November 21: Jason Derulo Uploads His Most Popular Instagram Post of All Time
In late November, the singer posted what was allegedly his most popular picture on Instagram to date. In a photo taken "months ago in Bali," per TMZ, Derulo stood on a wet platform wearing nothing but two gold chains and a pair of black boxers. His skin glistened, his muscles rippled, and his bulge... well, it wanted some attention, too, catching the light in a way that made its shape a little too clear.
When asked by a fan "what animal" he was hiding in his pants, Derulo responded with a predictable "anaconda."
No artist captured the earlier part of the decade quite like Jason Derulo. Though he might have initially seemed a flash in the pan with his 2009 hit "Whatcha Say," the Florida-born singer soon punctuated every high school dance and Bud Light-soaked college frat party with radio banger after radio banger that bore the proclamation: "Jasonnnn Derulo."
Alas, all good things must come to an end, and many karaoke impersonations and memes later, the singer announced in 2015 that he'd "outgrown" it: the days of singing "Jasonnnn Derulo" were over. But when a man can't be know for singing his own name, over and over and over, what exactly can he be known for?For Derulo, the new answer seems to be... his penis, on whose behalf he's pushed an aggressive promotional campaign over the past month and even started a little Instagram drama.
December 4: The "Anaconda" Gets Kicked Off InstagramLess than two weeks later, Derulo's post was removed from Instagram for violating the platform's "Community Guidelines on nudity and sexual activity." According to TMZ, a spokesperson for Facebook (which owns Instagram) claimed the removal was because the picture showed "aroused genitalia."
This, Derulo said, was an example of the platform's double standard: "All these girls be on Instagram showing their ass and all kind of crazy shit, and I got underwear on—in Bali—and they took my pic down. It's discrimination. I understand: I can't help my size, but you can't take down my pic, man."
December 5: Jason Derulo ClarifiesDespite Instagram's statement that Derulo was "aroused," the singer told TMZ that it was more of a "semi," actually. "An arousal looks different. It's a different vibe. When it's fully aroused, it's a different beast," Derulo said. "It leans more to the front. If it's just on the side, and it's just chilling on the side, it's a semi vibe."
