What would you do if your partner called from “jail” asking for $50,000 to bail them out?
That’s the situation Lil Uzi Vert faced when JT pulled a prank during ELLE magazine’s “Phoning It In” series on August 13, 2024. The City Girls rapper had fans buzzing after she tricked her longtime partner into thinking she was in serious trouble, only to reveal it was all a joke, leaving Uzi equal parts relieved and playfully annoyed.
In the viral clip, JT, glowing in an ice-blue tube top and long curls, dialed up Lil Uzi Vert with a wild story. She claimed her niece, Mimi, shoplifted from a Lululemon store on Broadway, leading to accusations of child neglect against her.
“Babe, Mimi stole something out of the store, my niece, and then they said it’s child neglect,”
JT said, her voice laced with mock panic.
“I just went in there to go get them, and now they saying I have to go to jail.”
Uzi, known for his calm yet eccentric vibe, didn’t miss a beat.
“For real? So, what do I gotta do?”
He asked, ready to spring into action.
When JT dropped the bombshell that she needed $50,000 for bail, he simply replied,
“Alright,”
and asked for the store’s location, even instructing someone nearby to look up “the Lululemon on Broadway.” His no-nonsense response had fans praising his loyalty, with many calling him a “ride-or-die” partner.
But the mood shifted when JT revealed the truth:
“You on prank with ELLE magazine. I’m sorry.”
Uzi’s reaction? He hung up immediately, leaving JT in stitches.
“I’m literally laughing so hard and I’m blushing, too, ’cause my man’s finna come get me for $50,000,”
She said, clearly delighted by his response.
Fans on TikTok lit up with comments, one writing,
“He said ‘So what I gotta do?!’ That’s a GOOD man!”
Another joked,
“Why he hang up so fast? Uzi was NOT playing!”
The prank was part of ELLE’s “Phoning It In” series, where celebrities make fake calls to catch their contacts off guard. JT didn’t stop at Uzi; she also pranked Kali Uchis, Kaytranada, and Gabbriette with equally wild scenarios, like lawsuits and reality TV stints. But the JT Lil Uzi prank call stole the show, highlighting the couple’s dynamic.
Together since 2019, JT and Uzi have kept their relationship mostly private, though JT recently told Cosmopolitan she sees marriage in their future, calling him her “best friend.”
