![]() ![]() 'I have dealt with sociopaths in my life. 'Martin Shkreli is everything wrong with money, medicine, and politics in America,' Q Allen Brocka wrote, attaching a gif that showed Shkreli telling a reporter that he wouldn't change the drug's price. The BBC even said he was the 'most hated man in America'. People across the world called Shkreli vulgar names and a person who is 'everything wrong' with the United States. 'At the end of the day, they didn’t buy the last album or the one before that, and all they had to pay was $10.'ĭuring the controversy over Daraprim, the backlash against him was extreme. Shkreli says he has yet to listen to the album.įor the Wu-Tang Clan fans who may feel disgusted by his purchase, Shrekli had a message for them. ![]() The whole kind of thing since then has been just kind of ‘Well, do we want to announce it’s him? Do we not want to announce it’s him?’ I think they were trying to cover their butts a little bit.' Shkreli said he was concerned that the band would back out after the Daraprim controversy: 'I was a little worried that they were going to walk out of the deal. Skhreli also went for lunch with RZA - otherwise known as Robert Diggs.Įxclusive rights: The businessmen (above) bought the record in May, before the controversy over the drugĭaily Mail Online was among a small group of selected fans in March who got to listen to the album for the first and last time. In this particular instance, the sale was agreed to in May. ![]() Paddle8 does not disclose client information and does not comment on the identity of any buyers. They ran the private-only sale earlier this year, attracting wealthy investors from around the world, but the buyer remained secret for months.Ī Paddle8 spokesperson told Daily Mail Online: 'There has been a great deal of speculation about individuals who may or may not be the buyer in Paddle8's sale of the Wu-Tang Clan's album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. We decided to give a significant portion of the proceeds to charity.'Īccording to the website Shkreli attended a private listening session at the Standard Hotel hosted by art dealer Paddle8's co-founder Alexander Gilkes. Now he can do whatever he wants with the music until the year 2103 - except release it for commercial purposes.Īfter learning Bloomberg was going to report that Shkreli bought the album, RZA emailed a statement saying: 'The sale of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin was agreed upon in May, well before Martin Skhreli’s business practices came to light. ![]()
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