Martin Shkreli, 'Pharma Bro,' Beefs With Rapper Over Michael Jackson Comment

Martin Shkreli, who was dubbed "Pharma Bro" after he was accused of price gouging an HIV/AIDS drug, is back in the news with a demand that rapper Ghostface Killah apologize for insulting him or else be removed from a rare music album.

Shkreli released a video through TMZ in which he tells Ghostface Killah, a member of Wu-Tang Clan, how mad he is over a comment the rapper made comparing Shkreli's nose to Michael Jackson's, according to CNBC.



Shkreli, the former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals that hit the news when he raised the price of a life-saving drug from $13.50 per tablet to $750 per tablet, appears in the two-minute video along with three masked men behind him. He wants Ghostface Killah to give him a handwritten apology.

As mentioned in my video, I expect a written apology, @GhostfaceKillah. At least 500 words, no grammatical errors and Shaolin stays intact.

— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) January 28, 2016

If he doesn't get one, Shkreli then threatens to erase the rapper from "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin," the one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album Shkreli purchased for $2 million at an auction last year.

Ghostface Killah's video on what he thinks of Shkreli came out last week, and Shkreli commented on Twitter about it:

Ghost mad that Shaolin outsold his last 5 albums… dude’s a non-profit rapper. Calls himself ironman, but sounds rusty AF @GhostfaceKillah

— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) January 22, 2016

Although Shkreli has his admirers online, many continue to speak out against him, as he is currently "free on $5 million bond after being arrested on federal charges of securities fraud," according to CNBC.

The Washington Post said the 32-year-old is turning into "a bona fide comic book villain," an idea that was repeated in at least one tweet: 

The whole Martin Shkreli thing is pretty entertaining. Trying to be a real life Lex Luthor

— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) January 28, 2016

Others don't think taking on Ghostface Killah is a good idea:

Martin Shkreli aint only playin wit fire he jugglin buttered chainsaws while walkin on a tightrope over lava to go poke some grizzly bears

— #GriseldaGhost (@BigGhostLtd) January 29, 2016

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