‘Stranger Issues’ Star Joe Keery, aka Djo, “Arrested” On Stage by Sabrina Carpenter Throughout ACL Fest Set
Joe Keery can now add “arrested by Sabrina Carpenter” to his rising checklist of viral moments.
The Stranger Issues star — who additionally performs beneath his stage identify Djo — was pulled into Carpenter’s ongoing “cuffing season” bit throughout her Austin Metropolis Limits 2025 set on October 4. The second got here proper earlier than her music “Juno,” and, as at all times, Carpenter had her signature pink fluffy handcuffs prepared.
In a fan-posted video on X (previously Twitter), Carpenter is seen asking Keery his identify and the place he’s from. After he replies, “Boston,” she jokes that it “sounds loads like Austin.”
Then she turns up the appeal:
“Joe, it’s really cuffing season. I don’t know if that.”
With out hesitation, Keery throws up his wrists to be cuffed — prompting Carpenter to giggle and say,
“You appear very keen really. That is so uncommon. You’re the one. We did it, Joe.”
The playful phase began throughout Carpenter’s Quick n’ Candy Tour in 2024, the place she “arrests” particular friends earlier than performing “Juno.” Previous members embrace Millie Bobby Brown, Ayo Edebiri, and TWICE members Jihyo, Momo, and Sana — making Keery the newest celeb to willingly give up to the bit.
The surprises didn’t finish there. Carpenter later introduced out Shania Twain for a crowd-pleasing duet of her 1998 hit “That Don’t Impress Me A lot,” cementing the pop star’s ACL set as one of many weekend’s greatest highlights.
After the present, followers seen Keery and Carpenter had began following one another on Instagram, immediately fueling courting rumors.
“Joe Keery and Sabrina Carpenter would make such a cute couple that it makes me bodily unwell,” one fan wrote.
One other added, “Think about going from Barry Keoghan to Joe Keery… let’s make it occur.”
Try the viral ACL Fest video beneath — as a result of, sure, we did it, Joe.
