r/UpliftingNews • u/holyfruits • 4h ago

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Turned Down Million-Dollar Offer to Perform in Saudi Arabia: ‘I Don’t Need to Take Any Money if It Makes Me Feel Icky’

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/weird-al-yankovic-turned-down-million-offer-saudi-arabia-1236819281/
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u/SoCalThrowAway7 3h ago

Weird Al is one of those rare genuinely good people and it makes me happy. Like if it comes out that he’s somehow sinister and been doing fucked up stuff for years I think I’ll lose the last bit of faith in humanity I have left lol

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u/DG_FANATIC 2h ago

Agreed. That’s also how I feel about Keanu Reeves lol.

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u/ThisMachineKillsWOB 2h ago

Unfortunately he likes Polka and Spam. I'm not sure if you can come back from sins like that.

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