TMZ: NVIDIA lawsuit, Katy Perry’s past comments about Russell Brand

Right now, let's talk about NVIDIA. They've got a class action on their hands over the CEO's alleged affair. We just talked about that a little bit earlier. Also, Katy Perry's old comments about Russell Brand have popped back up, too. TMZ's Michael Babcock is on both. Mike, always good to see you. What's up? Good to see you. Thank you for having me. Yeah, thanks for being here. Let's start with NVIDIA. Who is suing? What do they say happened? Yeah, I mean, this is an interesting twist to this story. Obviously, big news when you've got, you know, at the time, the most valuable company, excuse me, in the world. And you've got the CEO who has an admitted affair. And that affair is apparently with somebody who has now been accused of being a Chinese spy. So, I mean, it's like it's a story out of a movie. And now you've got somebody who has filed a class action lawsuit. And they're basically saying anybody who bought stock. For a month period from from the first week of October to the first week of November could be included in this class action suit. Essentially, the allegation is that Jensen Huang, the CEO and spokesperson for NVIDIA, lied to the public about what was going on with this relationship. People then buy NVIDIA stock. And what do you know? The story, the truth comes to light and the stock, you know, torpedoes. Torpedoes, the company loses something like $200 billion in market share. The market cap in one day, a billion, I don't know if I said million there, billion, 200 billion in one day. And again, now you've got people basically saying that is because Jensen Huang and the company lied to us about what was going on. And we have been we have kind of been harmed here in a real way financially. So we'll see what happens. Yes, this is about what the company said, not just what he did. What do you know about this side chick? A spy? What's been confirmed? What's just happened? Yeah. Yeah. So she worked for a company called Megaspeed. It was a they're actually an NVIDIA customer. So they would buy things from NVIDIA. But obviously, these two seemingly got very close to each other. And she she was the story goes pushing for, you know, the relaxation of restrictions, which would allow NVIDIA to potentially sell chips to Chinese companies. So that's what that's how the story goes. Obviously, it went from there. From a business relationship between Jensen and the woman to something that wasn't just strictly a business relationship. And we'll see here. I mean, I think it's a unique, it's a unique lawsuit. I don't know if it's a winning one or not, but there could potentially be a lot of money on the line because we know NVIDIA, one of the You know, it's worth $4.5 trillion, and a lot of people have invested in that company. Well, a lot of money is on the line, too. You've got to wonder if a job is on the line. Is this job safe, or is the board talking about that at all? Great question, they are. I don't know if they're talking about getting rid of him at this point, but they could. And they have definitely launched an independent investigation. So the board is investigating the CEO and I absolutely think you're right. I think he could, everything up to and including him losing his job, which a week ago would have been shocking to even think about. Because he is truly one of the most powerful businessmen in the entire world. Just another warning to not be a cheater. Yeah, there you go. Another warning to not be a cheater, Russell Brand, let's talk about him. He was sentenced one day to ten and a half years. Now Katy Perry's old comments. Coming back around, what did she say? I think it was a 2013 Vogue interview. It was. So they weren't married for all that long. It was from 2010, they were married for 14 months, he then filed for divorce. And she talked back then about blaming herself for the relationship, but then said, you know, I found out some things and I ultimately think it actually wasn't my fault. One of the other comments that she made, like you said, she goes in this Sit Down Vogue interview in 2013 and she says that he was very controlling. I think at the time, people didn't think much of it, okay, you know, they split up, they've Bad blood. She said something not nice about him. Now, though, in hindsight, seeing what he has not only been accused of, but also been convicted of in a London courtroom, people are looking at it with, I think, kind of more of a discerning eye. You know, one count of rape, three counts of sexual assault. He was found guilty, going to serve 10 and a half years in prison. It will effectively be something like seven years and then he'll go to a halfway house. But his life has obviously been changed in a massive, massive way after that verdict last week. Yeah, it's called him very controlling. Was he the one who broke up with her over text like right before a concert or something? You're so right. Yep. He broke up. Yep. And they were mad. I mean, this is not a, you know, they dated for, you know, went to two dinners and he said, I don't want to do this anymore. They were married and yeah, he did it by text. And it's not like she's got like songs like Adele where she could pour her heart out. She had to go on that stage. Right, right, not like Taylor Swift writes songs about the ex, right, I agree, I agree. Let's talk about that 2010 Oscar clip, I think that's resurfaced as well. What are we seeing in that video, and why are people saying it's relevant to what's going on right now? Yeah, you know what, I think a lot, look, a lot of people are looking back on things that he did. Look, he would tell you, Russell would tell you that he was a different person back then. He was somebody who was very promiscuous. He was out there. He was in clubs. He was partying. He has since found religion. He has a family. Now he's got a wife. He's got children. So I think, you know, there are a lot of things you can look to in the past that kind of make you feel a little, you know, like maybe a little bit, you know, uncomfortable, especially knowing now what he'd been accused of doing. It's such an interesting and polarizing case because you've got a lot of people who say he's a changed guy. A lot of people don't believe what the woman said. I'll tell you who did though, eight men, four women in that courtroom, they deliberated two days and they threw the book at him. Yeah, I know there was a lot of internet chatter about his finding God and religion was kind of just all like a ploy to maybe have the courts go easier on him. Right. Yeah. If it was, it didn't work. Yeah. Clearly. Real quick, I know you guys have also, too, following in that Dave Chappelle controversy from Friday in the Westwood Garden about the Charlie Kirk. Any updates there? Anything come out of that? No, but it's really interesting, and I think it's, again, and we saw it a couple of, or maybe more than a couple of months ago with some comments that were made about George Floyd during a roast, and I think it started a... The conversation again about, you know, what is acceptable in comedy and what can comedians get away with saying? And is there a line? And if there is a line, where is that line? And did Dave cross it? I think a lot of people felt like he did go too far and that it wasn't a very funny joke to begin with and that he shouldn't have said it. But I think you've got a you've got a lot of supporters, too, who say, yeah, you know, all's fair in comedy. And it's not the first time an offensive joke's been told. And he should be allowed to say what he wants to say. So it's it's fascinating. But no. No loss of sponsorships or anything like that yet, although would not shock me. And that's the thing too, people say so and so crossed the line, but it's like, well, what's the punishment? People are still gonna go to his show, people are still gonna give him. Right. Buku Bucks. Right. Some guys are just above, you know, like above kind of, you know, feeling those repercussions. And I mean, Dave Chappelle is Dave Chappelle, so he can absolutely weather this. He's uncancellable, I would say. You kind of know what you're getting with him before you even go to the show. All right. Michael Babcock, TMZ. Thank you, man. Always good to see you. Always good to talk to you. It was great to see you. Thank you for having me. I'll talk to you soon. All right. You too, man. All right.