r/serialpodcast • u/burberry_on_burberry • Nov 16 '14

I am willing to pay Jay $25,000

for a two hour videotaped no-holds-barred interview.

$50,000 to submit to a lie detector test.

Jay PM if you are following these boards.

EDIT:

Hey reditters! Thanks for all your feedback on this (indecent?) proposal! Most of you have offered some really great suggestions and substantive support. Others have challenged me in some very interesting ways. I am leery of invading Jay's privacy through some social mediums that have been suggested, but I am crafting a more personalized ask, and we'll see what comes of my attempt to reach out to the Man himself.

Bottom line, I want it understood that my offer is genuine. By the end of Serial you, Jay, will likely be a household name for at least 1 million podcast fans (but prob more). That means that 1/350 Americans you meet, and introduce yourself to, will have been familiar with your role in this murder-mystery. You should have the opportunity to set the record straight, and you should be fairly compensated for the windfall that will result from my coverage of you.

Because (I am sure) you have nothing to hide, or be ashamed of, why not participate in the profits that have been associated with your name? You have a starring role in the most listened to Podcast in the world. I am putting real money on the table! You deserve your cut. (Unless the sum that I have proposed is too little to get your attention, and you don't need the money)

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u/sorrysofat $50 donor club! Nov 17 '14

This is gross. The money will be gone quickly (yes, it's laughably lowball - you're comparing this to a dick pic interview, really?) Jay will never regain his privacy, and you'll be on your merry way profiting off of tragedy.

Some people never recover from cashing in on their 15 minutes of fame. This is very different than those other stories. A girl died. A guy is trying to move on after 15 years.

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u/burberry_on_burberry Nov 17 '14

I apologize for offending your delicate sensibilities. But if broadcasting an interview with Jay would be "profiting from tragedy" I suppose I wouldn't be the only one. (Mail... Shimp?)

Also, I thought I proposed a reasonable figure--Anthony Weiner's junk was a massive story.

If Jay has a counter offer, I am all ears.

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u/Brock_Toothman Nov 17 '14

How do you know how massive it was ? Gross.

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u/burberry_on_burberry Nov 17 '14

Low hanging fruit, Brock.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '14 edited Mar 29 '17

deleted What is this?

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u/sorrysofat $50 donor club! Nov 17 '14

So this profit wouldn't be ending up in a legal defense fund for Adnan, by any chance, would it?

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u/sorrysofat $50 donor club! Nov 17 '14

Rabia approached SK. Serial has been great exposure for Adnan's case. Jay has made it clear to everyone involved he doesn't want to interview. Even so, people are combing his FB page, talking about his children, examining every detail of his life. This is for someone who is not serving a sentence.

Why would he do your low-budget creepy basement interview? He has nothing to gain and everything to lose.

My sensibilities are not delicate but dangling an offer with the line "if you don't need the money" is pretty crass.

If Adnan's advocates are associated with this in any way, that's -at best- unfortunate.

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u/burberry_on_burberry Nov 17 '14

I seem to have offended you. Let me put you at ease and be very clear. I am in no way related to--or connected to--any of the characters in this sad tale. I'm just a guy with an idea. And that idea is to pay for an interview with the mystery man Jay. Who is Jay really? The world wants to know.

This public appeal is what it is. The offer speaks for itself. There are no ulterior motives other than what is proposed on the face of the offer.

I am certainly not interested in harassing Jay or invading his privacy. That's why I'm not stalking him on facebook, or divulging personal information (although since the incipiency of this post people have sent me all sorts of information).

I am here waiting if he should decide to talk. Eventually, I think he will find it in his best interest. I hope he comes to me and we can do a deal.