{"id":221989,"date":"2026-02-10T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/10\/french-influencer-cyril-schreiner-admits-he-faked-albert-the-pug-kidnapping\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T17:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:04:02","slug":"french-influencer-cyril-schreiner-admits-he-faked-albert-the-pug-kidnapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/10\/french-influencer-cyril-schreiner-admits-he-faked-albert-the-pug-kidnapping\/","title":{"rendered":"French Influencer Cyril Schreiner Admits He Faked Albert the Pug Kidnapping"},"content":{"rendered":"


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French influencer Cyril Schreiner<\/strong> admitted to faking the kidnapping of his pug Albert days after being \u201creunited\u201d with the dog.<\/p>\n

In a video shared via Snapchat on Monday, February 9, Schreiner confessed to orchestrating a faux kidnapping as a prank. (He later shared the same clip via Instagram<\/a> and TikTok<\/a> on Tuesday, February 10.)<\/p>\n

\u201cToday I will reveal the truth and tell you everything because there are many things that are close to my heart,\u201d Schreiner began in the video, translated from French. \u201cThis last year has been really difficult for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The influencer said he didn\u2019t want to divulge too much information in his videos because he likes to keep his personal life separate from what he shares with the public, noting that he enjoyed his own content \u201cless and less\u201d over the past several months.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had less taste for everything I did,\u201d he continued, explaining that content creators are \u201calone\u201d a lot. \u201cI wanted to rediscover the joy of the stories I used to tell you, like in 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schreiner went on to deny speculation that he engineered the stunt for \u201cbuzz\u201d or to garner more views and subscribers, further claiming that he also wasn\u2019t interested in making more money from his videos. As for the theory that he kept redirecting his fans to Snapchat because it\u2019s more profitable than other apps, Schreiner told fans that he did so simply because it\u2019s his favorite social media network.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to create entertainment,\u201d he told his followers. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what I\u2019ve been doing for you for one week, but I did it really in the worst way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schreiner said he realized \u201ca few days ago\u201d that he should tell the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s not kid ourselves, I\u2019m a big a**hole,\u201d he said. \u201cI screwed up. I assume [responsibility] for what I\u2019ve done. And there you go. I have to publicly apologize to you. I didn\u2019t think you were all going to be so involved emotionally in this story. \u2026 All my videos were always there to entertain you, create joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schreiner claimed he thought Albert\u2019s kidnapping would play out like \u201ca big joke\u201d but admitted it went \u201creally wrong\u201d in the end.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really a very bad joke,\u201d he added. \u201cIn the end, I\u2019m still happy that it made you laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Commenters, however, were quick to note that they didn\u2019t find the alleged kidnapping of Albert to be humorous at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s cruel. I feel betrayed, i was checking few times a day if Albert is okay, translating every post cause i dont speak french,\u201d one follower wrote via TikTok. \u201cIm sorry, but this was not funny at any point.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jonathan Graziano<\/strong>, an American pet influencer who runs the account @showmenoodz, also slammed Schreiner in his own Instagram video.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole Cyril\/Albert kidnapping thing was fake. It was staged for views,\u201d Graziano said on Monday. \u201cI\u2019m so mad I could spit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graziano, who has a pug named Milton and previously owned the late Noodle, added that he \u201csobbed\u201d when he found out Albert was allegedly missing. \u201cI am so angry,\u201d he continued, getting visibly emotional. \u201cHe did all of that for views.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graziano\u2019s fellow pug lovers agreed in the comments section, with Doug the Pug\u2019s owner Rob Chianelli<\/strong> writing that the situation left him \u201cspeechless.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Albert saga began late last month when Schreiner told followers that the pug was kidnapped from his yard. (Schreiner\u2019s other pug, Tina, was not taken.)<\/p>\n

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