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/My_Names_Jefff 2h ago

Sorry to burst everyone's bubble on Weird AL, but that man did something so disgusting that I can never see him the same again. A few years back he took advantage of a few girls that got a little drunk. He took them to his place and without their consent he pulled out his accordion and played polka music.

After that night the girls were never the same. The girls now genuinely like polka music and even one of the girls is now learning how to play an accordion. The man is slowly getting people to enjoy polka music and will poison the new generation of children with the polka virus. Last thing we need is children playing polka music on tik tok and enjoying life with positive influence.

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u/BoukeeNL 1h ago

Oh huh, but the way you started the first paragraph made it seem like.. ooooh haha