Shirtless Alex Jones Reacts to The Onion-Infowars Deal
The Hollywood Reporter • • nation
Key Points:
- Infowars host Alex Jones reacted shirtless on a livestream to a licensing deal announced by The Onion to acquire his brand and website from bankruptcy, expressing strong opposition.
- The Onion and its parent company Global Tetrahedron agreed to pay $81,000 monthly for six months, with an option to extend, pending court approval, to license Infowars' brand names and IP.
- The deal follows a bankruptcy triggered by defamation lawsuits filed by Sandy Hook victims' families, who won a $1.4 billion judgment against Jones for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax.
- Jones accused The Onion of intending to misrepresent Infowars and defame him through parody, warning that they would "confuse people" and "rip people off."
- Comedian Tim Heidecker has been named Infowars' creative director under the new arrangement, while Jones vows to continue operating Infowars despite the potential takeover.
