming to be his son. The unidentified user claimed Chad had a one night stand with his mom before sending a side-by-side photo showing incredible physical similarities between himself and the former football player.

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Chad Johnson’s Awkward Father’s Day Discovery: An Estranged Son?

Could it be? An unidentified user claiming to be Chad’s estranged son stirred up internet-wide chaos on Sunday, June 15 — Father’s Day.

It started with a tweet from a Twitter user who goes by the handle @KingTralle, along with side-by-side photo of the two showing some very eerie similarities. In fact, the two men were practically identical!

However, Chad is totally in the clear — this was just a HILARIOUS Father’s Day joke gone viral. The original tweet received over 18k RT’s!

Chad, the proud father of four children — Jicyra, Chade, Cha’iel, and Chad Johnson II — will not be taking a paternity test for his new “son” any time soon.

“LMFAO I was trending over the Miami Heat in Miami n**ga!” the user jokingly claiming to be Chad’s son tweeted after his hilarious joke made him “Twitter famous.”

Check out the tweets between Chad and his alleged “son” below!

Chad Johnson’s Twitter Paternity Gag

Tell us what you think, HollywoodLifers! Was Chad’s Twitter joke funny or too crazy? Let us know in the comments below!

— Lauren Cox, reporting by Amanda Steiner

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