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Scream: Paramount Pictures' publicity stunt backfires as police called 'multiple times'

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Scream: Paramount Pictures’ publicity stunt backfires as police called ‘multiple times’

A suspicious person wearing a mask from the movie Scream prompted multiple calls to police on Monday, 27 February.

Footage captures the figure standing in the town square of Sonoma, California, near First Street East and East Napa Street.

The individual, who sported the iconic white Ghostface mask and hood, was hired by a company through Paramount in a marketing stunt for the upcoming Scream 6 film, according to Sonoma Police Department.

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