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Miami Man Who Posted Viral Video Of Vice City Ads Says He Was Fired: 'GTA 6 Cost Me My Job'
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Miami Man Who Posted Viral Video Of Vice City Ads Says He Was Fired: 'GTA 6 Cost Me My Job'

Kotaku·Zack Zwiezen·about 19 hours ago
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The marketing for Grand Theft Auto 6 is ramping up, and Miami is becoming more and more covered in advertisements for Vice City, the setting of Rockstar’s upcoming open-world sequel. Now one of the people responsible for installing some of these ads is apparently out of a job. He claims he was fired just for sharing an early look at the words “Vice City” plastered on some beach chairs.

Earlier this month, video footage and screenshots began spreading on social media showing Vice City- and GTA 6 -branded chairs and umbrellas on a beach in Miami, Florida. The beach furniture is part of a larger marketing push, which also includes blimps and an NBA game, happening across the city that inspired Vice City. But the man who allegedly recorded the initial video that went viral among GTA fans got in trouble.

TikTok user Graham Simmon posted a new video (via Dexerto ) explaining the fallout:

“A few days ago, I posted a video where I was unboxing [these GTA 6 ] chairs on the beach,” said Simmon on October 20.…

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