The Philip DeFranco Show - PDS 5.4 YIKES! This Messy H3H3 Triller Lawsuit Could Get Insane, Jake Paul, Colombia, & Today's News

Episode Date: May 4, 2021

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What are you doing here? No. Sup you beautiful bastards. Welcome back to the Philip DeFranco show. It is Tuesday, May 4th, 2021. Hit that like button, subscribe, and let's just jump into it. And the first thing that we're gonna talk about today

in entertainment and business news are the absolutely huge and wild updates to the lawsuit that Triller filed regarding the Jake Paul fight. Right, so last week, if you missed it, Triller filed a $100 million piracy suit against several individuals and websites that illegally streamed the Jake Paul-Ben Askren fight.

Now we've got this new Reuters report that's given us some more insight. Triller reportedly now saying that they will not pursue legal action against individuals who pirated the pay-per-view so long as they pay the $49.99 that it costs to purchase the fight by June 1st. However, for those who do not do this,

Triller says that they will pursue the full $150,000 penalty per person. And very notably, the Reuters report also revealed that the H3 podcast website is among those being sued for piracy, with Triller's head of piracy saying, "'The fines are calculated at $150,000 per instance, "'so for H3 and other sites

"'who rebroadcast the event to many people, "'the potential damages are large.'" And with this, reportedly H3 did not give a comment to Reuters, but Ethan Klein later shared a screenshot of the article and wrote, "'Apparently I'm being sued by Triller. News to me, especially considering I did not rebroadcast it or pirate it. What?'

Though he has since deleted that tweet. It's unclear exactly why he did that or what he was meaning there." And also he might've deleted that tweet because he had a number of people then sharing a clip from one of his podcasts after the Jake Paul fight where he said, "'But I don't know why the ref called it.

I just found that obscene. You know what? I waited so fucking long for that. You watched? I watched the whole, I bootlegged it. I pirated it. Right, and so with that clip, you had some saying, boom, it proves that he pirated it.

He said it, his own words, he's caught on camera. But at the same time, you had others saying, no, he's obviously saying this in passing. It's just a joke. But regardless of where the truth may actually lie you get into this weird legal situation because Ethan Klein nor H3 appeared to have rebroadcast the event and they appear if anything to be

in the I pirated it for myself area. Do you just pay the 49 99 so it goes away? Or do you actually deal with litigation? Obviously the situation is developing. We're gonna have to see what happens next. But I also reached out to Ethan Klein to see if he had any response or comment to all of this that's happening.

And here he gave me the statement, "'I did not want to support a credibly accused rapist, "'but I did not broadcast the link, "'only watch what was readily available.'" And adding, I didn't host anything. Yeah, ultimately we're gonna have to wait and see, because like I said, this is still a developing situation. But with that said,

I would love to know your thoughts on this. Because man, I've seen a whole wide range of reactions to this. Like on one side, I've seen people kind of like rooting for Triller to sue Ethan Klein, like make an example out of him. All the way to the other side where you have people saying the Triller lawsuit is bullshit.

It's in part a way to try and get press about the event. Some going even further saying Triller's threatening this litigation against H3 specifically because on his podcast he has brought up the sexual assault allegations against Jake Paul, who, I mean, we've talked about it on the show, has equity in Triller. Yeah, with that said, I'd love to know

where y'all's heads are at on this. Then, remember how a few weeks ago I talked about that news coverage and the surveys coming out that more people than ever had body issues coming out of the pandemic, getting into the summer. My general reaction to that news was screw that. I just lost a year of my life effectively.

I'm gonna be out there completely comfortable. I'm gonna have a happy and comfortable fat boy slash fat daddy summer. Well, it appears that a good chunk of the United States is of that same mind. We're gonna have a sexy time summer. Because according to the research firm, IRI, US condom sales increased 23.4% to $37 million

within four weeks in late March and early April compared to the same stretch a year ago. And that's after seeing a 4.4% drop in all of 2020. So essentially coming out of this pandemic or at the very least this lockdown going, I'm gonna go live life, but not bring more life into the world. Which makes sense.

There is very likely a lot of pent up sexual frustration. In fact, according to the match.com 2020 singles in America survey, 71% of singles reported that they have not had sex during the pandemic. Yeah, ultimately my reaction to condom sales going up, it's seeming like we are primed for a hot vac summer. It is good if you're gonna go out there and you're being safe about it.

Hell yeah, live your life. If there is any sort of silver lining we can put together from the horror show that was the last year is that we need to live our life because we don't know what's around the corner. You know, a lot of us have that thing in the back of our heads where we're like, man, I don't wanna be on my deathbed when I'm 90

or whatever age we've made up that that's when it's over. I don't wanna be there filled with regret, but it's so far off in the distance for you that there's no reason for maybe immediate action. Whereas I think this last year made us realize, hey, it doesn't matter what age we are. Let's say in six months, we ended up having to do some sort of other lockdown, right?

There's another wave, it's way worse. What do you wish that you have done before you have to go back to something like the last year that we experienced or maybe even worse. Also in other news, though it's connected to more of the other aspect of people gaining weight during the pandemic. We saw Will Smith popping up in the news

because he came out and explained that he's actually been struggling with weight in his body. Posting a photo saying, I'm gonna be real with y'all. I'm in the worst shape of my life. In a response, well, yes, he had some people saying, I see no worst here. You also had a ton of people extremely appreciative that he shared this because it's incredibly relatable

to a huge chunk of the population right now. Pandemic weight gain is a very real thing. Also, you know, we've seen more and more women coming out, talking about their bodies, but I also think it's great to see men talking about their struggles, which is in no way rare. I mean, for example, a study from the UK-based suicide prevention charity campaign

against living miserably on Instagram just found that 48% of men age 16 to 40 struggled because of how they viewed their body. With 58% of the men surveyed saying that the pandemic had affected how they feel about their body in a negative way. But also CynicPhil reporting for duty. Before we go out and give Will Smith

the International Medal for courage and other stuff, the news just broke this morning that he's doing a six-part docu-series with YouTube originals called Best Shape of My Life. It is set to air in 2022, and according to Entertainment Weekly, the official description says, it will tell the story of Will Smith

looking up one day to find himself in middle age, rebuilding his body into the best shape of his life, and getting his groove back along the way. And adding that it will show Smith challenging himself to improve every aspect of his fitness, from agility to power to recovery, and more, teaming up with guests, including pro athletes, scientists, and experts

and top YouTube creators. With Will posting himself in all caps that he's going to get in the best shape of my life. And so naturally we saw some pushback people going, oh, this isn't Will Smith actually wanting other people to feel okay, this is a cash grab. This is promotion for another future project. But on the other hand, you have people saying

it can be both things. It can be Will Smith, yes, making money from a project, but also something that sends out a really helpful message. Right, if his pandemic weight gain was lemons, this is Will Smith essentially making lemonade. But yeah, there, I do want to know your thoughts, right? Which camp do you land in? Does it feel empty or no, it's a win-win?

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that I've been doing this show. Right, I mean, since the beginning I spoke out and said, I support decriminalization, legalization of medical and recreational, but now that's no longer risque or taboo to say it as the mainstream opinion. And so with that, the question becomes, well, what is the next big hurdle, right? So what's something that is illegal now

that may see legalization to some degree in the future? Personally, I think we could see that, maybe should see that with mushrooms, but then also we can see further backing behind drugs like MDMA, AKA ecstasy or molly for medical use. And this because we're seeing things like reports from the New York Times on a soon to be published study about MDMA that found that the drug was shown

to bring relief to people suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder when paired with talk therapy. Right, so as far as the specifics, the study is expected to be published in Nature Medicine later this month. And it reportedly involved 80 therapists across 15 sites in the United States, Canada, and Israel, as well as 90 participants who had severe PTSD and have been diagnosed on average for more than 14 years. This, including combat veterans, first responders, and victims of sexual assault, mass shootings, domestic violence, or childhood trauma. And what's wild with this is that after just two months of this treatment, 67% of participants who received

MDMA assisted therapy, they no longer qualified for a PTSD diagnosis compared to just 32% who did not take the drug. Right, so before taking MDMA or the placebo, the participants first had sessions with two trained therapists. They then underwent three eight hour sessions once a month during which they received the drug or placebo

and neither participants nor therapists were told who was given MDMA or the placebo. Though unsurprisingly, most participants correctly guessed which they had received, but reportedly this did not undermine the results or methodology. As far as the side effects here, the study claims they saw no one having serious adverse ones though. Some participants reported minor symptoms like nausea

or loss of appetite. With the times noting that this information moves MDMA closer to getting FDA authorization for therapeutic use. But also before that can happen, the FDA needs a second positive phase three trial, which is currently underway with 100 participants. So far away, but also relatively close, right? The approval could come as early as 2023.

And very importantly, mental health researchers also say that these studies could encourage additional research on other banned psychedelics. But also, I mean, for what it's worth regarding legalization, you should very much expect that it would only be in the world of medicinal or therapeutic aids. Because you have the report noting that MDMA taken without therapy does not necessarily result

in improved PTSD symptoms. With the senior author and director of the study saying, "'It's not the drug, it's the therapy enhanced by the drug.'" And I mean, as far as my opinion, no surprise here, I really do hope that we keep seeing positive results here. Because I mean, honestly, any way we can help people dealing with the just living nightmare of PTSD, yes. Then in international news,

we should definitely talk about Columbia, which has been rocked by huge protests. In fact, as of yesterday, 800 have been wounded, 19 have died, with police saying they have arrested at least 400 protesters, accused many more of torching at least 100 buses, and identifying 17,000 individuals breaking mask mandates. With them also adding that at least 400 protesters accused many more of torching at least 100 buses and identifying 17,000 individuals breaking mask mandates. With them also adding that at least 540 officers

have sustained injuries so far. As far as how we got here, I mean, you had tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to protest a proposed tax hike, right? With the goal of that tax hike being to bring in more money to the government after the pandemic ravaged tax revenue. With the government saying they wanted to add tariffs to everyday goods while keeping in place cash subsidies

for poor citizens, but people felt that the tax hikes would ultimately hurt the people. And with these protests, as we often end up seeing, especially when there's a hard crackdown that the police presence and the police handling ended up just adding more fuel to the fire. With many feeling that the police response was heavy handed as police were quick to confront protesters

with extreme violence. With instances like you had a ninth grader that reportedly kicked an officer, then trying to run away before getting shot. And even after the police were criticized for their response, the president there deployed even more police to the streets of Columbia's biggest cities. Also beyond their heavy handed response,

many have felt that Columbia's leaders are out of touch by trying to paint the protests in a bad light. For example, former president Alvaro Uribe sparked major backlash after he wrote on Twitter that Colombians should support quote, "'The right of soldiers and police officers to use their weapons to defend themselves against terrorism.'"

With that tweet actually later being taken down by Twitter for violating rules regarding the glorification of violence. And actually as of right now, it appears that the protesters have made some gains. On Sunday, the president of Colombia announced that he would withdraw his current proposal and look into a new plan. Although he added that the reform is not a whim,

the reform is a necessity. Following that, yesterday we saw the country's finance minister announcing his resignation, but despite that, people have still continued to take to the streets as the protest has kind of morphed into a general outcry against rising poverty, income inequality, and unemployment. But I mean, since the pandemic began,

Colombia's economy shrank by 7% and poverty rose from 36 to 43% of the population. And unfortunately, it is very likely that we'll be covering similar stories in the months to come because a number of experts believe that many countries around the world, Poverty rose from 36 to 43% of the population. And unfortunately it is very likely that we'll be covering similar stories in the months to come because a number of experts believe that many countries around the world, particularly in South America,

will face similar problems as they try to stabilize tax revenue after spending large sums of money to help those affected by the pandemic. Then we should definitely talk about President Biden now announcing that he's going to raise America's annual cap on the number of refugees allowed in the country to 62,500, reversing a previous decision.

I don't know if you missed it, but two weeks ago, Biden said that he was gonna keep the cap at 15,000, which was the historically low limit first imposed by the Trump administration. Biden's decision then was met with a ton of backlash from Democrats and refugee advocates who condemned Biden for going back on his word. While he was running for president,

he actually promised that he'd allow as many as 125,000 refugees to enter the country in his first year in office. Then after elected and during his first major foreign policy speech back in February, he swore to increase the cap to 62,500 refugees for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends September 30th. But then Biden decided to keep Trump's limits

while he was facing blowback from Republicans over the massive influx of migrants and specifically unaccompanied migrant children seeking US entry at the Southern border. With him then walking that back though, notably here, in Biden's official statement on the reversal, he insisted that the increased refugee cap would be hard to meet.

Saying the sad truth is that we will not achieve 62,500 admissions this year. Adding, we are working quickly to undo the damage of the last four years. It will take some time, but that work is already underway. With him adding that the budget that he submitted to Congress included his goal of raising the cap to 125,000 for his first fiscal year in office.

But noting, we might not make it the first year, but we are going to use every tool available to help these fully bedded refugees fleeing horrific conditions in their home countries. But of course, reaching that goal and ultimately what this is going to look like will depend on Congress, where Republicans are already pushing back

on the 62,500 cap. Then in big COVID-19 and vaccination news, we have the FDA now set to approve the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds next week. This expected move coming just a month after a clinical trial found that the vaccine, which is currently the only vaccine approved for 16 and 17 year olds, is just as effective, if not even more effective in

children aged 12 to 15 as it was for adults. Pfizer reporting that none of the teens who received the vaccine developed symptomatic infections, a sign of powerful protection, and that they also produced strong antibody responses and about the same side effects as people 16 to 25. So as far as what happens next, regarding the FDA clearance that could come

as early as this week. From there, the CDC's vaccine advisory panel will likely meet the next day to review the clinical trial data and make recommendations. And then it's essentially just about implementation, and that's incredibly significant due to the timing, because it would significantly expand the country's vaccination campaign ahead of summer activities

in the next school year. Notably, this announcement also comes as the American Academy of Pediatrics reported just yesterday that children now account for more than a fifth of new coronavirus cases in states that release data by age. According to the data, they made up 22% of new infections reported in the past week

compared to 3% last year. Though, of course you have experts noting that a big reason for this is that adults have been getting vaccinated. So the cases among adult Americans, those have been going down. But public health officials also say that the spikes

are due to at least in part, the easing of restrictions on school activities. And ultimately with this story and honestly, anything else that stood out to you today, I'd love to know your thoughts in those comments down below because this is the end of today's show. As always, thank you for watching, liking the video, subscribing, all the good stuff.

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