Video selfie from Dr. Dre confirms that Apple will buy Beats Audio
Late on Thursday, a rumor started spreading that Apple was going to be making the largest acquisition in company history. For $3.2 billion, Apple was rumored to be purchasing Beats Audio, a company once 50.1% owned by handset manufacturer HTC. This morning, 'confirmation' of the deal came from a video selfie made by one of the deal's major players, Dr. Dre.
The selfie, which was found on R&B singer Tyrese Gibson’s Facebook page, is not exactly censored for language. In other words, it is NSFW. In the video selfie, Dr. Dre is celebrating his role as the "First billionaire in hip-hop, right here on the mother-f$%&*#$ west coast." Actually, the good Doctor might have been a bit premature as one analysis of his net worth after the deal comes to $800 million. Still, that is quite an accomplishment.
You can check out Dr. Dre's selfie by clicking on the video below. Keep in mind that the deal has yet to be officially announced.
source: ZionLion via Forbes
"Dre’s stake in Beats currently stands at somewhere around 20-25%… capital gains taxes could take a bite out of his big payday, likely leaving him with a net worth in the neighborhood of $800 million. It’s not quite enough to land on the Forbes 400, but it would easily make him hip-hop’s richest man, topping current champion Diddy by $100 million."-Forbes
You can check out Dr. Dre's selfie by clicking on the video below. Keep in mind that the deal has yet to be officially announced.
source: ZionLion via Forbes
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