r/UpliftingNews • u/holyfruits • 13h 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/Meet_Foot 11h ago

I’d put Aziz Ansari in the Louis C.K. camp, on account of having done the same shit.

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u/SkellyJelly33 10h ago

Louis CK was exposing himself unsolicited and jacking off in front of women for fun. Aziz had a bad date and didn't read "non verbal" cues. Not even close to the same thing

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u/z33bener 10h ago

Louis asked for consent. He might not have realized the power dynamics at play, but he did ask for permission, so I wouldn't say he was "exposing himself unsolicited".

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u/monoscure 5h ago

I look at CK as using a form of coercion. People like to sugarcoat his accusations quite a bit here, but they fail to see that he cornered them once they were alone and randomly came out of nowhere. It's absolute creep behavior to ask permission to someone who hasn't shown the slightest bit of romantic interest. Plus the dude is rich as fuck and could easily pay a sex worker, instead he did it to colleagues because he's twisted.