George Santos does not have a lot going for him at the moment, mostly on account of (1) losing his job in Congress last week and (2) the nearly two dozen felonies he was charged with (and pleaded not guilty to) early this year, which he is scheduled to stand trial for next September. He does have one bright spot in his life, though, and that’s the fact that he’s apparently making an absolutely absurd amount of money on Cameo, the platform of choice for reality TV stars, mid-tier actors,...

Former Republican lawmaker George Santos has quickly found a way to make more money than he earned as a politician. Since his expulsion from Congress earlier this month, the embattled ex-member of the House has turned to Cameo, an app where celebrities and even disgraced public figures can charge hundreds or even thousands of dollars to record short, personalized video messages. Santos has been charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and credit card fraud. The erstwhile representative, who on the app calls himself a "Former congressional 'Icon'!" along...

Disgraced former congressman-turned-Cameo star George Santos is now among the higher-charging celebrities on the video sharing platform, asking $400 a pop for recordings. Why it matters: The "former Congressional 'Icon!'" (his words) is poised to make more money taping happy birthday messages from his living room than he did in the House of Representatives. Catch up fast: Oh man, where to start. Allegations that Santos had a tenuous relationship with reality and spent campaign funds at Sephora got him booted from Capitol Hill last week. • Shortly after, Santos joined...

Former member of Congress George Santos, who was booted from the House on Friday, already has a new hustle. And Sen. John Fetterman was one of his first customers. Using campaign funds, the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania paid for a personalized video from Santos on Cameo, an app that lets people purchase secondslong personalized videos from B- and C-list celebrities. Fetterman addressed the video to Sen. Bob Menendez, a fellow Democrat, who was indicted in September on charges of bribery and acting as a foreign agent. (Menendez has pleaded not...

Less than a week after his historic expulsion from the U.S. House of Representatives, ousted New York representative George Santos is speaking out — and he’s saying it for $350 a message. The disgraced ex-congressman debuted Monday on Cameo, the video-sharing platform where users can commission a personalized message from actors, athletes and varying grades of celebrities. According to archived versions of his profile, Santos started with a $75-per-video fee and quickly upped it before landing on a rate of $350 at the time of publication. The breezy tone of...

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman became one of the first Cameo customers of former Representative George Santos when he bought a video trolling embattled Senator Bob Menendez. Days after Santos was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives, he popped up on the personal video service billing himself as a “Former congressional ‘Icon.’” Fetterman — who has called for Menendez to resign after he was indicted on bribery charges related to allegedly acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government — then hired Santos to record a video in which...

Fetterman said he slyly asked Santos — who was ousted from Congress amid his own legal issues — to record an encouraging message for "Bobby from New Jersey" Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is having a bit at his colleague's expense, paying former Rep. George Santos to film a Cameo alluding to New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez 's ongoing legal troubles. “Hey, Bobby! I don’t think I need to tell you, but these people that want to make you get in trouble and want to kick you out and make you...

Former congressman George Santos wasted no time establishing a new cash flow after being expelled last week from the U.S. House of Representatives, joining Cameo where fans can request a cameo video in exchange for a little compensation. And that’s where Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) comes into play. Turns out, Fetterman not only has jokes but also first-class pranks in his repertoire, as he tricked Santos into trolling Sen. Bob Menendez — the embattled New Jersey Democrat is under fire for claims that he and his wife were bribed by...

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., took the opportunity to drag recently indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., by asking former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. to record a video addressed to him on Cameo, an app the disgraced former lawmaker joined after his expulsion that allows people to pay celebrities for personalized videos.