Comedian Steve Rannazzisi has now come forward and said that his account of what happened on 9/11 and where he was on that day was false. He was completely lying about this story. In the past he said he was one of the victims of 9/11.
Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss. Would you admit to a lie this big if your career was on the line? Let us know what you think in the comments.
Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/art…
“When the comedian Steve Rannazzisi has explained his success, which includes seven seasons starring on a popular TV show, “The League,” and a one-hour special this Saturday on Comedy Central, he has frequently attributed it to decisions he made after narrowly escaping the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
In elaborate detail, Mr. Rannazzisi, 37, has described working at Merrill Lynch’s offices on the 54th floor of the south tower when the first plane struck the north tower.
“I was there and then the first tower got hit and we were like jostled all over the place,” he told an interviewer in 2009.”
Comments
This guy has already made his $ from 911 .Is he going to return any of it to the actual victims?
I think his decision to come clean shows character. Granted, it could have come sooner, but at least he came clean when confronted about it. The Times article makes it sound like he is sincere in his desire to get this out so he can be a better parent and that makes his choice all the more important. He’s putting his kids ahead of his career. Good on him.