--- title: Woman Kisses Stranger on Kiss Cam: Video description: Probably another stunt, but definitely hilarious canonical: https://time.com/3663629/kiss-cam-woman-kisses-stranger/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 12, 2015 3:49 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 12, 2015 3:49 PM UTC It’s been a great week for people who enjoy messing with the Kiss Cam at sporting events, especially after the Chicago Bulls’s [mascot Benny the Bull swooped](http://time.com/3654430/kiss-cam-catching-couple-fight/) in and “rescued” a woman who looked like she was “fighting” with a “boyfriend” because he wouldn’t kiss her. Now, a British student at the Jan. 8 New York Knicks-Houston Rockets game [has video proof](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh0BwuxHRAg) of another hilarious Kiss Cam moment. The woman tries to get the guy next to her to give her a kiss. But when he doesn’t budge, she grabs the other guy sitting next to her — whom the video claims is a stranger — and shares a passionate kiss with him. This clip of what is probably a hilarious piece of performance art boasts more than 6.3 million views after three days, so if you want to become Internet famous in 2015, start thinking about what you and your friends would do on the Kiss Cam if it lands on you. (h/t [_The Blaze_](http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/01/09/woman-on-date-shocked-audience-by-what-she-suddenly-did-on-kiss-cam-whole-crowd-went-crazy/)) ### Pucker Up: 15 Awkward Political Kisses  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz kisses his wife before walking onstage to speak at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., to announce his presidential candidacy on March 23. Mark Wilson—Getty Images  President Barack Obama gives German Chancellor Angela Merkel a kiss on the cheek on arrival for the G8 Summit on May 18, 2012 at Camp David, Md. Charles Dharapak—AP  Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry kisses his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry at a victory rally after the U.S. senator from Massachusetts was projected the winner in the Wisconsin primary Feb. 17, 2004 in Madison, Wisc. Chris Hondros—Getty Images  Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry kisses his wife Anita at the end of a news conference at Hyatt Place, Jan. 19, 2012 in North Charleston, S.C. Allison Joyce—Getty Images  Former Vice President Al Gore is kissed by his wife Tipper, after addressing the delegates at the Democratic National Convention on July 26, 2004, in Boston. Ron Edmonds—AP  (L-R) Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, kisses his wife, Ann Romney, in front of Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and wife, Janna Ryan, on stage after conceding the presidency during Mitt Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention—Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012 in Boston. Matthew Cavanaugh—Getty Images  Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. George W. Bush kisses talk show host Oprah Winfrey on Sept. 19, 2000 after appearing on her program in Chicago. Wilfredo Lee—AP  US President Barack Obama kisses US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after his speech about health care reform before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 9, 2009. Jason Reed—AFP/Getty Images  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich kisses his wife Callista after a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H. on Jan. 8, 2012. Charles Krupa—AP  French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, kisses goodbye to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on the steps of the Elysee palace after their meeting on Jan. 29, 2010 in Paris. Christophe Ena—AP  Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets a kiss from his wife Ann during his election night rally on Nov. 7, 2012, in Boston. David Goldman—AP  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg kisses Muppet Miss Piggy as Kermit the Frog looks on during a news conference on April 13, 2012 in New York City. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  Former President George W. Bush, right, kisses former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during the ground breaking ceremony for the President George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas on Nov. 16, 2010. LM Otero—AP  Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum kisses his wife Karen before speaking to supporters at an election-night party in the gymnasium of Steubenville High School in Steubenville, Ohio on March 6, 2012. Gene J. Puskar—AP  US President George W. Bush is greeted by one of his dogs after arriving from giving the commencement speech at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, aboard Marine One on the south lawn of the White House in Washington on May, 21, 2005. Andrew Councill—AFP/Getty Images **WATCH:** [George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush Caught on Kiss Cam](http://time.com/3604872/george-hw-bush-barbara-bush-kiss-cam/) [Brother’s Ingenious Way of Avoiding Kiss Cam With Sister](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/18/watch-brothers-ingenius-way-of-avoiding-kiss-cam-with-sister/) [Obamas Booed After Failed ‘Kiss Cam’ Smooch, Try Again](http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/07/17/watch-obamas-redeem-themselves-after-failed-kiss-cam/) _Read next:_ [_Seth Meyers to Host Pre-Super Bowl NFL Honors_](http://www.time.com/3664136/seth-meyers-super-bowl-nfl-host/?xid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ## Transcript [ NOISE ] What makes a video go viral? Here's our guess. Mishka, I love you. [ NOISE ] Number one, cute animals. [ LAUGH ] Charlie, Charlie bit me. [ MUSIC ] [ FOREIGN ] [ MUSIC ] [ UNKNOWN ], we're going to Disneyland. Oh, my god. Number two, cute kids. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] Number 3, remixes. [ MUSIC ] Whoa, oh my God, oh my God. [ LAUGH ] Oh my God. Whoo. Number four, spontaneity. Look at all those Number five. Cute kids and cute animals. Put this all together and it will certainly end up on your Facebook feed. [ MUSIC ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3663629/kiss-cam-woman-kisses-stranger/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3663629/kiss-cam-woman-kisses-stranger/"},"headline":"Watch What This Woman Did When a Guy Wouldn't Kiss Her on the Kiss Cam","datePublished":"2015-01-12T15:49:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:43:27.383Z","description":"Probably another stunt, but definitely hilarious","url":"https://time.com/3663629/kiss-cam-woman-kisses-stranger/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Sports","apester"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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