Buzzfeed announced that it officially sold the company behind the 'Hot Ones' YouTube show to a George Soros-funded affiliate. In a press release on Thursday, Buzzfeed revealed it closed the sale of the First We Feast media company to a consortium led by an affiliate of Soros Fund Management LLC for $82.5 million. The sale concludes months of efforts to sell the company and pay down millions in debt.
Past guests have included 'Gladiator II' star Paul Mescal, pop star Sabrina Carpenter and late-night TV host Jimmy Fallon. The interviews routinely go viral. Evans' interview with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay currently has over 129 million views. Harris campaign officials also admitted in November that they attempted to get Vice President Kamala Harris to appear on the show, only to be rejected because they were unwilling to get political.