Media & Journalism
Byron Allen confirms he now controls BuzzFeed and HuffPost after years of negative coverage
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Byron Allen | Club Random with Bill Maher
What was said
"I bought BuzzFeed. BuzzFeed is a publicly traded company and I ended up making an investment in it and I control 52%."
Allen casually reveals he has acquired controlling interest in BuzzFeed, which also owns HuffPost, after Bill Maher mentions how those outlets have been hostile to him for years. When Maher expresses concern about past negative coverage from HuffPost, Allen responds he now owns it, with Maher joking "Someone's fucked now." The acquisition represents Allen's continued expansion into digital media.
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- Club Random
- Episode
- Byron Allen | Club Random with Bill Maher
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- 1:16:16
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