The 'Wesley Snipes Crying' meme originates from a climactic scene in the 1991 crime drama 'New Jack City,' where the protagonist Nino Brown (played by Wesley Snipes) is forced to execute his close friend and right-hand man, Gee Money. The scene is iconic for Snipes' intense emotional delivery, as he aims a pistol while tears stream down his face, embodying the conflict between personal loyalty and cold-hearted business necessity. Online, the meme gained massive traction as a way to depict situations where a person must do something they find emotionally painful or regrettable, yet unavoidable. It is commonly used in gaming, finance, and pop culture to represent the 'betrayal' of something beloved for the sake of progress or survival.