Canadian reality TV titan Kevin O\u0027Leary has admitted he was burned for $15 million in the crypto kids\u0027 FTX market meltdown.
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“ total deal was just under $15 million all in, including a bunch of agents that I had to pay,” he told CNBC on Thursday.Article content He added: “Then I lost the money that I invested in the equity as well. Those are zeros too. It was not a good investment.”Photo by FTXIndeed. Now O’Leary finds himself named with other celebrity backers — including Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Shaquille O’Neal, Steph Curry and Larry David — in a lawsuit. They are accused of being responsible for “billions of dollars in damages.”“I obviously know all of the institutional investors in this deal.
Meanwhile, industry news site CoinGeek reports that Bankman-Fried’s Harry Potter-loving romantic partner and business associate, Caroline Ellison, may be ready to flip on her former paramour.TWITTER
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