Wait. Hold on. Do we know this actually happened? Were there other witnesses? He is, first and foremost, a celebrity and entertainer. He is a man in show business. And a left wing commentator being detained? That's an obvious ratings booster. How do we know this isn't just the stunt of an entertainer?

Just doing due diligence. How do we know this actually happened?

[–] Inui@hexbear.net 54 points 11 hours ago (8 children)

He did call other people to let them know what was happening while he was being lead away, so unless you think they're all in on the conspiracy. He's already rich and extremely well known. He just interviewed Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the French parliament. There's no incentive.

[–] WoodScientist@hexbear.net -4 points 11 hours ago (7 children)

How would they know he's not just calling them and lying to them? He could have easily called or messaged people and said he was being lead away.

Celebrities of his stature have performed stunts before. The incentive would be the very ratings explosion that he's getting now. A ratings explosions means a revenue explosion. More ad revenue. More interview opportunities. More sponsors and donations. He's making money off of this. And I would not try to argue that he's already so well-off he's above wanting more money. When has that ever actually worked?

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@hexbear.net 30 points 7 hours ago

Go collect your paycheck, you've done enough harm here, your work is done.

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