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16600 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
"FTX was not fine and assets were not fine," Wang testified. On Nov. 12, after FTX declared bankruptcy, Bankman-Fried asked Wang to drive with him to the Bahamas Securities Commission for a meeting. On the drive, Bankman-Fried told Wang to transfer assets to Bahamian liquidators because he believed they would allow him to maintain control of the company. Wang said he wasn't in the meeting with the securities authority, though Bankman-Fried's dad was present.
Wang said he returned to the U.S. and met with prosecutors the next day. He faces up to 50 years in prison when he faces a judge for sentencing following this trial. He told jurors he signed a six-page cooperation agreement that requires him to meet with prosecutors, answer their questions truthfully and turn over evidence.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is seen during a hearing as a U.S judge revoked his bail, at a courthouse in New York, U.S., August 11, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. |
16601 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
On the drive, Bankman-Fried told Wang to transfer assets to Bahamian liquidators because he believed they would allow him to maintain control of the company. Wang said he wasn't in the meeting with the securities authority, though Bankman-Fried's dad was present.
Wang said he returned to the U.S. and met with prosecutors the next day. He faces up to 50 years in prison when he faces a judge for sentencing following this trial. He told jurors he signed a six-page cooperation agreement that requires him to meet with prosecutors, answer their questions truthfully and turn over evidence.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is seen during a hearing as a U.S judge revoked his bail, at a courthouse in New York, U.S., August 11, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
$65 billion line of credit
For months, Bankman-Fried has known that Wang and Ellison, who were integral members of his personal and professional inner circles, had turned on him. |
16602 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Wang said he wasn't in the meeting with the securities authority, though Bankman-Fried's dad was present.
Wang said he returned to the U.S. and met with prosecutors the next day. He faces up to 50 years in prison when he faces a judge for sentencing following this trial. He told jurors he signed a six-page cooperation agreement that requires him to meet with prosecutors, answer their questions truthfully and turn over evidence.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is seen during a hearing as a U.S judge revoked his bail, at a courthouse in New York, U.S., August 11, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
$65 billion line of credit
For months, Bankman-Fried has known that Wang and Ellison, who were integral members of his personal and professional inner circles, had turned on him. Both pleaded guilty in December and have since been cooperating with the U.S. |
16603 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Wang said he returned to the U.S. and met with prosecutors the next day. He faces up to 50 years in prison when he faces a judge for sentencing following this trial. He told jurors he signed a six-page cooperation agreement that requires him to meet with prosecutors, answer their questions truthfully and turn over evidence.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is seen during a hearing as a U.S judge revoked his bail, at a courthouse in New York, U.S., August 11, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
$65 billion line of credit
For months, Bankman-Fried has known that Wang and Ellison, who were integral members of his personal and professional inner circles, had turned on him. Both pleaded guilty in December and have since been cooperating with the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan. |
16604 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Wang said he returned to the U.S. and met with prosecutors the next day. He faces up to 50 years in prison when he faces a judge for sentencing following this trial. He told jurors he signed a six-page cooperation agreement that requires him to meet with prosecutors, answer their questions truthfully and turn over evidence.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is seen during a hearing as a U.S judge revoked his bail, at a courthouse in New York, U.S., August 11, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
$65 billion line of credit
For months, Bankman-Fried has known that Wang and Ellison, who were integral members of his personal and professional inner circles, had turned on him. Both pleaded guilty in December and have since been cooperating with the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan. Wang's testimony, which stretched into Friday, was given under a cooperation agreement with the government. |
16605 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
and met with prosecutors the next day. He faces up to 50 years in prison when he faces a judge for sentencing following this trial. He told jurors he signed a six-page cooperation agreement that requires him to meet with prosecutors, answer their questions truthfully and turn over evidence.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is seen during a hearing as a U.S judge revoked his bail, at a courthouse in New York, U.S., August 11, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
$65 billion line of credit
For months, Bankman-Fried has known that Wang and Ellison, who were integral members of his personal and professional inner circles, had turned on him. Both pleaded guilty in December and have since been cooperating with the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan. Wang's testimony, which stretched into Friday, was given under a cooperation agreement with the government. Ellison is expected to take the stand under a similar arrangement. |
16606 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
He told jurors he signed a six-page cooperation agreement that requires him to meet with prosecutors, answer their questions truthfully and turn over evidence.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is seen during a hearing as a U.S judge revoked his bail, at a courthouse in New York, U.S., August 11, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
$65 billion line of credit
For months, Bankman-Fried has known that Wang and Ellison, who were integral members of his personal and professional inner circles, had turned on him. Both pleaded guilty in December and have since been cooperating with the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan. Wang's testimony, which stretched into Friday, was given under a cooperation agreement with the government. Ellison is expected to take the stand under a similar arrangement.
U.S. |
16607 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
He told jurors he signed a six-page cooperation agreement that requires him to meet with prosecutors, answer their questions truthfully and turn over evidence.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is seen during a hearing as a U.S judge revoked his bail, at a courthouse in New York, U.S., August 11, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
$65 billion line of credit
For months, Bankman-Fried has known that Wang and Ellison, who were integral members of his personal and professional inner circles, had turned on him. Both pleaded guilty in December and have since been cooperating with the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan. Wang's testimony, which stretched into Friday, was given under a cooperation agreement with the government. Ellison is expected to take the stand under a similar arrangement.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan presides as Gary Wang testifies during the fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. |
16608 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
$65 billion line of credit
For months, Bankman-Fried has known that Wang and Ellison, who were integral members of his personal and professional inner circles, had turned on him. Both pleaded guilty in December and have since been cooperating with the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan. Wang's testimony, which stretched into Friday, was given under a cooperation agreement with the government. Ellison is expected to take the stand under a similar arrangement.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan presides as Gary Wang testifies during the fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
Born in China, Wang moved to the U.S. |
16609 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
$65 billion line of credit
For months, Bankman-Fried has known that Wang and Ellison, who were integral members of his personal and professional inner circles, had turned on him. Both pleaded guilty in December and have since been cooperating with the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan. Wang's testimony, which stretched into Friday, was given under a cooperation agreement with the government. Ellison is expected to take the stand under a similar arrangement.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan presides as Gary Wang testifies during the fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
Born in China, Wang moved to the U.S. at age 7, and grew up in Minnesota before going to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study math and computer science. |
16610 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Both pleaded guilty in December and have since been cooperating with the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan. Wang's testimony, which stretched into Friday, was given under a cooperation agreement with the government. Ellison is expected to take the stand under a similar arrangement.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan presides as Gary Wang testifies during the fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
Born in China, Wang moved to the U.S. at age 7, and grew up in Minnesota before going to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study math and computer science. He worked at Google after college. |
16611 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Both pleaded guilty in December and have since been cooperating with the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan. Wang's testimony, which stretched into Friday, was given under a cooperation agreement with the government. Ellison is expected to take the stand under a similar arrangement.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan presides as Gary Wang testifies during the fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
Born in China, Wang moved to the U.S. at age 7, and grew up in Minnesota before going to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study math and computer science. He worked at Google after college. Wang, who first met Bankman-Fried during high school at a summer camp, owned 10% of Alameda, while his boss owned the other 90%. |
16612 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
attorney's office in Manhattan. Wang's testimony, which stretched into Friday, was given under a cooperation agreement with the government. Ellison is expected to take the stand under a similar arrangement.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan presides as Gary Wang testifies during the fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
Born in China, Wang moved to the U.S. at age 7, and grew up in Minnesota before going to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study math and computer science. He worked at Google after college. Wang, who first met Bankman-Fried during high school at a summer camp, owned 10% of Alameda, while his boss owned the other 90%. Wang told the court about the advantages that Alameda received by having code baked into FTX's software that allowed special access to the crypto exchange. |
16613 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Ellison is expected to take the stand under a similar arrangement.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan presides as Gary Wang testifies during the fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
Born in China, Wang moved to the U.S. at age 7, and grew up in Minnesota before going to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study math and computer science. He worked at Google after college. Wang, who first met Bankman-Fried during high school at a summer camp, owned 10% of Alameda, while his boss owned the other 90%. Wang told the court about the advantages that Alameda received by having code baked into FTX's software that allowed special access to the crypto exchange. Those privileges ultimately resulted in Alameda owing FTX $8 billion worth of customer deposits. |
16614 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan presides as Gary Wang testifies during the fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
Born in China, Wang moved to the U.S. at age 7, and grew up in Minnesota before going to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study math and computer science. He worked at Google after college. Wang, who first met Bankman-Fried during high school at a summer camp, owned 10% of Alameda, while his boss owned the other 90%. Wang told the court about the advantages that Alameda received by having code baked into FTX's software that allowed special access to the crypto exchange. Those privileges ultimately resulted in Alameda owing FTX $8 billion worth of customer deposits. "We gave special privileges on FTX that gave unlimited withdrawals on the platform to Alameda," Wang said. |
16615 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
Born in China, Wang moved to the U.S. at age 7, and grew up in Minnesota before going to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study math and computer science. He worked at Google after college. Wang, who first met Bankman-Fried during high school at a summer camp, owned 10% of Alameda, while his boss owned the other 90%. Wang told the court about the advantages that Alameda received by having code baked into FTX's software that allowed special access to the crypto exchange. Those privileges ultimately resulted in Alameda owing FTX $8 billion worth of customer deposits. "We gave special privileges on FTX that gave unlimited withdrawals on the platform to Alameda," Wang said. Alameda was allowed to withdraw and transfer those funds and had a $65 billion line of credit. "When customers deposited USD, it went to Alameda," he said. |
16616 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
Born in China, Wang moved to the U.S. at age 7, and grew up in Minnesota before going to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study math and computer science. He worked at Google after college. Wang, who first met Bankman-Fried during high school at a summer camp, owned 10% of Alameda, while his boss owned the other 90%. Wang told the court about the advantages that Alameda received by having code baked into FTX's software that allowed special access to the crypto exchange. Those privileges ultimately resulted in Alameda owing FTX $8 billion worth of customer deposits. "We gave special privileges on FTX that gave unlimited withdrawals on the platform to Alameda," Wang said. Alameda was allowed to withdraw and transfer those funds and had a $65 billion line of credit. "When customers deposited USD, it went to Alameda," he said. "It existed in the computer code. |
16617 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
at age 7, and grew up in Minnesota before going to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study math and computer science. He worked at Google after college. Wang, who first met Bankman-Fried during high school at a summer camp, owned 10% of Alameda, while his boss owned the other 90%. Wang told the court about the advantages that Alameda received by having code baked into FTX's software that allowed special access to the crypto exchange. Those privileges ultimately resulted in Alameda owing FTX $8 billion worth of customer deposits. "We gave special privileges on FTX that gave unlimited withdrawals on the platform to Alameda," Wang said. Alameda was allowed to withdraw and transfer those funds and had a $65 billion line of credit. "When customers deposited USD, it went to Alameda," he said. "It existed in the computer code. Alameda could have negative balances and unlimited withdrawals." |
16618 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
at age 7, and grew up in Minnesota before going to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study math and computer science. He worked at Google after college. Wang, who first met Bankman-Fried during high school at a summer camp, owned 10% of Alameda, while his boss owned the other 90%. Wang told the court about the advantages that Alameda received by having code baked into FTX's software that allowed special access to the crypto exchange. Those privileges ultimately resulted in Alameda owing FTX $8 billion worth of customer deposits. "We gave special privileges on FTX that gave unlimited withdrawals on the platform to Alameda," Wang said. Alameda was allowed to withdraw and transfer those funds and had a $65 billion line of credit. "When customers deposited USD, it went to Alameda," he said. "It existed in the computer code. Alameda could have negative balances and unlimited withdrawals." That "bug" in the code was written by Nishad Singh, who was FTX's director of engineering, and reviewed by Wang. |
16619 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Wang, who first met Bankman-Fried during high school at a summer camp, owned 10% of Alameda, while his boss owned the other 90%. Wang told the court about the advantages that Alameda received by having code baked into FTX's software that allowed special access to the crypto exchange. Those privileges ultimately resulted in Alameda owing FTX $8 billion worth of customer deposits. "We gave special privileges on FTX that gave unlimited withdrawals on the platform to Alameda," Wang said. Alameda was allowed to withdraw and transfer those funds and had a $65 billion line of credit. "When customers deposited USD, it went to Alameda," he said. "It existed in the computer code. Alameda could have negative balances and unlimited withdrawals." That "bug" in the code was written by Nishad Singh, who was FTX's director of engineering, and reviewed by Wang. Bankman-Fried was calling the shots, Wang said. |
16620 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Wang told the court about the advantages that Alameda received by having code baked into FTX's software that allowed special access to the crypto exchange. Those privileges ultimately resulted in Alameda owing FTX $8 billion worth of customer deposits. "We gave special privileges on FTX that gave unlimited withdrawals on the platform to Alameda," Wang said. Alameda was allowed to withdraw and transfer those funds and had a $65 billion line of credit. "When customers deposited USD, it went to Alameda," he said. "It existed in the computer code. Alameda could have negative balances and unlimited withdrawals." That "bug" in the code was written by Nishad Singh, who was FTX's director of engineering, and reviewed by Wang. Bankman-Fried was calling the shots, Wang said. Wang also told the court about a $1 million personal loan he received and a $200 million to $300 million loan in his name from Alameda that was never deposited into his account, but rather was used to make investments into other companies on behalf of FTX. |
16621 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Those privileges ultimately resulted in Alameda owing FTX $8 billion worth of customer deposits. "We gave special privileges on FTX that gave unlimited withdrawals on the platform to Alameda," Wang said. Alameda was allowed to withdraw and transfer those funds and had a $65 billion line of credit. "When customers deposited USD, it went to Alameda," he said. "It existed in the computer code. Alameda could have negative balances and unlimited withdrawals." That "bug" in the code was written by Nishad Singh, who was FTX's director of engineering, and reviewed by Wang. Bankman-Fried was calling the shots, Wang said. Wang also told the court about a $1 million personal loan he received and a $200 million to $300 million loan in his name from Alameda that was never deposited into his account, but rather was used to make investments into other companies on behalf of FTX. That was all done by Bankman-Fried, he testified. |
16622 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
"We gave special privileges on FTX that gave unlimited withdrawals on the platform to Alameda," Wang said. Alameda was allowed to withdraw and transfer those funds and had a $65 billion line of credit. "When customers deposited USD, it went to Alameda," he said. "It existed in the computer code. Alameda could have negative balances and unlimited withdrawals." That "bug" in the code was written by Nishad Singh, who was FTX's director of engineering, and reviewed by Wang. Bankman-Fried was calling the shots, Wang said. Wang also told the court about a $1 million personal loan he received and a $200 million to $300 million loan in his name from Alameda that was never deposited into his account, but rather was used to make investments into other companies on behalf of FTX. That was all done by Bankman-Fried, he testified. In early 2020, Wang said he discovered for the first time Alameda's negative balance exceeded FTX's revenue, an indication that Alameda was taking customer funds. |
16623 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
"When customers deposited USD, it went to Alameda," he said. "It existed in the computer code. Alameda could have negative balances and unlimited withdrawals." That "bug" in the code was written by Nishad Singh, who was FTX's director of engineering, and reviewed by Wang. Bankman-Fried was calling the shots, Wang said. Wang also told the court about a $1 million personal loan he received and a $200 million to $300 million loan in his name from Alameda that was never deposited into his account, but rather was used to make investments into other companies on behalf of FTX. That was all done by Bankman-Fried, he testified. In early 2020, Wang said he discovered for the first time Alameda's negative balance exceeded FTX's revenue, an indication that Alameda was taking customer funds. Wang said he brought this to Bankman-Fried's attention several times. |
16624 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
"When customers deposited USD, it went to Alameda," he said. "It existed in the computer code. Alameda could have negative balances and unlimited withdrawals." That "bug" in the code was written by Nishad Singh, who was FTX's director of engineering, and reviewed by Wang. Bankman-Fried was calling the shots, Wang said. Wang also told the court about a $1 million personal loan he received and a $200 million to $300 million loan in his name from Alameda that was never deposited into his account, but rather was used to make investments into other companies on behalf of FTX. That was all done by Bankman-Fried, he testified. In early 2020, Wang said he discovered for the first time Alameda's negative balance exceeded FTX's revenue, an indication that Alameda was taking customer funds. Wang said he brought this to Bankman-Fried's attention several times. In late 2021, Wang discovered Alameda had withdrawn $3 billion from its $65 billion line of credit. |
16625 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
That "bug" in the code was written by Nishad Singh, who was FTX's director of engineering, and reviewed by Wang. Bankman-Fried was calling the shots, Wang said. Wang also told the court about a $1 million personal loan he received and a $200 million to $300 million loan in his name from Alameda that was never deposited into his account, but rather was used to make investments into other companies on behalf of FTX. That was all done by Bankman-Fried, he testified. In early 2020, Wang said he discovered for the first time Alameda's negative balance exceeded FTX's revenue, an indication that Alameda was taking customer funds. Wang said he brought this to Bankman-Fried's attention several times. In late 2021, Wang discovered Alameda had withdrawn $3 billion from its $65 billion line of credit. Wang's compensation was a base salary of $200,000 per year plus stock. |
16626 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Bankman-Fried was calling the shots, Wang said. Wang also told the court about a $1 million personal loan he received and a $200 million to $300 million loan in his name from Alameda that was never deposited into his account, but rather was used to make investments into other companies on behalf of FTX. That was all done by Bankman-Fried, he testified. In early 2020, Wang said he discovered for the first time Alameda's negative balance exceeded FTX's revenue, an indication that Alameda was taking customer funds. Wang said he brought this to Bankman-Fried's attention several times. In late 2021, Wang discovered Alameda had withdrawn $3 billion from its $65 billion line of credit. Wang's compensation was a base salary of $200,000 per year plus stock. He owned roughly 17% of FTX. |
16627 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Bankman-Fried was calling the shots, Wang said. Wang also told the court about a $1 million personal loan he received and a $200 million to $300 million loan in his name from Alameda that was never deposited into his account, but rather was used to make investments into other companies on behalf of FTX. That was all done by Bankman-Fried, he testified. In early 2020, Wang said he discovered for the first time Alameda's negative balance exceeded FTX's revenue, an indication that Alameda was taking customer funds. Wang said he brought this to Bankman-Fried's attention several times. In late 2021, Wang discovered Alameda had withdrawn $3 billion from its $65 billion line of credit. Wang's compensation was a base salary of $200,000 per year plus stock. He owned roughly 17% of FTX. Even though they were co-founders, "ultimately it was Sam's decision to make" when there were disagreements, he said. |
16628 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
That was all done by Bankman-Fried, he testified. In early 2020, Wang said he discovered for the first time Alameda's negative balance exceeded FTX's revenue, an indication that Alameda was taking customer funds. Wang said he brought this to Bankman-Fried's attention several times. In late 2021, Wang discovered Alameda had withdrawn $3 billion from its $65 billion line of credit. Wang's compensation was a base salary of $200,000 per year plus stock. He owned roughly 17% of FTX. Even though they were co-founders, "ultimately it was Sam's decision to make" when there were disagreements, he said.
Assistant United States Attorney Nicolas Roos questions Gary Wang during Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023, in this courtroom sketch. |
16629 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
In early 2020, Wang said he discovered for the first time Alameda's negative balance exceeded FTX's revenue, an indication that Alameda was taking customer funds. Wang said he brought this to Bankman-Fried's attention several times. In late 2021, Wang discovered Alameda had withdrawn $3 billion from its $65 billion line of credit. Wang's compensation was a base salary of $200,000 per year plus stock. He owned roughly 17% of FTX. Even though they were co-founders, "ultimately it was Sam's decision to make" when there were disagreements, he said.
Assistant United States Attorney Nicolas Roos questions Gary Wang during Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023, in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
An $8 billion bug
Adam Yedidia, who was the prosecution's second witness on Wednesday, continued his testimony on Thursday. |
16630 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Wang said he brought this to Bankman-Fried's attention several times. In late 2021, Wang discovered Alameda had withdrawn $3 billion from its $65 billion line of credit. Wang's compensation was a base salary of $200,000 per year plus stock. He owned roughly 17% of FTX. Even though they were co-founders, "ultimately it was Sam's decision to make" when there were disagreements, he said.
Assistant United States Attorney Nicolas Roos questions Gary Wang during Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023, in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
An $8 billion bug
Adam Yedidia, who was the prosecution's second witness on Wednesday, continued his testimony on Thursday. Yedidia met Bankman-Fried in college at MIT, and the pair remained close friends. |
16631 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
In late 2021, Wang discovered Alameda had withdrawn $3 billion from its $65 billion line of credit. Wang's compensation was a base salary of $200,000 per year plus stock. He owned roughly 17% of FTX. Even though they were co-founders, "ultimately it was Sam's decision to make" when there were disagreements, he said.
Assistant United States Attorney Nicolas Roos questions Gary Wang during Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023, in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
An $8 billion bug
Adam Yedidia, who was the prosecution's second witness on Wednesday, continued his testimony on Thursday. Yedidia met Bankman-Fried in college at MIT, and the pair remained close friends. Yedidia, assuming a robotic posture on the stand, worked out of FTX's Hong Kong office from January to October of 2021 and then in the Bahamas until last year's collapse. |
16632 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
He owned roughly 17% of FTX. Even though they were co-founders, "ultimately it was Sam's decision to make" when there were disagreements, he said.
Assistant United States Attorney Nicolas Roos questions Gary Wang during Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023, in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
An $8 billion bug
Adam Yedidia, who was the prosecution's second witness on Wednesday, continued his testimony on Thursday. Yedidia met Bankman-Fried in college at MIT, and the pair remained close friends. Yedidia, assuming a robotic posture on the stand, worked out of FTX's Hong Kong office from January to October of 2021 and then in the Bahamas until last year's collapse. In his testimony, he referred to a group Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived. |
16633 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Assistant United States Attorney Nicolas Roos questions Gary Wang during Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023, in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
An $8 billion bug
Adam Yedidia, who was the prosecution's second witness on Wednesday, continued his testimony on Thursday. Yedidia met Bankman-Fried in college at MIT, and the pair remained close friends. Yedidia, assuming a robotic posture on the stand, worked out of FTX's Hong Kong office from January to October of 2021 and then in the Bahamas until last year's collapse. In his testimony, he referred to a group Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived.
Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Exhibit from the prosecution shows Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived. |
16634 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Jane Rosenberg | Reuters
An $8 billion bug
Adam Yedidia, who was the prosecution's second witness on Wednesday, continued his testimony on Thursday. Yedidia met Bankman-Fried in college at MIT, and the pair remained close friends. Yedidia, assuming a robotic posture on the stand, worked out of FTX's Hong Kong office from January to October of 2021 and then in the Bahamas until last year's collapse. In his testimony, he referred to a group Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived.
Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Exhibit from the prosecution shows Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived. Source: SDNY
In terms of who was paying the rent, Yedidia recalled Bankman-Fried saying he "assumed it's just Alameda paying for it in the end." |
16635 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Yedidia met Bankman-Fried in college at MIT, and the pair remained close friends. Yedidia, assuming a robotic posture on the stand, worked out of FTX's Hong Kong office from January to October of 2021 and then in the Bahamas until last year's collapse. In his testimony, he referred to a group Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived.
Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Exhibit from the prosecution shows Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived. Source: SDNY
In terms of who was paying the rent, Yedidia recalled Bankman-Fried saying he "assumed it's just Alameda paying for it in the end." Yedidia said Bankman-Fried had told him, before he began working in the Bahamas in 2019, that he and Ellison had sex. |
16636 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Yedidia, assuming a robotic posture on the stand, worked out of FTX's Hong Kong office from January to October of 2021 and then in the Bahamas until last year's collapse. In his testimony, he referred to a group Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived.
Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Exhibit from the prosecution shows Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived. Source: SDNY
In terms of who was paying the rent, Yedidia recalled Bankman-Fried saying he "assumed it's just Alameda paying for it in the end." Yedidia said Bankman-Fried had told him, before he began working in the Bahamas in 2019, that he and Ellison had sex. Bankman-Fried asked Yedidia if it was a good idea for them to date, to which Yedidia said no. |
16637 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
In his testimony, he referred to a group Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived.
Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Exhibit from the prosecution shows Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived. Source: SDNY
In terms of who was paying the rent, Yedidia recalled Bankman-Fried saying he "assumed it's just Alameda paying for it in the end." Yedidia said Bankman-Fried had told him, before he began working in the Bahamas in 2019, that he and Ellison had sex. Bankman-Fried asked Yedidia if it was a good idea for them to date, to which Yedidia said no. Bankman-Fried responded by saying he was expecting that answer. |
16638 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
In his testimony, he referred to a group Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived.
Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Exhibit from the prosecution shows Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived. Source: SDNY
In terms of who was paying the rent, Yedidia recalled Bankman-Fried saying he "assumed it's just Alameda paying for it in the end." Yedidia said Bankman-Fried had told him, before he began working in the Bahamas in 2019, that he and Ellison had sex. Bankman-Fried asked Yedidia if it was a good idea for them to date, to which Yedidia said no. Bankman-Fried responded by saying he was expecting that answer. One of Yedidia's responsibilities was fixing the bug in the code that gave Alameda preferential treatment. |
16639 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Exhibit from the prosecution shows Signal thread called "People of the House," referring to Bankman-Fried's $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived. Source: SDNY
In terms of who was paying the rent, Yedidia recalled Bankman-Fried saying he "assumed it's just Alameda paying for it in the end." Yedidia said Bankman-Fried had told him, before he began working in the Bahamas in 2019, that he and Ellison had sex. Bankman-Fried asked Yedidia if it was a good idea for them to date, to which Yedidia said no. Bankman-Fried responded by saying he was expecting that answer. One of Yedidia's responsibilities was fixing the bug in the code that gave Alameda preferential treatment. In June 2022, he submitted a report to Bankman-Fried on Signal that showed $8 billion in customer money held in an internal database tracking the cash wired to an Alameda account called "fiat at ftx.com" was missing. |
16640 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Source: SDNY
In terms of who was paying the rent, Yedidia recalled Bankman-Fried saying he "assumed it's just Alameda paying for it in the end." Yedidia said Bankman-Fried had told him, before he began working in the Bahamas in 2019, that he and Ellison had sex. Bankman-Fried asked Yedidia if it was a good idea for them to date, to which Yedidia said no. Bankman-Fried responded by saying he was expecting that answer. One of Yedidia's responsibilities was fixing the bug in the code that gave Alameda preferential treatment. In June 2022, he submitted a report to Bankman-Fried on Signal that showed $8 billion in customer money held in an internal database tracking the cash wired to an Alameda account called "fiat at ftx.com" was missing. Yedidia said he and Bankman-Fried spoke about it at the pickleball court at the resort in Nassau, Bahamas. |
16641 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Yedidia said Bankman-Fried had told him, before he began working in the Bahamas in 2019, that he and Ellison had sex. Bankman-Fried asked Yedidia if it was a good idea for them to date, to which Yedidia said no. Bankman-Fried responded by saying he was expecting that answer. One of Yedidia's responsibilities was fixing the bug in the code that gave Alameda preferential treatment. In June 2022, he submitted a report to Bankman-Fried on Signal that showed $8 billion in customer money held in an internal database tracking the cash wired to an Alameda account called "fiat at ftx.com" was missing. Yedidia said he and Bankman-Fried spoke about it at the pickleball court at the resort in Nassau, Bahamas. He asked his boss if things were OK. |
16642 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Yedidia said Bankman-Fried had told him, before he began working in the Bahamas in 2019, that he and Ellison had sex. Bankman-Fried asked Yedidia if it was a good idea for them to date, to which Yedidia said no. Bankman-Fried responded by saying he was expecting that answer. One of Yedidia's responsibilities was fixing the bug in the code that gave Alameda preferential treatment. In June 2022, he submitted a report to Bankman-Fried on Signal that showed $8 billion in customer money held in an internal database tracking the cash wired to an Alameda account called "fiat at ftx.com" was missing. Yedidia said he and Bankman-Fried spoke about it at the pickleball court at the resort in Nassau, Bahamas. He asked his boss if things were OK. He was concerned because it "seemed like a lot of money" from FTX customers was at risk. |
16643 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Bankman-Fried asked Yedidia if it was a good idea for them to date, to which Yedidia said no. Bankman-Fried responded by saying he was expecting that answer. One of Yedidia's responsibilities was fixing the bug in the code that gave Alameda preferential treatment. In June 2022, he submitted a report to Bankman-Fried on Signal that showed $8 billion in customer money held in an internal database tracking the cash wired to an Alameda account called "fiat at ftx.com" was missing. Yedidia said he and Bankman-Fried spoke about it at the pickleball court at the resort in Nassau, Bahamas. He asked his boss if things were OK. He was concerned because it "seemed like a lot of money" from FTX customers was at risk. "Sam said, we were bulletproof last year. |
16644 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Bankman-Fried asked Yedidia if it was a good idea for them to date, to which Yedidia said no. Bankman-Fried responded by saying he was expecting that answer. One of Yedidia's responsibilities was fixing the bug in the code that gave Alameda preferential treatment. In June 2022, he submitted a report to Bankman-Fried on Signal that showed $8 billion in customer money held in an internal database tracking the cash wired to an Alameda account called "fiat at ftx.com" was missing. Yedidia said he and Bankman-Fried spoke about it at the pickleball court at the resort in Nassau, Bahamas. He asked his boss if things were OK. He was concerned because it "seemed like a lot of money" from FTX customers was at risk. "Sam said, we were bulletproof last year. We aren't bulletproof this year," Yedidia testified. |
16645 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Bankman-Fried responded by saying he was expecting that answer. One of Yedidia's responsibilities was fixing the bug in the code that gave Alameda preferential treatment. In June 2022, he submitted a report to Bankman-Fried on Signal that showed $8 billion in customer money held in an internal database tracking the cash wired to an Alameda account called "fiat at ftx.com" was missing. Yedidia said he and Bankman-Fried spoke about it at the pickleball court at the resort in Nassau, Bahamas. He asked his boss if things were OK. He was concerned because it "seemed like a lot of money" from FTX customers was at risk. "Sam said, we were bulletproof last year. We aren't bulletproof this year," Yedidia testified. Yedidia said he asked when they would be bulletproof again. |
16646 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Bankman-Fried responded by saying he was expecting that answer. One of Yedidia's responsibilities was fixing the bug in the code that gave Alameda preferential treatment. In June 2022, he submitted a report to Bankman-Fried on Signal that showed $8 billion in customer money held in an internal database tracking the cash wired to an Alameda account called "fiat at ftx.com" was missing. Yedidia said he and Bankman-Fried spoke about it at the pickleball court at the resort in Nassau, Bahamas. He asked his boss if things were OK. He was concerned because it "seemed like a lot of money" from FTX customers was at risk. "Sam said, we were bulletproof last year. We aren't bulletproof this year," Yedidia testified. Yedidia said he asked when they would be bulletproof again. Bankman-Fried said he wasn't sure, but it may be six months to three years. |
16647 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
One of Yedidia's responsibilities was fixing the bug in the code that gave Alameda preferential treatment. In June 2022, he submitted a report to Bankman-Fried on Signal that showed $8 billion in customer money held in an internal database tracking the cash wired to an Alameda account called "fiat at ftx.com" was missing. Yedidia said he and Bankman-Fried spoke about it at the pickleball court at the resort in Nassau, Bahamas. He asked his boss if things were OK. He was concerned because it "seemed like a lot of money" from FTX customers was at risk. "Sam said, we were bulletproof last year. We aren't bulletproof this year," Yedidia testified. Yedidia said he asked when they would be bulletproof again. Bankman-Fried said he wasn't sure, but it may be six months to three years. Yedidia said Bankman-Fried appeared "worried or nervous," which he said was atypical. |
16648 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
In June 2022, he submitted a report to Bankman-Fried on Signal that showed $8 billion in customer money held in an internal database tracking the cash wired to an Alameda account called "fiat at ftx.com" was missing. Yedidia said he and Bankman-Fried spoke about it at the pickleball court at the resort in Nassau, Bahamas. He asked his boss if things were OK. He was concerned because it "seemed like a lot of money" from FTX customers was at risk. "Sam said, we were bulletproof last year. We aren't bulletproof this year," Yedidia testified. Yedidia said he asked when they would be bulletproof again. Bankman-Fried said he wasn't sure, but it may be six months to three years. Yedidia said Bankman-Fried appeared "worried or nervous," which he said was atypical. Still, Yedidia said he trusted Bankman-Fried and Ellison to "handle the situation." |
16649 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Yedidia said he and Bankman-Fried spoke about it at the pickleball court at the resort in Nassau, Bahamas. He asked his boss if things were OK. He was concerned because it "seemed like a lot of money" from FTX customers was at risk. "Sam said, we were bulletproof last year. We aren't bulletproof this year," Yedidia testified. Yedidia said he asked when they would be bulletproof again. Bankman-Fried said he wasn't sure, but it may be six months to three years. Yedidia said Bankman-Fried appeared "worried or nervous," which he said was atypical. Still, Yedidia said he trusted Bankman-Fried and Ellison to "handle the situation." On cross-examination, Christian Everdell, Bankman-Fried's attorney, focused on how Yedidia was the one responsible for developing and reviewing the code. |
16650 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
He asked his boss if things were OK. He was concerned because it "seemed like a lot of money" from FTX customers was at risk. "Sam said, we were bulletproof last year. We aren't bulletproof this year," Yedidia testified. Yedidia said he asked when they would be bulletproof again. Bankman-Fried said he wasn't sure, but it may be six months to three years. Yedidia said Bankman-Fried appeared "worried or nervous," which he said was atypical. Still, Yedidia said he trusted Bankman-Fried and Ellison to "handle the situation." On cross-examination, Christian Everdell, Bankman-Fried's attorney, focused on how Yedidia was the one responsible for developing and reviewing the code.
He asked about the long hours employees worked and Yedidia's concern for Wang being near burnout. |
16651 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
He asked his boss if things were OK. He was concerned because it "seemed like a lot of money" from FTX customers was at risk. "Sam said, we were bulletproof last year. We aren't bulletproof this year," Yedidia testified. Yedidia said he asked when they would be bulletproof again. Bankman-Fried said he wasn't sure, but it may be six months to three years. Yedidia said Bankman-Fried appeared "worried or nervous," which he said was atypical. Still, Yedidia said he trusted Bankman-Fried and Ellison to "handle the situation." On cross-examination, Christian Everdell, Bankman-Fried's attorney, focused on how Yedidia was the one responsible for developing and reviewing the code.
He asked about the long hours employees worked and Yedidia's concern for Wang being near burnout. That resulted in Yedidia instituting a rule to not wake Wang at night for bug fixes because he needed sleep. |
16652 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
"Sam said, we were bulletproof last year. We aren't bulletproof this year," Yedidia testified. Yedidia said he asked when they would be bulletproof again. Bankman-Fried said he wasn't sure, but it may be six months to three years. Yedidia said Bankman-Fried appeared "worried or nervous," which he said was atypical. Still, Yedidia said he trusted Bankman-Fried and Ellison to "handle the situation." On cross-examination, Christian Everdell, Bankman-Fried's attorney, focused on how Yedidia was the one responsible for developing and reviewing the code.
He asked about the long hours employees worked and Yedidia's concern for Wang being near burnout. That resulted in Yedidia instituting a rule to not wake Wang at night for bug fixes because he needed sleep. Everdell also drilled Yedidia on his high level of compensation in his less than two years at FTX. |
16653 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Yedidia said he asked when they would be bulletproof again. Bankman-Fried said he wasn't sure, but it may be six months to three years. Yedidia said Bankman-Fried appeared "worried or nervous," which he said was atypical. Still, Yedidia said he trusted Bankman-Fried and Ellison to "handle the situation." On cross-examination, Christian Everdell, Bankman-Fried's attorney, focused on how Yedidia was the one responsible for developing and reviewing the code.
He asked about the long hours employees worked and Yedidia's concern for Wang being near burnout. That resulted in Yedidia instituting a rule to not wake Wang at night for bug fixes because he needed sleep. Everdell also drilled Yedidia on his high level of compensation in his less than two years at FTX. His base salary was between $175,000 and $200,000, but he received multiple bonuses of more than $12 million in cash and company equity. |
16654 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Yedidia said Bankman-Fried appeared "worried or nervous," which he said was atypical. Still, Yedidia said he trusted Bankman-Fried and Ellison to "handle the situation." On cross-examination, Christian Everdell, Bankman-Fried's attorney, focused on how Yedidia was the one responsible for developing and reviewing the code.
He asked about the long hours employees worked and Yedidia's concern for Wang being near burnout. That resulted in Yedidia instituting a rule to not wake Wang at night for bug fixes because he needed sleep. Everdell also drilled Yedidia on his high level of compensation in his less than two years at FTX. His base salary was between $175,000 and $200,000, but he received multiple bonuses of more than $12 million in cash and company equity. Yedidia said he's now teaching math — geometry and algebra — at a high school. |
16655 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Still, Yedidia said he trusted Bankman-Fried and Ellison to "handle the situation." On cross-examination, Christian Everdell, Bankman-Fried's attorney, focused on how Yedidia was the one responsible for developing and reviewing the code.
He asked about the long hours employees worked and Yedidia's concern for Wang being near burnout. That resulted in Yedidia instituting a rule to not wake Wang at night for bug fixes because he needed sleep. Everdell also drilled Yedidia on his high level of compensation in his less than two years at FTX. His base salary was between $175,000 and $200,000, but he received multiple bonuses of more than $12 million in cash and company equity. Yedidia said he's now teaching math — geometry and algebra — at a high school. He invested most of the millions he earned as bonuses back into FTX, and his equity stake is now worthless. |
16656 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
On cross-examination, Christian Everdell, Bankman-Fried's attorney, focused on how Yedidia was the one responsible for developing and reviewing the code.
He asked about the long hours employees worked and Yedidia's concern for Wang being near burnout. That resulted in Yedidia instituting a rule to not wake Wang at night for bug fixes because he needed sleep. Everdell also drilled Yedidia on his high level of compensation in his less than two years at FTX. His base salary was between $175,000 and $200,000, but he received multiple bonuses of more than $12 million in cash and company equity. Yedidia said he's now teaching math — geometry and algebra — at a high school. He invested most of the millions he earned as bonuses back into FTX, and his equity stake is now worthless. As FTX was failing, Yedidia said he was by Bankman-Fried's side. |
16657 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
He asked about the long hours employees worked and Yedidia's concern for Wang being near burnout. That resulted in Yedidia instituting a rule to not wake Wang at night for bug fixes because he needed sleep. Everdell also drilled Yedidia on his high level of compensation in his less than two years at FTX. His base salary was between $175,000 and $200,000, but he received multiple bonuses of more than $12 million in cash and company equity. Yedidia said he's now teaching math — geometry and algebra — at a high school. He invested most of the millions he earned as bonuses back into FTX, and his equity stake is now worthless. As FTX was failing, Yedidia said he was by Bankman-Fried's side. He highlighted a Signal exchange in November 2022, during which he wrote, "I love you Sam. |
16658 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
He asked about the long hours employees worked and Yedidia's concern for Wang being near burnout. That resulted in Yedidia instituting a rule to not wake Wang at night for bug fixes because he needed sleep. Everdell also drilled Yedidia on his high level of compensation in his less than two years at FTX. His base salary was between $175,000 and $200,000, but he received multiple bonuses of more than $12 million in cash and company equity. Yedidia said he's now teaching math — geometry and algebra — at a high school. He invested most of the millions he earned as bonuses back into FTX, and his equity stake is now worthless. As FTX was failing, Yedidia said he was by Bankman-Fried's side. He highlighted a Signal exchange in November 2022, during which he wrote, "I love you Sam. I'm not going anywhere." |
16659 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
That resulted in Yedidia instituting a rule to not wake Wang at night for bug fixes because he needed sleep. Everdell also drilled Yedidia on his high level of compensation in his less than two years at FTX. His base salary was between $175,000 and $200,000, but he received multiple bonuses of more than $12 million in cash and company equity. Yedidia said he's now teaching math — geometry and algebra — at a high school. He invested most of the millions he earned as bonuses back into FTX, and his equity stake is now worthless. As FTX was failing, Yedidia said he was by Bankman-Fried's side. He highlighted a Signal exchange in November 2022, during which he wrote, "I love you Sam. I'm not going anywhere." He said he wrote the message because so many people had left. |
16660 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
That resulted in Yedidia instituting a rule to not wake Wang at night for bug fixes because he needed sleep. Everdell also drilled Yedidia on his high level of compensation in his less than two years at FTX. His base salary was between $175,000 and $200,000, but he received multiple bonuses of more than $12 million in cash and company equity. Yedidia said he's now teaching math — geometry and algebra — at a high school. He invested most of the millions he earned as bonuses back into FTX, and his equity stake is now worthless. As FTX was failing, Yedidia said he was by Bankman-Fried's side. He highlighted a Signal exchange in November 2022, during which he wrote, "I love you Sam. I'm not going anywhere." He said he wrote the message because so many people had left. When asked what changed, Yedidia said he learned that FTX customer deposits had been used to pay loans to creditors. |
16661 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Everdell also drilled Yedidia on his high level of compensation in his less than two years at FTX. His base salary was between $175,000 and $200,000, but he received multiple bonuses of more than $12 million in cash and company equity. Yedidia said he's now teaching math — geometry and algebra — at a high school. He invested most of the millions he earned as bonuses back into FTX, and his equity stake is now worthless. As FTX was failing, Yedidia said he was by Bankman-Fried's side. He highlighted a Signal exchange in November 2022, during which he wrote, "I love you Sam. I'm not going anywhere." He said he wrote the message because so many people had left. When asked what changed, Yedidia said he learned that FTX customer deposits had been used to pay loans to creditors. He said Alameda's actions seemed "flagrantly wrong." |
16662 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
His base salary was between $175,000 and $200,000, but he received multiple bonuses of more than $12 million in cash and company equity. Yedidia said he's now teaching math — geometry and algebra — at a high school. He invested most of the millions he earned as bonuses back into FTX, and his equity stake is now worthless. As FTX was failing, Yedidia said he was by Bankman-Fried's side. He highlighted a Signal exchange in November 2022, during which he wrote, "I love you Sam. I'm not going anywhere." He said he wrote the message because so many people had left. When asked what changed, Yedidia said he learned that FTX customer deposits had been used to pay loans to creditors. He said Alameda's actions seemed "flagrantly wrong." Yedidia's testimony ended on a fiery note, which was later struck from the record. |
16663 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Yedidia said he's now teaching math — geometry and algebra — at a high school. He invested most of the millions he earned as bonuses back into FTX, and his equity stake is now worthless. As FTX was failing, Yedidia said he was by Bankman-Fried's side. He highlighted a Signal exchange in November 2022, during which he wrote, "I love you Sam. I'm not going anywhere." He said he wrote the message because so many people had left. When asked what changed, Yedidia said he learned that FTX customer deposits had been used to pay loans to creditors. He said Alameda's actions seemed "flagrantly wrong." Yedidia's testimony ended on a fiery note, which was later struck from the record. He was asked why he had lost faith in FTX and resigned. "FTX defrauded all its customers," he said. |
16664 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Yedidia said he's now teaching math — geometry and algebra — at a high school. He invested most of the millions he earned as bonuses back into FTX, and his equity stake is now worthless. As FTX was failing, Yedidia said he was by Bankman-Fried's side. He highlighted a Signal exchange in November 2022, during which he wrote, "I love you Sam. I'm not going anywhere." He said he wrote the message because so many people had left. When asked what changed, Yedidia said he learned that FTX customer deposits had been used to pay loans to creditors. He said Alameda's actions seemed "flagrantly wrong." Yedidia's testimony ended on a fiery note, which was later struck from the record. He was asked why he had lost faith in FTX and resigned. "FTX defrauded all its customers," he said.
Matt Huang, co-founder of Paradigm Operations LP, right, arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. |
16665 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
As FTX was failing, Yedidia said he was by Bankman-Fried's side. He highlighted a Signal exchange in November 2022, during which he wrote, "I love you Sam. I'm not going anywhere." He said he wrote the message because so many people had left. When asked what changed, Yedidia said he learned that FTX customer deposits had been used to pay loans to creditors. He said Alameda's actions seemed "flagrantly wrong." Yedidia's testimony ended on a fiery note, which was later struck from the record. He was asked why he had lost faith in FTX and resigned. "FTX defrauded all its customers," he said.
Matt Huang, co-founder of Paradigm Operations LP, right, arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. |
16666 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
As FTX was failing, Yedidia said he was by Bankman-Fried's side. He highlighted a Signal exchange in November 2022, during which he wrote, "I love you Sam. I'm not going anywhere." He said he wrote the message because so many people had left. When asked what changed, Yedidia said he learned that FTX customer deposits had been used to pay loans to creditors. He said Alameda's actions seemed "flagrantly wrong." Yedidia's testimony ended on a fiery note, which was later struck from the record. He was asked why he had lost faith in FTX and resigned. "FTX defrauded all its customers," he said.
Matt Huang, co-founder of Paradigm Operations LP, right, arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Former FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried is charged with seven counts of fraud and money laundering following the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire last year. |
16667 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
He highlighted a Signal exchange in November 2022, during which he wrote, "I love you Sam. I'm not going anywhere." He said he wrote the message because so many people had left. When asked what changed, Yedidia said he learned that FTX customer deposits had been used to pay loans to creditors. He said Alameda's actions seemed "flagrantly wrong." Yedidia's testimony ended on a fiery note, which was later struck from the record. He was asked why he had lost faith in FTX and resigned. "FTX defrauded all its customers," he said.
Matt Huang, co-founder of Paradigm Operations LP, right, arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Former FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried is charged with seven counts of fraud and money laundering following the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire last year. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images
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The third witness to take the stand was Matt Huang, co-founder and managing partner of Paradigm, a crypto venture capital firm that invested over $275 million in FTX. |
16668 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
He said Alameda's actions seemed "flagrantly wrong." Yedidia's testimony ended on a fiery note, which was later struck from the record. He was asked why he had lost faith in FTX and resigned. "FTX defrauded all its customers," he said.
Matt Huang, co-founder of Paradigm Operations LP, right, arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Former FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried is charged with seven counts of fraud and money laundering following the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire last year. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Investment to zero
The third witness to take the stand was Matt Huang, co-founder and managing partner of Paradigm, a crypto venture capital firm that invested over $275 million in FTX. That stake was wiped out. |
16669 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Yedidia's testimony ended on a fiery note, which was later struck from the record. He was asked why he had lost faith in FTX and resigned. "FTX defrauded all its customers," he said.
Matt Huang, co-founder of Paradigm Operations LP, right, arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Former FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried is charged with seven counts of fraud and money laundering following the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire last year. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Investment to zero
The third witness to take the stand was Matt Huang, co-founder and managing partner of Paradigm, a crypto venture capital firm that invested over $275 million in FTX. That stake was wiped out. Huang testified about his firm's due diligence on FTX, and he told the court that Bankman-Fried assured him that funds would be used for FTX and not Alameda. |
16670 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
"FTX defrauded all its customers," he said.
Matt Huang, co-founder of Paradigm Operations LP, right, arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Former FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried is charged with seven counts of fraud and money laundering following the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire last year. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Investment to zero
The third witness to take the stand was Matt Huang, co-founder and managing partner of Paradigm, a crypto venture capital firm that invested over $275 million in FTX. That stake was wiped out. Huang testified about his firm's due diligence on FTX, and he told the court that Bankman-Fried assured him that funds would be used for FTX and not Alameda. Additionally, he was promised that Alameda had no preferential treatment on the FTX platform, even though the hedge fund was one of its top traders. |
16671 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
5, 2023. Former FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried is charged with seven counts of fraud and money laundering following the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire last year. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Investment to zero
The third witness to take the stand was Matt Huang, co-founder and managing partner of Paradigm, a crypto venture capital firm that invested over $275 million in FTX. That stake was wiped out. Huang testified about his firm's due diligence on FTX, and he told the court that Bankman-Fried assured him that funds would be used for FTX and not Alameda. Additionally, he was promised that Alameda had no preferential treatment on the FTX platform, even though the hedge fund was one of its top traders. Huang said he was concerned about FTX's lack of a board of directors, but he eventually invested anyway. |
16672 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
Former FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried is charged with seven counts of fraud and money laundering following the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire last year. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Investment to zero
The third witness to take the stand was Matt Huang, co-founder and managing partner of Paradigm, a crypto venture capital firm that invested over $275 million in FTX. That stake was wiped out. Huang testified about his firm's due diligence on FTX, and he told the court that Bankman-Fried assured him that funds would be used for FTX and not Alameda. Additionally, he was promised that Alameda had no preferential treatment on the FTX platform, even though the hedge fund was one of its top traders. Huang said he was concerned about FTX's lack of a board of directors, but he eventually invested anyway. During cross-examination, Huang said Paradigm pressed Bankman-Fried on the board issue and was told he didn't want investors as directors but he did plan on having a board with experts. |
16673 | Sex, Signal messages, and sabotaging FTX's code: SBF execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
That stake was wiped out. Huang testified about his firm's due diligence on FTX, and he told the court that Bankman-Fried assured him that funds would be used for FTX and not Alameda. Additionally, he was promised that Alameda had no preferential treatment on the FTX platform, even though the hedge fund was one of its top traders. Huang said he was concerned about FTX's lack of a board of directors, but he eventually invested anyway. During cross-examination, Huang said Paradigm pressed Bankman-Fried on the board issue and was told he didn't want investors as directors but he did plan on having a board with experts. — CNBC's Dawn Giel contributed to this report. |
16674 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
Robin Williams' sudden death shocked the world in 2014, and now his friends and colleagues are giving an inside look into the years before he died by suicide.
The depth of Williams' drug use was highlighted in Vice's "The Dark Side of Comedy" documentary series. The comedian's episode marked the premiere of the show's second season.
Williams began his career in stand-up comedy in the 1970s and elevated his fame after appearing in an episode of "Happy Days" as an alien named Mork. The role led to his own TV series, "Mork and Mindy." The comedian also landed a role in the film world with "Popeye."
Williams' friends noted that while he loved being around people, he also "cherished" his alone time, and they began to see him struggle with his level of fame. |
16675 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
Robin Williams' sudden death shocked the world in 2014, and now his friends and colleagues are giving an inside look into the years before he died by suicide.
The depth of Williams' drug use was highlighted in Vice's "The Dark Side of Comedy" documentary series. The comedian's episode marked the premiere of the show's second season.
Williams began his career in stand-up comedy in the 1970s and elevated his fame after appearing in an episode of "Happy Days" as an alien named Mork. The role led to his own TV series, "Mork and Mindy." The comedian also landed a role in the film world with "Popeye."
Williams' friends noted that while he loved being around people, he also "cherished" his alone time, and they began to see him struggle with his level of fame.
STARS WE'VE LOST IN 2023
"Robin's highs were so high and his lows were often low," his "Mork and Mindy" co-star Gina Hecht said during the documentary. |
16676 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
The depth of Williams' drug use was highlighted in Vice's "The Dark Side of Comedy" documentary series. The comedian's episode marked the premiere of the show's second season.
Williams began his career in stand-up comedy in the 1970s and elevated his fame after appearing in an episode of "Happy Days" as an alien named Mork. The role led to his own TV series, "Mork and Mindy." The comedian also landed a role in the film world with "Popeye."
Williams' friends noted that while he loved being around people, he also "cherished" his alone time, and they began to see him struggle with his level of fame.
STARS WE'VE LOST IN 2023
"Robin's highs were so high and his lows were often low," his "Mork and Mindy" co-star Gina Hecht said during the documentary.
Due to Williams' high-energy performance onstage, many speculated that the comedian had turned to cocaine, with some saying they would see the actor head to the back of The Comedy Store, where drugs were prevalent. |
16677 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
Williams began his career in stand-up comedy in the 1970s and elevated his fame after appearing in an episode of "Happy Days" as an alien named Mork. The role led to his own TV series, "Mork and Mindy." The comedian also landed a role in the film world with "Popeye."
Williams' friends noted that while he loved being around people, he also "cherished" his alone time, and they began to see him struggle with his level of fame.
STARS WE'VE LOST IN 2023
"Robin's highs were so high and his lows were often low," his "Mork and Mindy" co-star Gina Hecht said during the documentary.
Due to Williams' high-energy performance onstage, many speculated that the comedian had turned to cocaine, with some saying they would see the actor head to the back of The Comedy Store, where drugs were prevalent.
Williams' longtime friend Allan Stephan recalled a moment that led him to worry. |
16678 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
The role led to his own TV series, "Mork and Mindy." The comedian also landed a role in the film world with "Popeye."
Williams' friends noted that while he loved being around people, he also "cherished" his alone time, and they began to see him struggle with his level of fame.
STARS WE'VE LOST IN 2023
"Robin's highs were so high and his lows were often low," his "Mork and Mindy" co-star Gina Hecht said during the documentary.
Due to Williams' high-energy performance onstage, many speculated that the comedian had turned to cocaine, with some saying they would see the actor head to the back of The Comedy Store, where drugs were prevalent.
Williams' longtime friend Allan Stephan recalled a moment that led him to worry.
"He said, ‘Know anybody with any blow? I have to go on. |
16679 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
The role led to his own TV series, "Mork and Mindy." The comedian also landed a role in the film world with "Popeye."
Williams' friends noted that while he loved being around people, he also "cherished" his alone time, and they began to see him struggle with his level of fame.
STARS WE'VE LOST IN 2023
"Robin's highs were so high and his lows were often low," his "Mork and Mindy" co-star Gina Hecht said during the documentary.
Due to Williams' high-energy performance onstage, many speculated that the comedian had turned to cocaine, with some saying they would see the actor head to the back of The Comedy Store, where drugs were prevalent.
Williams' longtime friend Allan Stephan recalled a moment that led him to worry.
"He said, ‘Know anybody with any blow? I have to go on. I can’t go on without the blow.’ And I sat down and said, ‘I’m going to help you,'" Stephan claimed. |
16680 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
The comedian also landed a role in the film world with "Popeye."
Williams' friends noted that while he loved being around people, he also "cherished" his alone time, and they began to see him struggle with his level of fame.
STARS WE'VE LOST IN 2023
"Robin's highs were so high and his lows were often low," his "Mork and Mindy" co-star Gina Hecht said during the documentary.
Due to Williams' high-energy performance onstage, many speculated that the comedian had turned to cocaine, with some saying they would see the actor head to the back of The Comedy Store, where drugs were prevalent.
Williams' longtime friend Allan Stephan recalled a moment that led him to worry.
"He said, ‘Know anybody with any blow? I have to go on. I can’t go on without the blow.’ And I sat down and said, ‘I’m going to help you,'" Stephan claimed. "He goes, ‘You have blow?’ I go, ‘No, are you out of your f---ing mind? |
16681 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
STARS WE'VE LOST IN 2023
"Robin's highs were so high and his lows were often low," his "Mork and Mindy" co-star Gina Hecht said during the documentary.
Due to Williams' high-energy performance onstage, many speculated that the comedian had turned to cocaine, with some saying they would see the actor head to the back of The Comedy Store, where drugs were prevalent.
Williams' longtime friend Allan Stephan recalled a moment that led him to worry.
"He said, ‘Know anybody with any blow? I have to go on. I can’t go on without the blow.’ And I sat down and said, ‘I’m going to help you,'" Stephan claimed. "He goes, ‘You have blow?’ I go, ‘No, are you out of your f---ing mind? You’re Robin Williams!’
"And then I think after that he wouldn't get high when he had to perform."
However, Williams continued to do drugs after his stand-up shows. |
16682 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
Due to Williams' high-energy performance onstage, many speculated that the comedian had turned to cocaine, with some saying they would see the actor head to the back of The Comedy Store, where drugs were prevalent.
Williams' longtime friend Allan Stephan recalled a moment that led him to worry.
"He said, ‘Know anybody with any blow? I have to go on. I can’t go on without the blow.’ And I sat down and said, ‘I’m going to help you,'" Stephan claimed. "He goes, ‘You have blow?’ I go, ‘No, are you out of your f---ing mind? You’re Robin Williams!’
"And then I think after that he wouldn't get high when he had to perform."
However, Williams continued to do drugs after his stand-up shows.
"When you did have that kind of fame, drugs were just given to you," Hecht noted. |
16683 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
Due to Williams' high-energy performance onstage, many speculated that the comedian had turned to cocaine, with some saying they would see the actor head to the back of The Comedy Store, where drugs were prevalent.
Williams' longtime friend Allan Stephan recalled a moment that led him to worry.
"He said, ‘Know anybody with any blow? I have to go on. I can’t go on without the blow.’ And I sat down and said, ‘I’m going to help you,'" Stephan claimed. "He goes, ‘You have blow?’ I go, ‘No, are you out of your f---ing mind? You’re Robin Williams!’
"And then I think after that he wouldn't get high when he had to perform."
However, Williams continued to do drugs after his stand-up shows.
"When you did have that kind of fame, drugs were just given to you," Hecht noted.
ROBIN WILLIAMS' KIDS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ACTOR ON WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN HIS 72ND BIRTHDAY: ‘LOVE YOU FOREVER’
Filmmaker and comedian Mike Binder recalled Williams' reaction to "a gram of coke" while the two were out in Hollywood in the '80s. |
16684 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
"He said, ‘Know anybody with any blow? I have to go on. I can’t go on without the blow.’ And I sat down and said, ‘I’m going to help you,'" Stephan claimed. "He goes, ‘You have blow?’ I go, ‘No, are you out of your f---ing mind? You’re Robin Williams!’
"And then I think after that he wouldn't get high when he had to perform."
However, Williams continued to do drugs after his stand-up shows.
"When you did have that kind of fame, drugs were just given to you," Hecht noted.
ROBIN WILLIAMS' KIDS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ACTOR ON WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN HIS 72ND BIRTHDAY: ‘LOVE YOU FOREVER’
Filmmaker and comedian Mike Binder recalled Williams' reaction to "a gram of coke" while the two were out in Hollywood in the '80s.
"Robin said, ‘Let me take that. |
16685 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
I have to go on. I can’t go on without the blow.’ And I sat down and said, ‘I’m going to help you,'" Stephan claimed. "He goes, ‘You have blow?’ I go, ‘No, are you out of your f---ing mind? You’re Robin Williams!’
"And then I think after that he wouldn't get high when he had to perform."
However, Williams continued to do drugs after his stand-up shows.
"When you did have that kind of fame, drugs were just given to you," Hecht noted.
ROBIN WILLIAMS' KIDS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ACTOR ON WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN HIS 72ND BIRTHDAY: ‘LOVE YOU FOREVER’
Filmmaker and comedian Mike Binder recalled Williams' reaction to "a gram of coke" while the two were out in Hollywood in the '80s.
"Robin said, ‘Let me take that. Do you mind if I grab a hit off that in the bathroom?’" Binder recalled in the documentary. |
16686 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
"He goes, ‘You have blow?’ I go, ‘No, are you out of your f---ing mind? You’re Robin Williams!’
"And then I think after that he wouldn't get high when he had to perform."
However, Williams continued to do drugs after his stand-up shows.
"When you did have that kind of fame, drugs were just given to you," Hecht noted.
ROBIN WILLIAMS' KIDS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ACTOR ON WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN HIS 72ND BIRTHDAY: ‘LOVE YOU FOREVER’
Filmmaker and comedian Mike Binder recalled Williams' reaction to "a gram of coke" while the two were out in Hollywood in the '80s.
"Robin said, ‘Let me take that. Do you mind if I grab a hit off that in the bathroom?’" Binder recalled in the documentary. "He came back, and it was empty. |
16687 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
"He goes, ‘You have blow?’ I go, ‘No, are you out of your f---ing mind? You’re Robin Williams!’
"And then I think after that he wouldn't get high when he had to perform."
However, Williams continued to do drugs after his stand-up shows.
"When you did have that kind of fame, drugs were just given to you," Hecht noted.
ROBIN WILLIAMS' KIDS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ACTOR ON WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN HIS 72ND BIRTHDAY: ‘LOVE YOU FOREVER’
Filmmaker and comedian Mike Binder recalled Williams' reaction to "a gram of coke" while the two were out in Hollywood in the '80s.
"Robin said, ‘Let me take that. Do you mind if I grab a hit off that in the bathroom?’" Binder recalled in the documentary. "He came back, and it was empty. It was like, ‘Whoa.’ It was like 8:15 at night." |
16688 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
You’re Robin Williams!’
"And then I think after that he wouldn't get high when he had to perform."
However, Williams continued to do drugs after his stand-up shows.
"When you did have that kind of fame, drugs were just given to you," Hecht noted.
ROBIN WILLIAMS' KIDS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ACTOR ON WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN HIS 72ND BIRTHDAY: ‘LOVE YOU FOREVER’
Filmmaker and comedian Mike Binder recalled Williams' reaction to "a gram of coke" while the two were out in Hollywood in the '80s.
"Robin said, ‘Let me take that. Do you mind if I grab a hit off that in the bathroom?’" Binder recalled in the documentary. "He came back, and it was empty. It was like, ‘Whoa.’ It was like 8:15 at night."
"It was an accident, I'm sorry," Binder said the comedian responded after being called out for taking the entire gram. |
16689 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
However, Williams continued to do drugs after his stand-up shows.
"When you did have that kind of fame, drugs were just given to you," Hecht noted.
ROBIN WILLIAMS' KIDS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ACTOR ON WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN HIS 72ND BIRTHDAY: ‘LOVE YOU FOREVER’
Filmmaker and comedian Mike Binder recalled Williams' reaction to "a gram of coke" while the two were out in Hollywood in the '80s.
"Robin said, ‘Let me take that. Do you mind if I grab a hit off that in the bathroom?’" Binder recalled in the documentary. "He came back, and it was empty. It was like, ‘Whoa.’ It was like 8:15 at night."
"It was an accident, I'm sorry," Binder said the comedian responded after being called out for taking the entire gram.
"With drugs, he was a monster." |
16690 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
However, Williams continued to do drugs after his stand-up shows.
"When you did have that kind of fame, drugs were just given to you," Hecht noted.
ROBIN WILLIAMS' KIDS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ACTOR ON WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN HIS 72ND BIRTHDAY: ‘LOVE YOU FOREVER’
Filmmaker and comedian Mike Binder recalled Williams' reaction to "a gram of coke" while the two were out in Hollywood in the '80s.
"Robin said, ‘Let me take that. Do you mind if I grab a hit off that in the bathroom?’" Binder recalled in the documentary. "He came back, and it was empty. It was like, ‘Whoa.’ It was like 8:15 at night."
"It was an accident, I'm sorry," Binder said the comedian responded after being called out for taking the entire gram.
"With drugs, he was a monster."
Williams began to weave cocaine into his stand-up jokes — which many laughed at, despite the light it shed on how deep the comedian was into his cocaine use. |
16691 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
ROBIN WILLIAMS' KIDS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ACTOR ON WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN HIS 72ND BIRTHDAY: ‘LOVE YOU FOREVER’
Filmmaker and comedian Mike Binder recalled Williams' reaction to "a gram of coke" while the two were out in Hollywood in the '80s.
"Robin said, ‘Let me take that. Do you mind if I grab a hit off that in the bathroom?’" Binder recalled in the documentary. "He came back, and it was empty. It was like, ‘Whoa.’ It was like 8:15 at night."
"It was an accident, I'm sorry," Binder said the comedian responded after being called out for taking the entire gram.
"With drugs, he was a monster."
Williams began to weave cocaine into his stand-up jokes — which many laughed at, despite the light it shed on how deep the comedian was into his cocaine use.
"I can't tell you how many times Robin came onstage at The Comedy Store and a big part of his routine was cocaine and the drugs that he had done," Howie Mandel recalled. |
16692 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
"Robin said, ‘Let me take that. Do you mind if I grab a hit off that in the bathroom?’" Binder recalled in the documentary. "He came back, and it was empty. It was like, ‘Whoa.’ It was like 8:15 at night."
"It was an accident, I'm sorry," Binder said the comedian responded after being called out for taking the entire gram.
"With drugs, he was a monster."
Williams began to weave cocaine into his stand-up jokes — which many laughed at, despite the light it shed on how deep the comedian was into his cocaine use.
"I can't tell you how many times Robin came onstage at The Comedy Store and a big part of his routine was cocaine and the drugs that he had done," Howie Mandel recalled. "And even though everybody was laughing, and it was really funny, he was really doing a lot of cocaine. |
16693 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
"Robin said, ‘Let me take that. Do you mind if I grab a hit off that in the bathroom?’" Binder recalled in the documentary. "He came back, and it was empty. It was like, ‘Whoa.’ It was like 8:15 at night."
"It was an accident, I'm sorry," Binder said the comedian responded after being called out for taking the entire gram.
"With drugs, he was a monster."
Williams began to weave cocaine into his stand-up jokes — which many laughed at, despite the light it shed on how deep the comedian was into his cocaine use.
"I can't tell you how many times Robin came onstage at The Comedy Store and a big part of his routine was cocaine and the drugs that he had done," Howie Mandel recalled. "And even though everybody was laughing, and it was really funny, he was really doing a lot of cocaine. He found the funny side of it, but ultimately it was real and really, it's not funny, but that's who he is." |
16694 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
"He came back, and it was empty. It was like, ‘Whoa.’ It was like 8:15 at night."
"It was an accident, I'm sorry," Binder said the comedian responded after being called out for taking the entire gram.
"With drugs, he was a monster."
Williams began to weave cocaine into his stand-up jokes — which many laughed at, despite the light it shed on how deep the comedian was into his cocaine use.
"I can't tell you how many times Robin came onstage at The Comedy Store and a big part of his routine was cocaine and the drugs that he had done," Howie Mandel recalled. "And even though everybody was laughing, and it was really funny, he was really doing a lot of cocaine. He found the funny side of it, but ultimately it was real and really, it's not funny, but that's who he is."
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16695 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
"He came back, and it was empty. It was like, ‘Whoa.’ It was like 8:15 at night."
"It was an accident, I'm sorry," Binder said the comedian responded after being called out for taking the entire gram.
"With drugs, he was a monster."
Williams began to weave cocaine into his stand-up jokes — which many laughed at, despite the light it shed on how deep the comedian was into his cocaine use.
"I can't tell you how many times Robin came onstage at The Comedy Store and a big part of his routine was cocaine and the drugs that he had done," Howie Mandel recalled. "And even though everybody was laughing, and it was really funny, he was really doing a lot of cocaine. He found the funny side of it, but ultimately it was real and really, it's not funny, but that's who he is."
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John Belushi's death in 1982 "threw cold water" on Williams, who had been close to the comedian. |
16696 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
"It was an accident, I'm sorry," Binder said the comedian responded after being called out for taking the entire gram.
"With drugs, he was a monster."
Williams began to weave cocaine into his stand-up jokes — which many laughed at, despite the light it shed on how deep the comedian was into his cocaine use.
"I can't tell you how many times Robin came onstage at The Comedy Store and a big part of his routine was cocaine and the drugs that he had done," Howie Mandel recalled. "And even though everybody was laughing, and it was really funny, he was really doing a lot of cocaine. He found the funny side of it, but ultimately it was real and really, it's not funny, but that's who he is."
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John Belushi's death in 1982 "threw cold water" on Williams, who had been close to the comedian. Belushi died from a drug overdose in a bungalow at the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood, California. |
16697 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
Williams began to weave cocaine into his stand-up jokes — which many laughed at, despite the light it shed on how deep the comedian was into his cocaine use.
"I can't tell you how many times Robin came onstage at The Comedy Store and a big part of his routine was cocaine and the drugs that he had done," Howie Mandel recalled. "And even though everybody was laughing, and it was really funny, he was really doing a lot of cocaine. He found the funny side of it, but ultimately it was real and really, it's not funny, but that's who he is."
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John Belushi's death in 1982 "threw cold water" on Williams, who had been close to the comedian. Belushi died from a drug overdose in a bungalow at the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood, California.
Belushi's death, along with the birth of Williams' first son in 1983, really helped the comedian clean up his drug addiction, according to the documentary. |
16698 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
"I can't tell you how many times Robin came onstage at The Comedy Store and a big part of his routine was cocaine and the drugs that he had done," Howie Mandel recalled. "And even though everybody was laughing, and it was really funny, he was really doing a lot of cocaine. He found the funny side of it, but ultimately it was real and really, it's not funny, but that's who he is."
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John Belushi's death in 1982 "threw cold water" on Williams, who had been close to the comedian. Belushi died from a drug overdose in a bungalow at the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood, California.
Belushi's death, along with the birth of Williams' first son in 1983, really helped the comedian clean up his drug addiction, according to the documentary.
Williams quit cocaine "cold turkey," his longtime friend Stanley Wilson said. |
16699 | Robin Williams' drug addiction made him 'a monster': Friends recall depth of actor's cocaine use
"And even though everybody was laughing, and it was really funny, he was really doing a lot of cocaine. He found the funny side of it, but ultimately it was real and really, it's not funny, but that's who he is."
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John Belushi's death in 1982 "threw cold water" on Williams, who had been close to the comedian. Belushi died from a drug overdose in a bungalow at the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood, California.
Belushi's death, along with the birth of Williams' first son in 1983, really helped the comedian clean up his drug addiction, according to the documentary.
Williams quit cocaine "cold turkey," his longtime friend Stanley Wilson said.
"He knew what an amazing instrument that he had, and that it is all related to his mind and his imagination and his wit," Wilson added. |
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