Fans joke about the Jeremy Renner app while celebrating his 54th birthday

While fans were busy wishing Jeremy Renner a happy 54th birthday on January 7th, others couldn't help but make fun of one of his more notorious endeavors: the Jeremy Renner app.

"If only there was an app where we could properly celebrate this!" was a humorous retweet of a tweet that said, "Happy 54th birthday to Jeremy Renner!"

It was a lighthearted remark at the actor's failed attempt to establish a social media site devoted to his fan base. The app was first released in 2017 with the intention of enabling Renner's fans to communicate with their favorite star in a setting that appeared to be regulated. Its history, however, is already legendary; it was shut down in 2019 due to trolling and fraudulent accounts.

The app was thrust back into the spotlight when Renner's admirers flocked to social media to celebrate the actor's birthday. Despite its brief existence, the app has grown to become a cultural icon for online humor and is frequently brought up anytime the actor is in the news.

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Jeremy Renner's 54th birthday sparks hilarious nostalgia for his ill-fated app

It’s no surprise that Twitter erupted with a mix of birthday wishes and references to the short-lived Renner app. The app’s chaotic legacy lives on in the hearts of fans who continue to cherish it as a meme-worthy piece of pop culture.

One user wrote,

“people will not let the Jeremy Renner app go 😭 and i’m living for it” highlighting how the app has become a running joke on the internet.

Another fan exclaimed,

“I’m not exaggerating when I say that this is my favorite genre of tweets. The Jeremy Renner app lives on.”

It seems that whenever Renner’s name comes up in the news, so too does the app.

A particularly cheeky fan joked,

“Jeremy Renner deserves an app comeback just for this moment 😭,”

adding to the ongoing nostalgia for the app that, despite its issues, had a unique place in celebrity fandoms.

“Bro was waiting for this day,”

another user commented, poking fun at how the birthday was a perfect excuse to resurrect the memory of the app.

Fans even found creative ways to ‘gift’ Renner something for his birthday, with one tweeting,

“we can gift him a snow plow,”

a nod to Renner’s recent social media posts showing him operating snowplows at his home.

Some Twitter users took the opportunity to poke fun at how much they prefer the old app compared to modern social media, with one claiming,

“the Jeremy Renner app was unironically better than whatever tf Twitter has become.”

Perhaps the most intriguing tweet came from a fan questioning the app’s notoriety:

“WAS THE JEREMY RENNER APP THAT WIDELY KNOWN OR DID EVERYONE WATCH THAT DREW GOODEN VIDEO?”

referencing the YouTuber’s viral video on the app, which introduced it to a whole new audience who might have missed the original chaos.

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The rise and fall of the Jeremy Renner app

For those who are not familiar with the brief but (let's be real), HILARIOUS existence of the app, it was a social networking platform created specifically for the actor's fan base (yes they exist). Through the app, people could interact with Renner by leaving comments on his posts, and buying "stars," which essentially is just virtual cash, increasing their chances of being 'noticed' by the star.

Sadly but inevitably, when trolls and impersonators took over the platform, making phony profiles and spreading misinformation, things, well...took a turn for the worst. In 2019, Renner decided to discontinue the app, releasing a statement thanking his loyal followers and expressing sadness at the app's failure.

Renner's app has made a distinctive place for itself in online (meme) culture, even though it was not really a huge hit. Renner's loyal followers—and his haters—have preserved its history, praising the app in a lighthearted manner that highlights its significance in the realm of failed celebrity apps, truly making a mark in the chronically online internet space.