Mr. Wonderful Kevin O’Leary on why he invested in FTX and his recent conversation with Sam Bankman-Fried

Venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss why he took an equity stake and became a spokesperson for the now-bankrupt crypto exchange

In case anyone was confused why Kevin O’Leary thinks SBF is such a good guy. — it just came out he had a $15mm dollar deal.

Good Morning Everyone! Kevin O’Leary got paid $15MM to be FTX spokesperson… pic.twitter.com/iSjZZ8VZq5

— Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) December 8, 2022

Sam must have naked pictures of Bill Ackman and Kevin O’Leary with Caroline.  That is the only explanation for this.  – Wall Street Silver (See below)

JUST IN – FTX paid Kevin O'Leary $15 million to be a brand ambassador.

Paid with customers money?

— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) December 8, 2022

Kevin O'Leary was paid about $15 million by FTX to be a spokesman and lost most of it (a bit unclear how much it was, according to his statements).

This explains a lot regarding his statements from November 16. Easy to back someone if you get paid millions for it. pic.twitter.com/h75v0p5mdG

— Jan Wüstenfeld (@JanWues) December 8, 2022

Kevin O’Leary got paid 15M from FTX … money likely looted from the customers.

The bankruptcy trustee needs to claw back everything paid.@kevinolearytv pic.twitter.com/cYg2BqUmjn

— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) December 8, 2022

• Kevin O’Leary… I lost 9.7 million Just after revealing he was paid 15 million That’s still a profit of $5.3 million Kevin! We see through you with your inside info, investment buddies, and flat out BS – Will Bowers
• 1/ Kevin O’Leary just said on @SquawkCNBC that he does not know whether @SBF_FTX did ANYTHING wrong. After all the evidence that has come out + SBF’s own admissions–this is absurd. O’Leary also said he has applied to serve on the Creditors Committee of the #FTXbankruptcy. – Meta Lawman
• Kevin O’Leary and Anthony Scaramucci say their due diligence failed to spot FTX risks. ‘We all have egg on our faces.’ – Markets Insider Article
• Birds of feather…. Kevin O’Leary believes SBF just because he was a spokesperson for FTX? Kevin forgets they had no accounting firm, no corporate structure, board meetings. It was a complete SCAM! – thebank
• Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary has revealed his and Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed attempt to raise $8 billion to rescue the now collapsed #crypto exchange #FTX. – Bitcoin News Article