A 21-year-old social influencer known by the usernames Larz and GayShawnMendes shared a video of himself licking a toilet in a public bathroom last week. 

He later shared a post of him in a hospital bed claiming to have contracted the coronavirus.  His account on twitter has since been suspended.  He licked the toilet after another influencer on TikTok posted a video of her licking an airplane toilet and going viral.

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Toilet Licking Coronavirus Challenge Doesn't End Well

(Newser) - The viral toilet-licking challenge sparked by the coronavirus pandemic seemed like it couldn't possibly end well and, indeed, it may not have for one influencer who took part. The 21-year-old California social media star, who goes by the usernames Larz and GayShawnMendes on platforms including TikTok, shared a video of himself licking a toilet in a public bathroom Friday.