…right? Apparently, the video of Pauly Shore being attacked (which spread like mad over the Internet) is actually a video of a staged fight scene, according to police. The man who appears to be attacking Shore was instructed how to participate, and apparently participated exactly as planned. According to TMZ:

The Odessa, Texas Police Department claims that an officer “had met with Mr. Shore prior to his set, and was asked to participate in the skit. The officer stated that the skit went as designed and that Shore was not injured in the designed skit.” The incident, which took place during a comedy show in Odessa, took the Internet by storm after video was released on the Internet.

It may be a cheap and shameless stunt in an attempt to regain some relevance in pop-culture, but by God, I’m just glad it’s not another friggin’ Dirty Sanchez Sex Tape.

Cops Say Pauly Shore Video a Fake! [TMZ]