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        <title><![CDATA[Mike ‘The Situation’ says ‘the time for parties is over’ in coronavirus PSA]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No gym, no tan, no laundry.</p><p>&#8220;Jersey Shore&#8221; star <strong>Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino</strong>, 37, is working with Garden State officials to urge people to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>&#8220;This message is for the people, by the people: We got a situation,” <a href="https://twitter.com/NJGov/status/1244721116133851145" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">he said in the clip</a>, posted Monday.</p><p>&#8220;New Jersey is tough,&#8221; the reality TV star said. &#8220;We love to party and we love even harder. But the time for parties is over.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;In fact, some of us are prolonging this pandemic by not following simple guidelines,&#8221; added Sorrentino, wearing a black T-shirt and backwards cap. &#8220;Be smart and do your part to flatten the curve. Stay home, be positive, and practice social distancing. The comeback is always greater than the setback.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;We got this, New Jersey,” he signed off.</p><p>Since its posting, the tweet racked up 1,700 likes and 529 retweets.</p><p>“That was amazing, please stay home so we can fist pump at the bars again soon!” commenter Veronica Elizabeth wrote.</p><p>But others said the state should’ve picked a better mouthpiece.</p><p>“ANYONE BUT THIS DOOFUS!” Bill Gannon wrote. “Come on @NJGov you can do better.”</p><p>“I&#8217;m just not a big fan of taking advice from criminals,” user @MomsThoughts wrote. “I&#8217;ll stick with scientists and healthcare providers. We have REALLY good scientists and healthcare providers in NJ.”</p><p>Back in September, “The Situation” <strong>Sorrentino was released</strong> from the Otisville Federal Correctional Institution in upstate New York, where he was serving an eight-month sentence for tax evasion.</p><p>In an executive order that went into effect earlier this month, <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1241413979366359040" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gov. Phil Murphy prohibited</a> any parties, celebrations and other social events amid the COVID-19 outbreak — and ordered residents not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.</p><p>Murphy <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1244720993425383425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said Monday</a> that more than 16,000 coronavirus cases and nearly 200 deaths had been reported in the state.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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