Claim: John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1981, makes $3,500 a month on eBay by selling the same portrait of his cat he paints. Since December 2022, Hinckley has posted the cat portrait for sale on X more than 200 times. On ArtPal, buyers can purchase the cat portrait in several reproduction forms, including art prints starting at $19.97, and framed prints up to $104.97. Generally, Hinckley writes the same statement to accompany his X posts about his feline artwork: "My original CAT painting is for sale on Ebay. Before March 7, 2022, the sold listings of Hinckley artwork featured either a portrait of a person or an abstract canvas.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 02, 2024 02:16 UTC