The Onion Submits New Deal to Acquire InfoWars From Alex Jones for Court Approval
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The Onion’s latest proposal to transform Infowars into a satirical conspiracy website is awaiting court approval, the latest turn in a long-running legal battle tied to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
A court-appointed administrator overseeing Infowars asked a judge in a Travis County District Court on Monday to approve a licensing agreement that would allow The Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron, to operate the site. The Onion hopes to remake Infowars into a comedy-focused platform that satirizes conspiracy culture.
Comedian Tim Heidecker has been tapped as creative director and said the project would initially parody Jones’s style before evolving into a broader hub for experimental comedy. The deal calls for monthly payments of $81,000 over an initial six-month term, with an option to extend for another six months.
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