'O.C.' Star Ben McKenzie rips celebrities for pushing cryptocurrency in Super Bowl ads
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Ben McKenzie says celebrities shouldn't sell digital currencies... instead he says they should stick to the usual stuff, like overpriced water, so people don't go broke.
The former "O.C." The star joined us Thursday on "TMZ Live" and we asked him about the massive celebrity publicity blitz that was pushing crypto into the Super Bowl and beyond...only for the market to crash.
Ben has since written a book about the rise and fall of crypto, “Easy Money,” and he has some strong opinions...like that celebrities should never give financial advice.
Ben thinks all of the folks featured in those Super Bowl ads for crypto...like Tom Brady, Lindsay Lohan, and Larry David, to name a few...would be better served selling car insurance, soap, and H2O.
For Ben, the big difference here is the unregulated status of cryptocurrency...plus the fact that celebrities aren't licensed financial advisers...and he thinks Hollywood helped in what he considers the biggest Ponzi scheme in history.
Tons of people lost money when the crypto boom crashed and many people were sued...and Ben says scammers used celebrity lure to earn points.
TMZ.com
Ben McKenzie says celebrities shouldn't sell digital currencies... instead he says they should stick to the usual stuff, like overpriced water, so people don't go broke.
The former "O.C." The star joined us Thursday on "TMZ Live" and we asked him about the massive celebrity publicity blitz that was pushing crypto into the Super Bowl and beyond...only for the market to crash.
Ben has since written a book about the rise and fall of crypto, “Easy Money,” and he has some strong opinions...like that celebrities should never give financial advice.
Ben thinks all of the folks featured in those Super Bowl ads for crypto...like Tom Brady, Lindsay Lohan, and Larry David, to name a few...would be better served selling car insurance, soap, and H2O.
For Ben, the big difference here is the unregulated status of cryptocurrency...plus the fact that celebrities aren't licensed financial advisers...and he thinks Hollywood helped in what he considers the biggest Ponzi scheme in history.
Tons of people lost money when the crypto boom crashed and many people were sued...and Ben says scammers used celebrity lure to earn points.
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