Severus_Snape@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoUS comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square269linkfedilinkarrow-up1667arrow-down113
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minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 days agoMBS had Khashoggi (a journalist living in the US) murdered in the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul, then cut up with bone saws and packed into a suitcase. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi you can see the obvious comedic angles there.
minus-squareburntbacon@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 days agoAh, okay. I was aware of that, just thought maybe there was more of a connection to bill burr than just taking the money, like he had previously commented on it.
MBS had Khashoggi (a journalist living in the US) murdered in the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul, then cut up with bone saws and packed into a suitcase.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi
you can see the obvious comedic angles there.
Ah, okay. I was aware of that, just thought maybe there was more of a connection to bill burr than just taking the money, like he had previously commented on it.