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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Joe Rogan Tells The Government To 'Figure Out What To Do With The Money They Already Get From Everybody,' Before They 'Tax The Rich People'
Joe Rogan and British comedian Jimmy Carr held nothing back in their latest conversation on 'The Joe Rogan Experience,' tackling outrage culture, taxes, and what they see as government mismanagement. Rogan and Carr criticized the modern trend of gaining attention through outrage or victimhood instead of talent or effort. 'This is a society that rewards outrage and that coddles people for the most preposterous beliefs,' Rogan said. 'It's a weird society of social media and the amount of attention you can generate.' Don't Miss: Deloitte's fastest-growing software company partners with Amazon, Walmart & Target – Hasbro, MGM, and Skechers trust this AI marketing firm — Carr referenced a bit from comedian Chris Rock, saying there are three ways to get attention: You could be brilliant, infamous, or a victim. Carr argued that the difference between ambition and entitlement comes down to responsibility. 'If you want to do something about it, that's ambition. If you think that's someone else's problem, that's entitlement,' he said. He said he has empathy for people dealt a tough hand but believes in empowering them to play those cards as best they can. Trending: One of the most passionate parts of the episode came when Rogan slammed the idea of simply taxing the rich to fix America's problems. 'What are you going to do? You're going to enrich [the government],' Rogan said. 'They're just going to get bigger and stronger and have even more power... It's not going to help you if they tax rich people.' 'Are the poor people going to get that money? No. Are their services going to improve? No, you're just going to get more government,' he continued. Then Rogan hit on what he sees as the real issue: government waste and mismanagement. 'Figure out what to do with the money they already get from everybody,' he said. 'And you're not doing a good job with it. That's the problem, the problem isn't that the rich people aren't paying their taxes.' Carr, who faced his own tax scandal in 2012, joked that you know you're in real trouble when 'the prime minister of the country that you live in breaks off from the G20 summit to come out and do a press conference where he talks about nothing other than your personal tax affairs.' 'It was tax avoidance, not tax evasion,' Carr clarified. 'There's a difference, and the difference is about 18 months in prison.'Carr pointed to Scandinavian countries like Norway and Denmark as examples where high taxes actually deliver real public services, without much public resentment. Rogan responded that these are smaller, more manageable societies. 'When you scale that to like hundreds of millions of people, things get really weird,' Rogan said. Carr also praised the European country of Estonia for offering a free, English-language medical school to attract foreign students. The idea behind it, as he says, is that some will stay, work, and contribute to the local economy. Read Next: 'Scrolling To UBI' — Deloitte's #1 fastest-growing software company allows users to earn money on their phones. UNLOCKED: 5 NEW TRADES EVERY WEEK. Click now to get top trade ideas daily, plus unlimited access to cutting-edge tools and strategies to gain an edge in the markets. Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga? APPLE (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report TESLA (TSLA): Free Stock Analysis Report This article Joe Rogan Tells The Government To 'Figure Out What To Do With The Money They Already Get From Everybody,' Before They 'Tax The Rich People' originally appeared on © 2025 Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Will Smith slammed over shocking treatment of crew on new music video
Will Smith is getting blasted on social media and facing a picket as he is shooting a non-union music video in Los Angeles. The 56-year-old entertainer - whose most recent album flopped - is facing a protest by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees at Quixote Studios in West Hollywood on Friday according to The Hollywood Reporter. Business manager of IATSE Local 80 Dejon Ellis said that the union had asked producers to recognize the union and pay for pension and health benefits on Thursday but the producers had refused. Will - who has courted controversy in recent years - showed up to the shoot in the morning as IATSE were setting up the picket line. The A-lister was blasted on The THR X (formally Twitter) post about the story as one referenced his infamous slap of Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars as they wrote: 'Way worse than the slap.' 'Will Smith is a clown,' one said while another posted: 'Will Smith is a #SCAB.' Will Smith (pictured in Saudi Arabia back in November 2023) is getting blasted on social media and facing a picket as he is shooting a non-union music video in Los Angeles Another questioned if he would be able to continue with his acting union The Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) after the move. One commented: 'Can't he be kicked out of SAG for using non-union work?' The social media user is calling into question whether or not Will is breaking SAG-AFTRA's Global Rule One. It states: ' No member shall render any services or make an agreement to perform services for any employer who has not executed a basic minimum agreement with the union, which is in full force and effect, in any jurisdiction in which there is a SAG-AFTRA national collective bargaining agreement in place. This provision applies worldwide.' Regardless, according to IATSE Local 80 business manager Ellis about 20 crew members were fired on Thursday after the union had requested recognition. Meanwhile, the president of the production company Breathe Entertainment Stephen Trivieri said in an email to THR that it was 10 crew members and that they decided not to show up Friday at the insistence of the union. Ellis retorted by denying that the union had pulled those crewmembers and reiterated that it was the production company who told them not to come in. He said: 'Firing the crew is what picked this up a notch. That was not cool.' Will (who is seen with wife Jada Pinkett Smith in March 2022) showed up to the shoot in the morning as IATSE were setting up the picket line Trivieri stood firm as he said it was made clear at the outset that it would be a non-union shoot as he said: 'While this music video features a globally recognized artist, it was independently financed and produced outside the scope of major studio or label backing. 'Like many artist-driven creative projects, this shoot was built around a clear non-union structure with transparent terms and fair compensation across all departments.' This comes three years after Will famously slapped comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022. Rock was presenting the Oscar for Best Documentary during the event at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood when he joked about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head. He compared her to the shaved head look of Demi Moore in the 1997 movie G.I. Jane. Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia and did not laugh at the joke. Smith then approached the stage and slapped Rock hard across the face with his right hand. 'Will Smith just smacked the s*** out of me,' Rock said from the stage after being hit. Smith returned to his seat next to his wife after the outburst and yelled at the comic. 'Keep my wife's name out of your f***ing mouth!,' Smith twice shouted at a shocked Rock. Smith later won the Oscar for Best Actor for his work in King Richard after the incident. 'I want to apologize to the Academy. I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. This is a beautiful moment and I'm not crying for winning an award. It's not about winning an award for me. It's about being able to shine a light on all of the people,' Smith said during his acceptance speech.
Newsweek
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Crisis PR Will Be a Lifeline When AI Supercharges Misinformation
Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the interpretation of facts and data. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. I recently saw an AI-generated photo of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards squeezing a bottle of baby oil on Jada Pinkett Smith's head. Will Smith was also in the frame, graciously holding the phone to take the shot. I was mortified, not only at the realness of the photo I was seeing, but at what this means for our increasingly bleak future when it comes to separating truth from fiction. Grok, xAI's chatbot, recently began replying to unrelated queries with debunked white nationalist conspiracy theories. xAI blamed a "rogue employee" for unauthorized prompt changes and pledged new safeguards, though the incident feels like a troubling sign of a dark future. An illustration photograph shows Grok, DeepSeek and ChatGPT apps displayed on a phone screen. An illustration photograph shows Grok, DeepSeek and ChatGPT apps displayed on a phone screen. JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images Artificial intelligence is evolving faster than our ability to understand its consequences. As it continues to evolve, the spread of misinformation will accelerate at an unprecedented pace, posing serious risks to public trust, safety, and reputation. And while not a comprehensive solution, public relations professionals can help serve as a bulwark. Crisis PR—the field focused upon managing reputational fallout—is about to become a frontline defense in a war most people have not yet seen coming. While the internet has enhanced our lives in many ways and brought people together across the globe, it has also provided platforms a place to separate us. While unlimited and instant access to information has been a huge leap forward, AI-generated content threatens to flood our feeds with misinformation. Increasingly, we are entering an era where people, companies, and institutions of all types will need help not just telling their stories, but separating truth from fiction in defense of their reputations. A single false image, fabricated recording, or scandal invented and amplified by bots will be able to dismantle a person's livelihood and future in a matter of minutes. That's the dark side of AI-enabled misinformation: the power to ruin someone based on nothing more than a computer-generated narrative or image. We saw this play out already when a fake AI-generated image of an explosion near the Pentagon went viral in May 2023. It was picked up by several high-profile accounts on social media and briefly caused a dip in the stock market, demonstrating how even a single false image can produce real-world financial and societal consequences. In another instance earlier this year, a deepfake video showing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky supposedly telling his troops to surrender circulated widely online before being debunked. Though it was quickly identified as fake, the damage was already done. Russian propaganda outlets amplified the clip, and it briefly shook confidence in the Ukrainian defense. It was a clear example of how fast a lie can travel and how synthetic media can produce real-world ramifications. Crisis PR professionals are the ones who can step in with speed, clarity, and strategy when the digital mob shows up with pitchforks, or when lies, generated in seconds, spiral out of control. PR firms today are increasingly being called upon to defend clients against AI-enhanced disinformation. This includes false narratives fueled by deepfakes, synthetic media, and cloned voices and videos which can fabricate offensive behavior or even criminal acts. My firm once helped a venue owner who was the target of an AI-driven smear campaign. Bad actors had cloned his voice to make fake 911 calls about emergencies at rival locations. Edited clips circulated online, and a journalist reported the hoax as fact, seriously harming the client's business and reputation. In response, we deployed a fact-first strategy: collecting official records, leveraging digital forensics to disprove the audio, and launching a focused communications campaign to correct the record. Legal counsel worked alongside us to remove the false claims from press coverage. The key was speed and precision, which involved meeting an AI-powered attack with a coordinated but rapid-fire evidence-based defense. Real people like this business owner, unprepared with the resources or resolve to defend their reputation, run the risk of being crushed under the weight of lies they cannot outrun. Companies stand to lose decades of credibility in the moment it takes for fake content to go viral. We are rapidly approaching a future where a personal or organizational reputation is no longer something you must earn, but something that easily can be stolen. But there is a path forward. It starts with recognizing that AI reputational threats are real and then assembling teams and systems that are equipped to respond instantly. Crisis communicators will be valuable resources to companies, provided they can dissect narratives, act decisively, and defend the truth with some of the same tools used to attack it. The future belongs to AI, but that does not have to herald the end of fact. Now, more than ever in our history, there will be a burning need for people who fight for truth and decency. I am confident that crisis PR practitioners will rise to the moment. In the age of AI, reputation protection and crisis communication will no longer be optional, but essential. Evan Nierman is the founder and CEO of Red Banyan, a global crisis PR firm, and author of Amazon bestsellers The Cancel Culture Curse and Crisis Averted. The views expressed in this article are the writer's own.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ben Stiller Shares 5-Word Reaction After Knicks' Blowout Game 3 Loss
If anyone took the Knicks' Game 3 loss harder than the team itself, it might've been Ben Stiller. On Saturday evening, immediately after the end of Game 3 between the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics, the actor and longtime Knicks fan posted on X: 'No comment at this time.' Advertisement The Celtics dominated Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, defeating the Knicks 115-93 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday afternoon. This victory narrowed the Knicks' series lead to 2-1. The Celtics established a 25-point lead by halftime, which is the largest halftime deficit in Knicks playoff history, and extended it to 31 points early in the second half. The Celtics excelled from beyond the arc, hitting 20-of-40 three-point attempts, while the Knicks struggled, making only 5-of-25. American comedians Chris Rock and Ben Stiller sit courtside during the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat game at Madison Square Garden.© Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Stiller's passion for the New York Knicks is very well-known to his fan base. The 59-year-old was born and raised in New York City and has been a lifelong fan. He often arranges his schedule around games and is a regular presence at Madison Square Garden. He and his wife, Christine Taylor, were seen sitting in celebrity row this Saturday. Advertisement Other celebrities that were seen at the Garden include Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, actor Timothée Chalamet, former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, film director Spike Lee and comedian Tracy Morgan. Jrue Holiday (4) sets the play while being defended by Jalen Brunson (11) at Madison Square Garden.© John Jones-Imagn Images Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals will take place on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden again. If necessary, Games 5 through 7 are scheduled for May 14, 16 and 19, respectively. Related: Knicks-Celtics Ticket Price Nearly Matches Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese's Salaries
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Terry Crews wants Everybody Still Hates Chris to match The Simpsons and Family Guy legacies
'Everybody Still Hates Chris' star Terry Crews would love the animated reboot to have the same legacy as longrunning shows like 'The Simpsons' and 'Family Guy'.
