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Welcome back to "The Philip DeFranco Show."
It is Monday, June 28th, 2021.
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and let's just jump into it.
And the first thing that we're gonna talk about today
is this very viral moment and this story
that I think highlights the genuine creepiness
that can come from parasocial relationships
between very famous stars and their fans.
And at the center of this, you have Justin Bieber,
who I think, for me personally,
it's hard to not feel bad for him
in the sense that he's been dealing with this
for the majority of his life.
It's already bad enough you gotta deal with the paparazzi,
where you have celebrities running to the edge of the earth,
and still some fucker in a hot air balloon,
or with a drone, or in the water two miles away
with some crazy lens photographing your junk,
throwing it on the internet.
With the fame and territory you also get things
like hate, and death threats,
but then you also get a kind of fan that doesn't understand
that you are a human being deserving of privacy,
and that's actually why Justin was back in the news.
He was just showing back up to his New York City apartment,
seemingly he was gonna get rest, he was gonna do
whatever the hell Justin Bieber does in private,
and meeting him there was just this slew of young girls
saying, "Justin, Justin, gimme, gimme, gimme!"
(girls clamoring)
Explaining in a very calm way
that this is not a normal thing or an okay thing to do,
this is the place that he goes to escape the world.
And then the genuinely best thing about the clip
is one of the female fans is like,
"Yes, I understand, can I still get a hug?"
And you didn't learn your lesson!
You didn't learn a thing, it's still all about you.
Justin Bieber also, I give him props,
because he was well within his rights to say,
"Get the fuck away from my home, you psycho."
Whether you like Justin Bieber or not,
or any other mainstream celebrity,
or social media celebrity, or whoever,
that is a real person.
This isn't Disneyland, that's not some character.
And I know there's always a group of people out there
going like, "Hey, it comes with the territory,
that's what you get for being rich and famous."
But no, I'm not gonna normalize this bullshit behavior.
Also, on the note of crazy fans
and people being where they should not be,
did you see what happened
at the Tour de France this weekend?
- [Announcer 1] Oh!
- [Announcer 2] A massive crash there, what has happened?
Right off the side of the road there, look at this!
I don't know what happened there,
maybe they clipped the crowd, but whatever has happened,
they are in a right mess down there at the moment now.
How many riders...
Let's hope.
- [Philip] Right, so this absolute moron
is holding a cardboard sign that apparently
is voicing the support for that person's grandparents.
It hit a rider who's now been identified
as German rider, Tony Martin.
Because this happened so early
and everyone was bunched so close together,
it quickly caused other bodies
to collide and tangle in the road.
It ended up holding up the race for several minutes,
with the incident reportedly forcing one of the riders
to actually pull out of the event with a hand injury,
eight others receiving treatment from the race doctor.
And the thing is, as far as the person responsible,
as of right now, we don't actually know who that person is.
Law enforcement officials have called for witnesses
to help identify the sign holder,
saying that they fled the scene
and have still not been found.
And I mean, if they do find her,
she's gonna be in a lot of trouble.
The tour's deputy director is even telling reporters,
"We are suing this woman.
We are doing this so that
the tiny minority of people who do this
don't spoil the show for everyone."
And on top of that, local news outlets say
that she has received a fine of almost $18,000,
and in fact a year in prison
if a rider that was injured in the crash
decides to press charges.
While obviously this specific crash
has a lot of people talking,
there are also a number of people saying
this is not a new problem.
Martin, who was actually the racer hit by the sign,
he suffered some cuts, some road rash,
but he was actually able to continue,
and he posted later on social media,
"To all the people next to the road
who think that the Tour de France is a circus,
to people who risk everything for a selfie
with a 50-kilometer per hour fast peloton,
to people who think it's nice to show their naked butt,
to drunken people who push us sideways on the climbs,
to people who think that it is a good idea
to hold a sign into the road while the peloton is passing.
I want to ask these people forcefully,
please respect the riders in the Tour de France.
Use your head or stay home. We don't want you here.
You risk our life and our dreams for what we work so hard."
But ultimately, that is where we are with this story,
and if anything, I'll leave you with two things.
One, don't be stupid, stupid.
And I mean that for the yet-to-be-identified person
who is obviously our douchebag of the day,
or other people like her.
And two, the question I have for you with this story is,
what do you think the penalty or punishment
should be for this person?
In addition to being sued.
When you hear the potential for an $18,000 fine,
maybe a year in jail max,
do you think that's too little, too much, just right?
I'd love to know your thoughts.
Then, in sad, petty, attention-seeking news,
we had Courtney Love in the news
because she was accusing Olivia Rodrigo
of essentially copying and stealing from her.
We have Olivia announcing a project,
her "Sour Prom" concert film,
and among one of the pictures you had this,
which Courtney Love actually also shared
on her Instagram and Facebook,
writing, "Spot the difference," referencing the cover
of her band Hole's album "Live Through This."
Olivia even commenting on Courtney's post,
writing, "Love you and live through this so much."
Courtney then responded,
asking essentially for an apology bouquet.
She also proceeded to essentially rage on Facebook.
While Olivia has not responded anymore,
kind of just allowing Courtney Love to flail about,
Olivia had previously posted
this photo from "Carrie" to her stories,
seemingly noting it as a reference point
for her "Sour Prom."
Which makes sense, many have pointed to "Carrie"
as the inspiration for the "Live Through This" cover.
Hell, even the photographer
that shot the cover for "Live Through This"
previously said they drew from that,
but still Courtney Love is like, "It's my original idea."
Yeah, I guess the main point of this story is,
there is the attention that you ordered, Courtney.
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Then we should definitely talk
about Derek Chauvin back in the news.
Of course, one of the last times we talked about him,
he had just been convicted of second degree murder,
third degree murder, and second degree manslaughter.
And so with that, many people were wondering,
okay, well how many years will he actually serve?
And we found out on Friday
with Derek Chauvin being sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison
for the murder of George Floyd.
And as far as why it was only 22 1/2 years, you're going,
"Okay, second degree murder, third degree murder,
second degree manslaughter, how only that?"
One, as it turns out, Minnesota state law
only allowed Chauvin to receive a prison term
for the most serious charge of second degree homicide.
And two, while that charge does have
a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison,
the recommended sentence is only 12 1/2 years
for people with no criminal history.
And before the sentencing, you had Chauvin's defense
asking for probation and time served,
prosecutors asking for 30,
arguing that there were five aggravating factors
that warranted a longer sentence.
And there, last month we talked about
how Judge Peter Cahill, who had been overseeing the case,
agreed, the prosecutors had proven four of the five factors,
that Chauvin abused his power as a police officer,
acted particularly cruel to Floyd,
and committed the crime in front of children
with at least three other people.
Actually, in his ruling, Cahill said
that it was those first two factors
that ultimately led to his decision
to sentence Chauvin to just over 22 years,
writing, "Mr. Chauvin's prolonged restraint of Mr. Floyd
was also much longer and more painful
than the typical scenario in a second degree
or third degree murder or second degree manslaughter case,"
and concluding, "part of the mission
of the Minneapolis Police Department
is to give citizens 'voice and respect.'
Here, Mr. Chauvin, rather than pursuing the MPD mission,
treated Mr. Floyd without respect
and denied him the dignity owed to all human beings
and which he certainly would have extended
to a friend or neighbor."
While yes, with this you had some legal experts,
including Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison,
saying this sentence reflects the seriousness of the crime,
you also had many others saying
that the sentence should have been longer.
Members of the Floyd family, their attorney, and Al Sharpton
saying that they wish Chauvin
had been given the maximum sentence allowed.
Sharpton, yes, noting that this is the longest sentence
ever given to a Minneapolis police officer
for killing on the job,
but adding, "This is not justice.
Justice is George Floyd would be alive.
Justice is if they had done sentences like this before,
maybe Chauvin would have thought
he would have not gotten away with it."
Though I also do wanna note here,
while Cahill ultimately did decide on 22 years,
under Minnesota law, Chauvin will likely serve
less than 15 years of that sentence,
with the remainder done on supervised release.
However, of course, this is not gonna be
the complete end of the situation,
it's also not the end of the legal challenges for Chauvin.
He also faces criminal charges in federal court,
where he's been accused
of violating Floyd's constitutional rights.
Chauvin is also likely
to appeal his sentence and conviction,
and actually in a short statement ahead of the sentencing,
where he declined to speak at length
because of what he said were other legal matters,
he offered his condolences to the Floyd family,
but also stopped short of apologizing
for his role in Floyd's death
and kind of offered this weird, cryptic message.
- There's gonna be some other information
in the future that would be of interest,
and I hope things will give you some peace of mind.
- But ultimately, that is where we are now,
and that ratfuck is still in prison,
so there's at least that for now.
Then we had Johnson & Johnson in the news,
though not connected to the vaccine,
which of course is one of the main reasons
they've been in the news for the past year.
Rather, because Johnson & Johnson has now agreed
to pay New York State $230 million over the next nine years
to settle a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Letitia James
that accused Johnson & Johnson of fueling the opioid crisis,
which, according to the CDC,
has killed about half a million Americans
over the last 20 years,
with half of those deaths coming
from prescription opioids alone.
And following the announcement of this settlement,
Letitia James said,
"Johnson & Johnson helped fuel this fire.
While no amount of money will ever compensate
for the thousands who lost their lives
or became addicted to opioids across our state,
these funds will be used to prevent any future devastation,"
with that money reportedly said to go
to opioid education, prevention, and treatment.
However, despite James' statement,
and like we've seen so many times
in the past with opioid-related lawsuits,
J&J will not have to admit any wrongdoing.
Instead, we see the company saying that it remains committed
to providing certainty for involved parties
and critical assistance for communities in need.
And also, while the settlement does prevent J&J
from manufacturing or selling opioids in New York,
it's really not that much of a setback.
I mean, one, the company already announced
that it discontinued their production
and sale nationwide last year,
and two, there's no such thing
as true accountability or justice
without people going to jail.
I mean, your company, what you did
helped kill half a million people,
it ruined countless families and lives.
Really, for J&J, the penalty, honestly, companies like this,
it's just doing the price of business.
It's something that's like a blip on their balance sheet.
They'll fight it tooth and nail.
I mean, this is a company that has an annual revenue
of over $80 billion every year.
You want true justice in this country?
Let us drag these executives into the streets
and not just reward them.
Also, my lawyer has advised me to say
the last sentence was metaphorical.
But honestly, we're never really gonna see
any accountability or justice,
and the really sad reason, and it's a very cynical thing,
but it is a truth in this world, money protects money.
Then, in big international news,
we should definitely talk about the US military,
at the direction of President Biden,
carrying out overnight airstrikes
against what they said were facilities
used by Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria.
In a statement, a Pentagon spokesperson said
the militias were using the facilities to store weapons
and conduct drone attacks against US troops in Iraq,
characterizing the US strike as defensive, and adding,
"as a matter of international law, the United States acted
pursuant to its right of self-defense.
The strikes were both necessary to address the threat
and appropriately limited in scope."
Though currently the Pentagon
has not detailed the scope of the damage,
but at least one of the militias has said
that four of its men were killed
on the Iraqi side of the attack,
and separately, Syrian state media have claimed
that the strikes hit residential buildings,
killing one child and wounding three residents,
but also at that time providing no evidence.
That said, the move drew immediate calls
for revenge from the groups
and condemnation from the Iraqi military,
which said that the strikes were a blatant
and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty,
as well as a breach of international convention,
with them also calling for calm
and both sides to avoid escalation.
But with that said, this is not an isolated incident,
this decision actually marks the second time
that Biden has ordered airstrikes in the region.
Back in February,
the US launched airstrikes in Eastern Syria
against buildings the Pentagon said
belonged to Iran-backed militias
responsible for attacks
against American and Allied personnel,
with Biden at that time saying the strikes were a warning
that the militias can't act with impunity.
And these latest strikes come at a time
that is key for two main reasons.
First, they came just a week after
Iran elected a new hard-liner president
with a strong anti-Western stance,
a move that Biden quickly responded to
by blocking access to numerous Iranian websites.
And second, the strike took place
against the backdrop of ongoing negotiations
intended to bring the US and Iran back into compliance
with the 2015 nuclear deal that Trump withdrew from in 2018.
And so with this, experts are saying
that the US is trying to send a message,
that negotiations will not take precedence
over the growing strikes on US personnel,
with Secretary of State Antony Blinken actually echoing that
while talking to reporters today, saying:
- This action in self-defense
to do what's necessary to prevent further attacks
I think sends a very important and strong message.
- But also, for now we're gonna have to wait
to see how this does impact the negotiations,
as well as what sort of retaliation
or what just happens in general with this situation.
And then finally,
in absolutely heartbreaking and horrifying news,
we need to talk about what happened in South Florida,
where a 12-story, 136-unit building
partially collapsed Thursday morning.
And while this happened several days ago,
rescue and recovery efforts are still underway
at the Champlain Towers Condo Complex.
In fact, a state of emergency
is currently in effect in Miami Beach,
and more than 300 emergency personnel
are working 24 hours a day at the scene.
And as far as the death toll,
and understand, the numbers will change here,
you had authorities saying
that the death toll has risen to 10,
as many as 151 people are still unaccounted for.
Though, regarding those numbers,
reports say that officials have engaged
in very frank conversations with families
about the chance that no more survivors
would be found at this point,
with the Miami-Dade mayor telling news outlets,
"We do continue to hope that we find people,
but certainly they're aware that we're finding remains,
and even that we're finding body parts,
so they're preparing for that."
Now, as far as what caused this collapse,
officials have not determined an official reason yet,
but you do have many people pointing
to a 2018 report about the Champlain Tower South Condo,
because in that report an engineer flagged
what they referred to as a major error
dating back to the building's origin,
saying that a lack of proper drainage on the pool deck
had caused major structural damage,
damage that reportedly included the cracking and crumbling
of the columns, beams, and walls
of the parking garage under the building.
And while that report did not specifically indicate
that the building was at risk of collapse,
it did say that the problem
needed to be addressed quickly, and added,
"Failure to replace the waterproofing in the near future
will cause the extent of the concrete deterioration
to expand exponentially."
But still, a month after that report,
the Chief Building Official for the town of Surfside
told residents that the condo was in very good shape.
And at the time of the collapse,
the building was reportedly
in the early stages of making repairs
as part of a recertification process
for buildings over 40 years old.
Also, while you have the attorneys for the building
saying that their focus right now
is on rescue and recovery efforts,
they did also note that engineers are looking at
whether construction of a high rise next door
played any sort of role in destabilizing the building,
which is actually something
residents raised concerns about in 2019.
But I mean, ultimately that is where we are right now.
The investigators need to look at a number of things,
there are a few things at play here.
I mean, all of that is in addition to
the people that live in the north tower expressing anxiety,
because their building was made by the same developer,
has the same design, it was built just one year apart.
And as far as Miami-Dade county right now,
they say that they will conduct audits
of all buildings that are 40 years and older,
with that process said to be conducted
within the next 30 days.
So like I said, we're gonna have to wait
to see what happens.
And ultimately, that is where today's show ends.
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