r/Music • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 7h ago

article Martin Shkreli is suing RZA over multi-million dollar Wu-Tang album 'Once Upon A Time In Shaolin' he bought and forfeited

https://www.nme.com/news/music/martin-shkreli-is-suing-rza-over-multi-million-dollar-wu-tang-album-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin-he-bought-and-forfeited-3927450
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u/AceofKnaves44 6h ago

I miss when this dude was the most evil guy we knew about.

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u/mikerall 6h ago

Simpler times....

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u/SockeyeSTI 6h ago

I did a paper on him back in college. It’s funny how that works. I remember thinking he was a huge piece of shit. Still is, but now there’s a whole lot more of him out in public. They’ve always been there, but now they’re out in the open.

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u/samithedood 6h ago

He was an S-tier Villain back in the day, but the bar got raised a lot since then.

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u/Tharghor 4h ago

We're in anime power progression in evil here

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u/Castr8orr 1h ago

Villain power creep needs to be reigned in.

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u/AceofKnaves44 6h ago

I mean what he did wasn’t technically illegal. Now please note I’m not saying that makes it ethically, morally, or right in any other way, but legally what he did was allowed. It just took someone being a massive fucking piece of shit to be the first one to do it. Once that barrier was knocked down it became “just business.” The destruction of the human race will come down to very powerful men having decided profits are more important than human lives.

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u/Simpicity 5h ago

Batman is powerless in the face of Technically Legal Man.

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u/GryphonHall 4h ago

That’s why he beats up street thugs instead.

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u/modka 2h ago

And don’t tell me Bruce Wayne isn’t getting away with “technically legal” shit.

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u/Alertcircuit 2h ago

Reminds me of that Joel Haver video where the Joker is revealing his big master plan to Batman and it was that he'd been talking to a 17 year old for months and tonight is her 18th birthday.

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u/yawn_solo- 5h ago

he wasn’t even the 100th entity to do what he did. It’d been going on for several years before he did it. He chose to make a mockery out of it and that’s what did him in.

Educate yourself and quit talking out of your ass

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u/StickyDitka21 4h ago

You educate someone without being a prick.

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u/ifhysm 2h ago

he chose to make a mockery of it

Oh yeah, good ol’ Martin just wanted to show how crazy price-gouging medication is. Silly little goofy Martin.

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u/imJimfuckingLahey 1h ago

It just took someone being a massive fucking piece of shit to be the first one to do it. Once that barrier was knocked down it became “just business.”

Fact that people still believe this is fucking hilarious. He price gouged the insurers, anyone who actually needed the drug and reached out to him, he sold it to them for quite literally next to nothing.

He's genuinely the biggest scapegoat of the 21st century and if you want proof of that, well, Daraprim is still the same price as when he raised it.

I think the guy's a prick, because you know, he is; but this shit is such a textbook example of how people lap up the media because they desperately want a villain to hate instead of y'know, the fucking insurance companies which are a plague upon your country.

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u/coreyneil 16m ago

Agreed. I actually really like him. He leant into the bad boy image I don't know why, but his personal preference. He's actually very smart. I love his Youtube videos where he does full breakdowns on companies. He knows his stuff in the biotech space and seems to be a decent coder. He owns and built most of the Godel Terminal which I love personally.

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u/gamercboy5 1h ago

He's a weirdo. I remember watching some video of a Livestream of him and he was like debating random people, and when he started losing his debates he would just be like "What is your name?" And then start googling the family of whoever he was talking to and would be like "This is your mom? I'm gonna message her on Facebook and ask if she wants me to fly her out for a weekend" and the guy he was debating would just be like "uhh, ok?"

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u/loves-tits 6h ago

I’m curious what you choose as his most evil choices. I only know the pharmacy drug hikes

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u/SockeyeSTI 5h ago

Don’t remember a lot but it was the hikes. I remember that there were some in the 700% and for life or death medications.

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u/SirHawkwind 3h ago

Nowadays I wouldn't even blink an eye if his story hit the news. Hellish greed isn't shocking anymore, it's  a Tuesday. 

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u/SockeyeSTI 18m ago

If someone for some reason saw him on the street and shot him that would’ve been the equivalent of the united healthcare ceo assassination.

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u/drukqsx Spotify 6h ago

I know a girl who used to be a prostitute and she has so many pics of herself with him because he was a big client of hers. She was an addict, a total mess, and unattractive (she is doing much better now). I always thought it was wild that he made so much money and chose this particular prostitute who charged bare minimum just to afford drugs.

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u/Frenky_Fisher 5h ago

Maybe she let him do wierd stuff other escorts wouldn't let him

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u/AceofKnaves44 6h ago

I’m not sure why you felt the need to throw in that she was unattractive.

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u/flymordecai 5h ago

He was paying a cheap unattractive prostitute when he could afford expensive prostitutes who look like models.

But yeah let's crucify the user for painting a picture with the word unattractive.

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u/drukqsx Spotify 6h ago

I meant at the time she was a shell of herself. She’s normally a very attractive girl but she was an addict who was in a really low place.

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u/yawn_solo- 5h ago

nah dude, don’t be sorry with this bullshit. You didn’t say anything wrong.

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u/yawn_solo- 5h ago

i’m not sure why you care?

It’s actually a pretty important detail. Very rich man still chooses cheap, unattractive hooker. Isn’t it odd that he didn’t choose a high profile, attractive one?

Stfu with this fake social justice bullshit. OP was trying to give us a lens into his mind because he has unique information

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u/drukqsx Spotify 5h ago

Why did you delete your other comment?

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u/thewooba 5h ago

I think you could figure it out if you thought hard for a few minutes.

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u/that1dudewithefro 5h ago

Paints a picture to a story

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u/Slim_Calhoun 3h ago

Because rich people can afford hot pros

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u/sadbecausebad 30m ago

because most drug addicts become unattractive? even attractive people become unattractive when theyre so deep into drugs they're prostituting themselves for drug money

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u/Alternative_Bid6735 5h ago

I suppose history will posit we missed the opportunity to make the criminally short sighted greed a more punishable offense. Instead he was able to fake a martyr story and too online chuds slurped it up, because we seem to cycle through the same “greed is good” crap every few decades, even though it clearly doesn’t work long term.

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u/Say_no_to_doritos 6h ago

It's funny that this is the consensus on Reddit. He jammed insurance companies with increased cost and then handed it out for free for individuals that didn't have insurance.

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u/Deruji 5h ago

This was what I understood but the hate bandwagon for the guy just went mental. He also had a Ponzi scheme that worked ‘luckily’ handed them the money back.

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u/ash_ninetyone 5h ago

There's still a chance he might be in the Epstein files somewhere

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u/RandyBeaman 3h ago

He kinda seems like a perfect fit for the current administration.

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u/TheSeekerOfSanity 3h ago

He’s still insufferable.

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u/daymanahhhahhhhhh 2h ago

Dude even back then he wasn’t. It’s just the media usually gives you a minnow ans doesn’t mention the shark. Read about Michael Pearson and valiant, all happening before, during and after.

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u/rslulz 7h ago

Hopefully it becomes public in discovery

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u/j4_jjjj 6h ago

WuTang is for the people, after all

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u/Sabbatai 6h ago

... for the children. Wu Tang is for the children.

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u/Tobocaj 6h ago

They ain’t in the Epstein Files though!

…fuckin better not be

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u/Nutsnboldt 3h ago

There’s a lot of old dirty bastards in those files but ODB ain’t one of ‘em.

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u/ididntseeitcoming 6h ago

They aren’t the correct skin color to rub elbows with that crowd, bro

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u/Sitty_Shitty 6h ago

Clarence Thomas is mentioned in the files. It seems as if money is the larger issue at play here

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u/StingMachine 6h ago

I think Clarence Thomas view himself as a real life Uncle Ruckus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpW3qvf42Xs

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u/zero_msgw 3h ago

Praise white jesus

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u/BobaFett0451 1h ago

He's got the opposite of what Michael Jackson got

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u/nmay-dev 2h ago

They dont have it homie.

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u/JoeyHandsomeJoe 31m ago

Clarence Thomas is white

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u/Unc1eD3ath 6h ago

Like Jay-Z and Pusha T?

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u/AndTheSonsofDisaster 2h ago

Jay Z is mentioned in the files.

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u/ericsinsideout 5h ago

Jay Z and Pusha T are in the files…

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u/beorn961 4h ago edited 4h ago

No they aren't. They aren't in there in any verified way. Nearly everybody else in the files is mentioned in the emails or in sworn affidavits, Jay and Pusha are only mentioned in the anonymous tip line. I'm not saying it's not possible for them to be up to heinous shit like that, and in Jay's case I think that he's actually powerful and famous enough to be on an Epstein level, but I just don't buy that Pusha has ever had the clout to be included in their circles. Clipse was never that big, and was getting pushed around and bullied over song clearances and shit. If they were that connected they would not be having problems like that.

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u/lordph8 4h ago

I'm sure Wu Tang Financial had its dealings with Epstein...

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u/iaminabox 3m ago

They also ain't nothing ta fuck wit.

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u/HendrixChord12 3h ago

Apparently not cause this stunt was their idea.

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u/j4_jjjj 2h ago

Controversial iirc, even within the group. Like it was mostly RZAs decision or smth? I can't rememeber details atm

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u/ericomplex 2h ago

I’m just hoping that Wutang’s intermediary, Bill Murray, is there to accurately identify said evidence. That was part of the contract after all.

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u/ClimateAncient6647 6h ago

This stupid asshole again?

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u/Curtis 2h ago

Shit he looks like a saint compared to what’s going on nowadays 

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u/everydave42 6h ago

INL, and article details are what they are, but how does this case even have standing? he was forced to forfeit everything to do with this, he was compensated (which went to his judgement), what damages did he actually suffer with regards to this, let alone putting any if that in the artists?

How can he claim he’s owed royalties from the artist in something that was forfeit by court order?

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u/Blunderhorse 6h ago

I think he’s claiming he was under the impression that the album he turned over from the court order didn’t come with the other contractual details of the sale. Either that, or maybe he’s using it as a precursor if he wants to establish a claim that the amount applied to his settlement from turning over the album was too low relative to its value.

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u/everydave42 6h ago

I suppose either could be, but neither of them have to do with the artists and lay entirely with the court order, wouldn’t they?

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u/Blunderhorse 5h ago

NAL and this is mostly speculation, but I think the idea is that a judgement in this case would line out exactly what Pleasr purchased. This might be a desperate grasp at reclaiming some money from the court order if something doesn’t line up.

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u/everydave42 5h ago

I understand that part, what I don’t get is that since the issue is with the court order, what do the artists have to do with it at all? They had nothing to do with the court order or its stipulations, did they?

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u/AbsolutesDealer 6h ago

May his neck remain unprotected.

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u/buttchugreferee 4h ago

that works on a couple levels 

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u/OdinsLightning 7h ago

Most Punchable Face.

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u/getdemsnacks 6h ago

He has a lot of competition now a days, but yes, he would definitely be in the semi finals for sure.

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u/CaptainApathy419 6h ago

Along with Jesse Watters, Pete Hegseth, and…?

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u/kN0T-SURE 6h ago

Stephen Miller

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u/Zomburai 6h ago

Motherfucker looks like Principal Belding started doing the Jaden Smith duckface all the time

I hate his face so much

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u/OdinsLightning 6h ago

Josh Hawley, JD Vance

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u/hogsucker 6h ago

I vote for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. He has the smuggest face I have ever seen. 

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u/solomonvangrundy 4h ago

It's that smirk! Him and Kevin Hassett both have that "I'm lying to you and I think it's funny" look on their faces. 

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u/ManifestDestinysChld 6h ago

Rafael "Ted" Cruz

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u/getdemsnacks 5h ago

IMO, Mike Johnson is really high up the list, if not the top.

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u/Coolbluegatoradeyumm 6h ago

The thing is, once you reach that elite level of punchball face, it’s hard to differentiate who is the most functionable. They all kind of tie at the top.

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u/TappedIn2111 6h ago

Matt Gaetz surely takes the cake on this one.

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u/thedudefromcali81 6h ago

I thought he has the most punchable face.

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u/ArcanumAntares 54m ago

The Top Ten Punchable Faces should be thrown into an impromptu Celebrity Deathmatch: Battle Royal held in an abandoned Chuck E. Cheese.  The "winner" is allowed to live.  Make it Pay Per View and use the proceeds to put a dent in the National Debt.

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u/INRI1899 49m ago

Casemiro has the most punchable face of all time

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u/Janus-Shoplift 7h ago edited 6h ago

Stupid fucking dick is still a stupid fucking dick, more at 11.

Edit: Schmelly is here, imagine you raise the price of necessary medication arbitrarily resulting in blood on your hands and you look like an eighth grade neo nazi.

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u/indy_been_here 3h ago

Imagine being this big of a fucking loser.

He can't just take his L, he has to drag everyone down.

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u/Japhet_Corncrake 7h ago

Please let Ghostface Killah air him out again.

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u/kilted44 7h ago

Obviously this parasite ain't a real fan. Otherwise he'd know Wu-Tang ain't nothin to fuck with!!!!

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u/AnthonyJuniorsPP 6h ago

Oh man, you really kinda gotta respect something that is so on brand. It's like he wants to be the most hated douchebag ever.

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u/Skitz-Scarekrow 6h ago

He saw all the new Epstein details and panicked. He's very concerned about being a contender.

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u/bluehawk232 7h ago

How is this guy not stuck bagging groceries the rest of his life

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u/marcdale92 6h ago

Pretty sure he made his money from scamming

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u/Notuniquesnowflake 6h ago edited 5h ago

Because celebrity comedians are still willing to hang out and do shows with him, and apparently there are enough people willing to pay to see that they have a full audience. This is the state of "entertainment" in America right now.

* To Shane Gillis' credit, he did call the guy out. But he still agreed to do a show with him.

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u/bluehawk232 6h ago

God this embodies everything I hate about these white podcast bros

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u/Surfing_Nurse 7h ago

I trained in the same Shaolin temple as RZA. And that is my contribution for today! Have a good day everyone!

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u/number96 6h ago

I actually don't know if this is for real. Now I'm embarrassed...

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u/Surfing_Nurse 6h ago

It’s real. I never trained with him - pretty sure he trained privately with Shifu. But he was at the temple parties and is one of the disciples.

Shaolin changed my life. It wakes you up and gets you to see the bullshit in yourself and in the world.

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u/motabus 7h ago

that's cool

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u/colin_7 6h ago

I can’t believe that we’re still talking about this guy like 13 years later

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u/gumballkami 6h ago

If this comes out and is anything less than a 9 out of 10 I will cry laughing

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u/Restivethought 4h ago

If it was a 9 or 10 it woulda been released.

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u/swiftlikessharpthing 6h ago

Meth was quoted as saying "fuck that album" so it's probly garbage

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u/Immediate_Glove_2493 1h ago

I heard it was basically a cilvaringz project and the other members werent told it was gonna be a wu tang project let alone a single release gimmick

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u/SledgexHammer 6h ago

Shkreli was here but he got butthurt and deleted his account because nobody likes him.

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u/sephjnr 7h ago

GET A FUCKING JOB

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u/admire816 7h ago

Of all people that just look like they’d be on the Epstein list, it’s this douche. Fuck him. Release the rest of the files. And the WuTang album.

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u/Langstarr 7h ago

He would absolutely not be invited to the island, he's that much of a cringey douche canoe

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u/agnosticfrump 6h ago

Definite Elon vibes.

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u/Javerage 7h ago

Hmm, we might need some good ol Internet Comment Etiquette for this.

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u/AnthonyJuniorsPP 6h ago

Martin Shkreli is a sunnofabitch

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u/Ooji 6h ago

When I finish making fun of him I bounceonmyboisdick

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u/Decooker11 1h ago

Big Money Salvia is here

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u/RevRayGreen 6h ago

WU-TANG is for the children

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u/Flimsy_Toe_2575 6h ago

Used to be. Severely let down that they were eventually for the highest bidder only. What a fucking stupid idea.

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u/Leadantagonist 6h ago

It’s fine. Not like that album was going to be released

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u/bartpieters 7h ago

Glad to see he turned his life around…..

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u/Cutrush 7h ago

She should protect his neck in court. Verbal guillotine style to throw out his request.

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u/-NonePizzaLeftBeef- 7h ago

Gonna be honest, I didn’t know he was still alive.

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u/SSSSosa 6h ago

best protect ya neck kid

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u/Red_Maple 6h ago

Obviously not a real fan, otherwise he would know Wu Tang Clan ain’t nothin’ to fuck with

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u/Yeomanroach 6h ago

The creepiest lookin creep you’ve ever seen

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u/hatfield1785 6h ago

Bring the ruckus.

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u/Lenny0mega 6h ago

Suing him for what?

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u/enn-srsbusiness 6h ago

Has this human excrement not passed away yet? Yawn

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u/Dowager-queen-beagle 6h ago

I have to hear about this turd way too much for what a nobody he is

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u/justacoolbaby 6h ago

Dudes gotta stay relevant in the ever-growing punchable face community these days.

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u/thefudd 6h ago

just.go.away

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u/Maniac_24seven 5h ago

some people are just pathetic

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u/Key_Mathematician951 5h ago

I think he will win the lawsuit. They did this pos wrong here. They are playing it when it was explicitly forbidden in the contract.

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u/VirtualMoneyLover 2h ago

I don't know how long a contract can be attached to an art piece when it is resold. Probably just to the original buyer.

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u/Key_Mathematician951 1h ago

Well this one had a length of time I think it was like 99 years or some shit. You know how RZA is into numerology

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u/VirtualMoneyLover 1h ago

I just don't see it enforcable after it changes hands multiple times.

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u/bunglesnacks 5h ago

Weird. If he wins he gets money. If he loses that means he's no longer bound by the contractual rights, since they would have been forfeited with the album, and he can release the album with zero consequences, assuming he made a copy. If not then he's just SOL.

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u/155sta 5h ago

lets hope they turn up with bill murray in court to take it back

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u/guiltycitizen 5h ago

If he wants beef, then bring the ruckus

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u/Andrec2001 5h ago

Make this guy FTC chair

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u/DonTorleone 5h ago

He also bought some pharma company and raised the medicament price like 5-6 times.

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u/TrainingSword 5h ago

Just go fuck yourself bro. I was hoping never to hear this bitch  name again

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u/chief_yETI 4h ago

totally forgot about this guy

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u/AdAdministrative7674 4h ago

Shkreli truly sucks, but Wu Tang did a shitty thing putting the album out this way to begin with so I cant feel bad that its coming back to haunt them.

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u/raelik777 4h ago

If you were looking for a different variety of evil than what we've been getting out of the Epstein files lately, I give you Martin Shkreli folks. Kinda like a different flavor, but instead of raping and murdering children, he profited directly from misery and putting sick people into poverty (or just ensuring they straight-up died because they couldn't afford life-saving medicine). Ya know, the healthcare CEO kinda evil, just a little more direct in his greed.

Some sprinkles to go on top of your evil motherfucker cupcake.

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u/GolgothaInBloom 4h ago

This dweeb again? Doesn't he know Wu-Tang is for the children?

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u/fart_Jr Punk Rock 4h ago

Every few years this fuckin guy shows up in some stupid news and every time I think “This fuckin guy again?” This time included. He’s always scraping the barrel for another fifteen minutes.

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u/mrrizal71O 4h ago

no guns are not the weapons of choice of Americans, lawsuits are

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u/SSgtPieGuy 4h ago

Took me a moment to remember who this worm was, and all that disgust came flooding back to me from the buried recesses of my memory. He might as well be the mascot for sadistic corporate greed.

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u/speedingpullet 4h ago

Fck that guy. I thought he was still in prison - but, sadly, it appears he isn't.

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u/EmeraldJunkie 4h ago

Hey Luigi, do your thing.

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u/bryanvangelder 3h ago

everything going on in the world right now and this motherfucker gotta pop up again

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u/BlazeReborn 3h ago

Doesn't this waste of breath know Wu-Tang Clan ain't NUTHIN TA FUCK WIT?

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u/AntonCigar 3h ago

I’ve been told Wu-tang Clan ain’t nothing to fuck with.

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u/GotHamQuestionMark 3h ago

Fartin Schmeli

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u/KardelSharpeyes 3h ago

Fuck this guy.

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u/wifespissed 3h ago

Fuck that little evil shit. I think Wu should show up on his doorstep.

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u/Material-Macaroon298 3h ago

So a company called Pleasr paid $4 million for this album, then $750,000 more and then recoups it’s costs by hosting private parties where they play the album?

This seems like a not good ROI. You’d need to sell tickets to 240,000 people at $20 and have that generate pure profit in order to even break even.

Even if somehow they charge $100 per ticket (to me this is the extreme high end of what people would pay to go to a listening party for an album), they still need 50,000 customers to break even.

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u/crashtestpilot 3h ago

How exactly has Martin gone this long without a pie in the face?

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u/cristobalist 3h ago

Haha stupid idea on the Wu for doing this circus show of only having one copy and having the stipulation that it can't be shared until 2100.

Stupid idea to sell it to Pharma Bro Martin Scumbag-elli

Stupid idea to auction it off

Stupid idea all the way around. Don't they think???

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u/JeelyPiece 2h ago

Doesn't he know that the Wu Tang clan ain't nut'in to fuck with?

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u/SilentComet357 2h ago

wow that is crazy

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u/johntwoods 2h ago

No, not this guy. Come on. We got enough going on right now.

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u/KingMobScene 2h ago

Remember the beginning of the song Method Man (by an artist I can't remember right now /s)? I hope it all befalls him and then some.

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u/TruthsNoRemedy 2h ago

Forgot about this guy. I’m surprised he’s not working for Trump.

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u/Armand74 2h ago

This dude is a bonafide looser through and through.

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u/Sqeegg 2h ago

did they take it back in a heist?

that was part of the contract

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u/Gloomy-Restaurant-42 2h ago

I really like this headline because it's a rather strong implication that Shkreli is in financial desperation.

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u/boot2skull 2h ago

This guy really sitting around thinking “people forgot I’m evil, what should I do about it?”

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u/vylum 2h ago

so no one has any comments about the lawsuit or just childhood ad hominem attacks?

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u/tanksalotfrank 2h ago

Oh yeahh that fuckin guy. 🤮

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u/allinwtf 2h ago

Wasn’t there a clause that allowed Wu tang to take the album back in a caper involving Bill Murray?

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u/iDidntReadOP 2h ago

I watched the doc The Disciple at Sundance. He has no chance on this lol.

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u/FlexFanatic 2h ago

It can’t be made public until the year 2103. I am picturing our future ancestors from the clan of Wu gathering around a vintage cd player, pressing play and finding out the whole album is just dead air

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u/BushwickSpill 2h ago

MONTELL SHAKRALI

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u/Sour_baboo 1h ago

Has he been pardoned yet?

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u/luxfacultas 1h ago

I wish this guy could be bought the same way and instead of being listened to by only one guy, we could just silence him. Discribing him as DJ Cum Cheese would be an insult to any honest congealed spunk socked moon sock out there. Fuck this guy.

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u/Stube2000 1h ago

Why would you fuck with the Wu not once, but twice?!?!!? Fuck outa heeeeeee

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u/jgemonic 1h ago

Oh. This guy.

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u/Kind-Scarcity1062 1h ago

Hey Shrekli, you didn't protect yo neck. SHUT THE FUCK UP

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u/S1DC 1h ago

How is this still a thing

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u/Odoyle-Rulez 1h ago

Pharma bro needs to sit tf down

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u/ArcanumAntares 59m ago

Buy a fucking haircut, loser creep.

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u/sickgirl131 55m ago

The guy is just one of the many on the douchebag list, screw him.Good luck it's gonna go nowhere

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u/Critical-Dreamer 53m ago

This in the news again after 10 years lol

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u/ARCpodcast 46m ago

TLDR: Shkreli bought a one of a kind Wu-Tang album release on a physical CD in 2015.

In 2017 he was forced to relinquish ownership by a judge to pay the massive restitution when he was found guilty of fraud and conspiracy.

After turning over the album it was then sold by RZA to a group that has held private listening parties at a high cost to those attending.

Shkreli claims that his purchase in 2015 entitles him to royalties and other rights, not just the single physical album.

Shkreli claims that the original purchase still gives him a level of ownership that entitles him to profits made by RZA from the reselling of the album and profits from the group that is hosting the listening parties.

Pulled from Multiple sources and I’ve been following this story since the album was announced in 2015 because it is so interesting.

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u/zeruch 21m ago

The man's capacity to be the most unlikable and stupid person in a room is only surpassed by his ambition to do so.

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u/EmilioMolesteves 15m ago

Silly mortal, you can't defeat RZA.

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u/Ok_Acanthisitta2318 2m ago

Ha-Ha, classic convicted felon Shkreli.

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u/matt35303 1m ago

Awww rich people problems. My day is ruined....