A laughable notion? Malaysian comedian Harith Iskandar denies Najib was his silent business partner

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According to Laugh Factory's Jamie Masada the Malaysian comic had reached out to the company and had offered to bring its brand to Asia, saying he could start Laugh Factory clubs with former Prime Minister Najib as his silent business partner.

hat former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is a silent partner in the businesses he had intended to put up.

Laugh Factory is behind the Funniest Person in the World contest that Mr Harith won in 2016. He claims that he was promised a US$100,000 prize as well as a comedy tour around the US, but he only received a little over US$30,000 from the prize money, and that the tour has yet to materialize.against Mr Harith on February 27, not only claiming that the company had not committed a breach of contract against the comedian, but also suing him for stealing its trade secrets.

An agreement had been reached for a joint venture between Laugh Factory and Mr Harith for the companies Asian expansion, though it was never formalized.wrote in the lawsuit Mr Masada additionally claimed that the prize money promised Mr Harith was supposed to be given in increments of US$10,000. Each tranche was contingent on a compulsory visit to the US., “Wow. This case has quickly escalated to a different level ????

 

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