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One thing I'm still confused about: if the parents have literally excommunicated him/functionally (temporarily) disowned him, who's idea was the PR firm, and mo

• pavel_lishin 12y ago
  I doubt he's literally disowned. This sounds like some hyperbole on his part, as well as theirs. Look at the quote: > So what did your parents think when they’re reading that you’ve got $72 million? > Mohammed Islam: Honestly, my dad wanted to disown me. My mom basically said she’d never talk to me. Their morals are that if I lie about it and don’t own up to it then they can no longer trust me. … They knew it was false and they basically wanted to kill me and I haven’t spoken to them since. He didn't say they haven't spoken to him; they didn't say they did disown him. I've had my parents angry at me, to the point where they've yelled and said "I could kill you!" - but they're not literally going to murder him, and they're probably not literally disowning him.
  • aroman 12y ago
    I didn't mean to suggest they were literally disowning him — that's why i said "functionally" and "temporarily".
• awwstn 12y ago
  They might be working for free as part of some sort of partnership. In the aftermath of this, a good PR firm would have no shortage of ideas for monetizing these kids' infamy. In fact, it's quite possible the NY Observer paid a pretty penny for this exclusive interview.
• imjk 12y ago
  A crisis PR firm would love the publicity from an event like this and many would be willing to take these clients pro bono (not that they did in this case).