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A video of Enron’s new CEO, Connor Gaydos, having his face smashed with a pie went viral on X on December 13. This comes after the bankrupt company announced recently that they were reentering the energy sector under new leadership. While the video is real, X claimed that it was simply advertising for the organization’s latest cryptocurrency project.
Popular meme page Pubity took to their social media accounts to share a video of Connor Gaydos exiting an SUV before an old man slammed a pie into his face. Two bodyguards were seen intervening during the encounter.
The video had amassed over 12 million views at the time of writing this article.
As Enron continues to be discussed online, it is worth noting that the incident was simply a marketing tool for the organization’s new crypto coin. X’s Community Notes said:
“This is simply a publicity stunt to advertise for a crypto coin.”
News outlets like Ars Technica and AOL reported that speculations of the organization releasing a token to support sustainable energy were making the rounds online. However, the company themselves had not addressed the same at the time of writing this article.
They only teased getting into cryptocurrency earlier. The Post said on December 2 that Enron said in a statement:
“Decentralized technology is advancing, and we will of course have a role to play in its future.”
Meanwhile, Connor Gaydos has been making headlines for taking on leadership of the corporation. For those uninitiated, he is the co-owner of The College Company, who purchased the rights to Enron’s name in 2020. As per Texas Standard, the Enron was bought for $275.
Connor Gaydos is the man behind the Birds Aren’t Real movement
According to Connor Gaydos’ official LinkedIn account, he was appointed as the CEO of Enron in April. He was also a partner at CG Consulting between July 2016 and July 2024. The company executive graduated with a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Arkansas.
According Newsx, Connor Gaydos is one of the founding members of the Birds Aren’t Real movement, which revolves around a satirical conspiracy theory of birds not being a species that exists in reality but being surveillance drones created by the government.
The CEO has amassed over 800 followers on his Instagram account, where his latest post was uploaded just three days ago. Gaydos shared an image of himself sitting in what appears to be a pool. He captioned the post, “Calm before the storm.”
He also took to his Instagram stories on December 13 to address the pie incident. Gaydos said:
“Thank you to everyone who’s reached out. I’m doing alright. The pie obviously hurt and my right eye won’t open, but it could've been much worse. The NYPD is currently searching for the troubled individual who thought this would be funny.”
The return of Enron remains debated on social media
Enron took to their social media accounts earlier this month to state, “We’re Back. Can We Talk?” They claimed that they were “taking responsibility for past mistakes” and were going to take part in “ethical practices moving forward.”
At the moment, their official website is simply selling merchandise like t-shirts, hoodies, water bottles, and baseball caps. As many await information on their supposed crypto coin project, it is worth noting that they stated on their company website:
“The information on the website about Enron is First Amendment-protected parody, represents performance art, and is for entertainment purposes only.”
Enron collapsed back in 2001 after their executives, late Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, got prosecuted for fraud-related crimes. In 2002, an independent review revealed that they had pocketed millions of dollars and lied to shareholders about the company profits.
The organization also encouraged employees to invest in their stock before they went belly up.
In October 2001, the company had reported a loss of $618 million, with them filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy later on.
