Teen’s three-word joke turns his life upside-down as he’s outed as the vicious sea lion fighter

Fuente: New York Post

A California teenager says a three-word Instagram comment turned his life upside down after social media users wrongly identified him as the man seen brutally kicking a sea lion in a viral video — sparking death threats, doxxing and a wave of online harassment. Ryland Cuttitta, 18, said he has no connection to the shocking July 22 attack at La Jolla Cove, which remains under investigation by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a possible violation of the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act. “My name is Ryland Cuttitta, and I was not part of the video.