{"id":45294,"date":"2016-09-29T14:20:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T18:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/florida-woman-wins-right-to-punch-martin-shkreli-in-the-deplorable-face\/"},"modified":"2016-09-29T14:20:59","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T18:20:59","slug":"florida-woman-wins-right-to-punch-martin-shkreli-in-the-deplorable-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/florida-woman-wins-right-to-punch-martin-shkreli-in-the-deplorable-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Woman Wins Right to Punch Martin Shkreli in the Deplorable Face"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida Woman Wins Right to Punch Martin Shkreli in the Deplorable Face<\/b><\/p>\n

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Loathsome former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli, who made headlines last fall after jacking the price of an AIDS drug by 5400%, this week auctioned off the right to punch him in the face.<\/p>\n

Shkreli held the auction to raise money for treatment for a friend’s 6-year-old son who is battling cancer (maybe his heart isn’t 100% coal?).<\/p>\n

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I will auction one slap\/punch in the face to benefit my friend Mike who passed away & leaves behind a young son who survived cancer. DM bids<\/p>\n

— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 26, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A woman<\/a> named Katie from Florida won the auction. Shkreli offered to broadcast it on VICE media if they were willing.<\/p>\n

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Katie from Florida @like_ether_<\/a> has agreed to donate $50,000 & I am matching! Congrats to the Kulich family. Mike, I will never forget you.<\/p>\n

— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 28, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Katie will be permitted to “repeatedly pummel me in the face” as requested. Bidding is over. Congrats to her and the Kulichs! @like_ether_<\/a><\/p>\n

— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 28, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In September 2015, Shkreli, a former hedge fund manager, hiked the price of Daraprim, used to help (among others) AIDS patients with compromised immune systems, from $13.50 a tablet to $750 per tablet. Turing announced it had raised $90 million from Shkreli and other investors in its first round of financing on the same day as the pricejacking.<\/p>\n

Shkreli promised to drop the price of Daraprim<\/a> shortly after public outcry but his solution pleased few.<\/p>\n

And despite pledging<\/a> to cut its price, Turing Pharmaceuticals announced it would only provide discounts of up to 50 percent, for hospitals<\/a>. Shkreli later said he regretted<\/a> that he hadn’t charged even more for the drug.<\/p>\n

In February, Shkreli appeared before the House Oversight Committee <\/a>for a hearing on drug pricing. He was escorted from the room after refusing to speak, asserting his Fifth Amendment rights.<\/p>\n

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Florida Woman Wins Right to Punch Martin Shkreli in the Deplorable Face<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n