- [Woman's voice] Well that (beep) knew how to suck (beep).
- (chuckles) She did, she did.
- (breathes deeply) I feel like since I've opened up
viewer recommendations for stories again
y'all are just trying to bring out angry old Phil again.
Okay, let's do this. What's up you beautiful bastards?
Welcome back to the Philip DeFranco Show.
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Let's just jump into it. So first up easily,
one of the most requested stories yesterday.
Yes, I do look at the comments.
Let's talk about this Millie Bobby Brown situation.
So if you're unfamiliar, she and a Tik Toker
by the name of Hunter Ecimovic,
they were spotter together last year
when Millie was 16 he was 20
and there were reports that they were dating,
but that's kind of where it ended time passed.
But then on Monday night clips
from an Instagram live that he did
started getting spread on social media,
where he discussed their alleged relationship.
At one point, he read a comment from someone
who accused him of grooming Millie,
and then he agreed with it.
- Imagine being a grown adult and dating a kid, groomer.
I know I groomed her.
- Also making sexual comments as well.
- [Woman's voice] Well that (beep) knew how to suck (beep).
- She did. She did. She knew how to suck that (beep).
(laughing) And eat (beep) I'll tell you that.
She ate that (beep) and sucked that (beep)
- And later he was immediately getting defensive,
but saying, he's not sorry for the relationship.
- You guys do not know the story of anything
and I will never apologize. I hope you know that.
I have nothing to apologize for.
- Also with this adding
- There's no lawsuit at all.
I was living in Millie's house
for eight months. How the (censoring) is there a lawsuit?
Her from her mom and dad knew about everything.
- And so these clips blew up for all the reasons
you would think they blew up
and mainly a lot of disgust and anger.
And it actually got to the point
where Millie's reps had to give a statement
to the Daily Beast last night,
regarding this saying that Hunter's remarks
on social media are not only dishonest,
but also are irresponsible, offensive and hateful.
and adding, "instead of engaging in a public discourse
with him through the press or on social media,
we are taking action to ensure that he stops
this behavior once and for all."
With the Daily Beast also saying that those reps
didn't specify what those actions would be,
nor did they confirm or deny if Millie
was ever in a relationship with him.
As far as Hunter's response to all of this.
After the fact we've heard this
in a million different stories,
he said that he was drunk,
also apologizing for the live stream,
but then also adding a caption that said
that a four year age gap is not a big deal
claiming that he never groomed her
or put pressure on her. But also with that,
as you can imagine, there are people
still outraged and calling him out.
And so with this story,
especially because it was one of the most requested,
I want to pass the question off to you.
What are your thoughts on this?
Both his argument that a 20 year old
and a 16 year old, there's not a big deal there.
And just the whole situation in general,
because as far as my opinion on this,
and I don't even want to get into the legality
because it gets like murky.
Like if he was living in the UK with her,
the age of consent there is 16.
But if it happened in California,
the age of consent here is 18,
but like drunk or not who jokes
about grooming a child you disgusting motherfucker.
Like even without her having been 16,
you expose yourself as a disgusting dirt bag.
I know that I'm 35, but this is a child.
That's how you're talking about a 16 year old girl
as a ass grown adult? Anyway, that's where I'm gonna end it
before I say something that gets me into trouble.
And I passed the question off to you.
What are your thoughts on this?
You can agree with me. You can disagree with me.
This is the Philip DeFranco show,
but no matter what I want to hear from you.
And then we had Zendaya in the news
over the battle of the boobs.
Which is kind of a joke, but also exactly spot on.
And this because Zendaya is in the new Space Jam,
a new legacy film, and she and director Malcolm D Lee
spoke to entertainment weekly.
And the topic of Lola Bunny's image change comes up,
right? She's less Playboy bunny now,
more athletic bunny and had both of them saying,
they're kind of shocked about all the outrage
around this with Lee saying,
"I had no idea that people would be up in arms
about a bunny not having boobs.
Listen, I understand people don't want things to change,
but I think we needed some evolution with her,
not by objectifying her, but by making her strong
and still feminine. And yes, we had all these other women
who were like, oh, you can't be strong
and have big boobs? Sure you can,
but we're talking about a cartoon bunny, not women."
Though you did also see Zendaya
kind of playing it smart, saying she gets
where the outrage is coming from saying,
"I didn't know that was going to happen,
but I understand because she's a lovable character.
She's very important. So I get it.
She's special to a lot of people and their childhoods,
and they've been able to grow up with her.
So I get that sense of protection."
But if I can jump in here and just very quickly
address the people that are just not happy,
that they're no longer sexually attracted
to Lola Bunny here. Y'all, the internet exists.
Y'all really need Lola Bunny to be busty to jerk it?
This is a children's movie.
She can still look however you want her to look
on other websites. Those websites are still gonna exist.
And I know that one in 10 of you
just opened up another tab you pervert.
And if anything, maybe you should be thankful
because I bet this is going to lead
to a surge of new Lola Bunny content.
Then in the latest update, in the really disgusting
and messy Britney Spears situation,
the ACLU is now involved.
Announcing yesterday that they filed an Amicus brief
in the superior court of LA
requesting the Britney Spears be allowed
to select her own attorney in her conservatorship case.
Also asking that the court ensure Spears has access
to assistance and tools including supported decision-making
to make this choice and an ACLU staff attorney added,
"Spears' right to select an attorney
is not only a basic tenant of the sixth amendment,
right to counsel, but also consistent
with principles of personal autonomy and agency.
The California superior court must recognize
Spears' autonomy and the rights of people
with disabilities to live independent
self-directed lives as active members of their communities."
The ECLU also announced that they filed
a separate document offering to help Britney
in this process if she wants.
And it's notably coming on the date,
we've been talking about July 14th, right?
Britney's conservatorship case is back in court today.
There's a whole list of things on the docket.
We're gonna have to keep our eyes open
and wait to see what happens later today.
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Then, you know, yesterday we talked about firenados
and it feeling like the earth is just trying to kill us
right now while it appears that the earth
has an accomplice and that is the moon.
And I say that because there's this news study
from NASA and the University of Hawaii.
That's warning that there's this so-called wobble
in the moon's orbit that could lead to record flooding
on earth, starting in the mid 2030s.
Some of the details of this lunar wobble
is actually a natural occurrence
that scientist first reported in 1728.
It takes 18.6 years to complete. And according to NASA,
you need to think of this as two halves.
The first half high tides are lower than normal.
Low tides are higher than normal.
Then everything gets amplified.
High tides get higher and low tides get lower.
You know, like I said, this is naturally occurring,
but scientists, this time around are worried
because of the sea level rise we've seen with climate change
with scientists expecting the next high tide floods
to be more intense and more frequent than before.
And it kind of gives you an idea
of what we're talking about in 2019
Scientists reported more than 600 of these floods,
and now they expect three to four times
that amount in the mid 2030s.
We're talking about significant infrastructure damage,
whole communities being displaced.
Then it's probably doomed,
but it's exciting and interesting
to see it actually happening.
This morning you had Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer,
along with two other Senate Democrats
rolling out draft legislation
that would decriminalize marijuana federally.
And in addition to removing marijuana
from the controlled substances act,
the draft bill would expunge records
for nonviolent federal cannabis convictions
and allow those serving times to petition
a court for resentencing,
Create grant and loan programs
to help socially or economically disadvantaged individuals,
as well as those harmed by the war on drugs.
Institute, a federal excise tax,
like the one on alcohol and tobacco,
and use that money to fund restorative justice programs
and medical research. transfer regulation
from the drug enforcement agency
to other federal agencies.
Give marijuana businesses operating in states
where it is legal access to the U.S. banking system
and prevent the federal government from discriminating
against cannabis users seeking federal housing
or food benefits, security, clearances,
or citizenship. But very notably here,
the bill would not legalize marijuana federally,
but rather allowing states to then set their own rules,
including prohibiting the drug in most cases.
But like I said, unless there are some surprises,
this is probably dead on arrival.
And if you looked at the Senate, many Republicans,
including some from states that legalized marijuana,
they oppose federal legalization
as do some moderate Democrats. Oh, so, hey, who knows?
Anything's possible.
I mean, where we are with marijuana now
compared to 20 years ago, drastically different, right?
Medical marijuana is legal
in the majority of U.S. states recreational use
is legal in 18 states and DC
and recent polling suggests that almost 70% of Americans
support legalizing marijuana.
Then in possibly the perfect follow-up story.
We should talk about drug overdoses.
That is because according to provisional data
from the CDC, deaths from drug overdoses in the U.S.
rose by nearly 30% in 2020.
We're talking about a record high of 93,331,
which is a figure that represents
the sharpest annual increase in at least three decades.
When we saw increased deaths
from methamphetamine and cocaine,
the driving force behind this spike
was the use of opioids.
Which I think one is very concerning news.
I really think that it showcases the pandemic,
social isolation, anxiety, job losses, other stress factors.
But also two, just a reminder, DeFranco 2024,
he wanted the rich corporate soulless motherfuckers
that prey on society like these guys
that get fined because they pushed
and lied and misled about opioids.
If you want them to stop a fine is never gonna do it.
That is the cost of business.
But if you vote me in, I will work my butt off to change
the laws so that I can kneecap these motherfuckers on TV.
Along with that, we'll find the company.
Maybe we'll even sell the event as a pay-per-view
use that money to help all the lives they've helped ruin.
Then we should only talk about the police
arresting former Seahawks and 49ers quarterback,
Richard Sherman this morning on the suspicion
of burglary, domestic violence though,
he hasn't yet been officially charged
he was reportedly booked 6:00 AM local time.
He's being held at the King County Correctional Facility
in Seattle without bail.
Though, to be clear that's standard for domestic violence
suspects until they can appear before a judge.
And as far as the details with this
while they're scarce, as of recording,
we do know police told ESPN, that they got a 9-11 call
from the home around 2:00 in the morning.
The caller was saying that an adult family member
who didn't live there was trying to force his way in.
And then when the police arrived,
they said that they found the suspect outside the home.
And after a scuffle, he was arrested
and taken to a hospital before being booked
With police also adding that no one at the home was injured.
We've also since learned, thanks to an interview
between TMZ and Washington state police,
that it was actually a canine that took down Sherman
at the home. And that prior to making it to that home,
while driving Sherman, allegedly hit a barrier
in a construction zone and then still drove
the car despite popped tires away from the area.
So with that state police are also reportedly
investigating him for a possible hit and run
DUI. For now, though, we're still waiting to see
if Sherman gets charged, right.
If he does and is later convicted,
it would be a felony though, with that earlier today,
we saw Sherman's wife speaking out,
emphasizing the fact that no one got hurt
and saying, "he's a good person,
and this is not his character we're doing all right.
Just trying to get him out.
I want people to know no one was injured"
But ultimately with this story, or honestly,
anything else that stood out to you today,
I'd love to know your thoughts and those comments
down below, because yes, this is a news show,
but this is also supposed to be a conversation,
which as always thank you for being a part of,
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And of course my name's Philip DeFranco.
You've just been filled in.
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