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Nickelback, Chris Brown, and other stars scored $200 million in taxpayer funds meant to keep arts groups afloat during the pandemic. They won't say what they did with the money. (www.insider.com)
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The SBA's SVOG grants were intended for struggling small artists. But big stars like Post Malone and Chris Brown got $200M in pandemic ​r​elief funds.

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[–] 10 points 3 years ago

Considering Chris Brown should be in jail, the fact that he got anything is disgusting.

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    [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    KoRn being on there as well as slipknot was unexpected, but Post Malone is surprising because i always read what a nice person he is. Nice people don’t receive taxpayer money they don’t need. This article made the program read like thinly veiled wealth redistribution from the needy to the already incredibly rich. Helping a few of those honestly in need being incidental. Sigh.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The truth is none of these people "did" anything. They have managers and teams of folks who handle their livelihoods in their name. I bet the majority of artists named by the article are just finding out about it today.

    So no, Posty probably didn't have anything personally to do with this, but he caught the check. Same with Chris Brown and the rest.

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    • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Oh this editor knew what the hell they were doing here.

    "Nevermind who did what, we can mention two of the most reviled acts of modern times in a negative light? Print it."

    For the record, this also involved Post Malone, Melissa Ethridge, Smashing Pumpkins, and many many others. But let's focus of the two names that inspire the most hate.

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    • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Kept it to themselves or gave it to people they knew.

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    [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I thought Nickelback was Canadian?

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