Yashar Ali was born on Yashar Ali Hedayat; November 23,1979 and is an American journalist who has contributed to HuffPost, NBC News, and New York magazine.
16 Facts About Yashar Ali
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In 2019, Ali was included in Time magazine's list of the most influential people on the internet, in part due to his large Twitter presence.
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Yashar Ali Hedayat was born into an Iranian family in Chicago.
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Yashar Ali grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, and attended Holy Cross High School in River Grove.
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Newsom dropped out of the race early, after which Yashar Ali was appointed Newsom's deputy chief of staff.
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Yashar Ali later sued Ali to recover the $179,000 she had loaned him.
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Yashar Ali subsequently agreed to begin repaying the loan in monthly installments of $500, but eventually defaulted.
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Yashar Ali said he stood behind the accuracy of his story and would protect his sources.
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On February 12,2021, Yashar Ali reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had been actively investigating allegations against Lincoln Project co-founder John Weaver.
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On March 16,2021, Yashar Ali reported that television personality Sharon Osbourne had allegedly used racist and homophobic slurs against several of her co-workers for years.
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On June 7,2022, writer Parker Molloy published an article in which Yashar Ali rejected many of the allegations put forth by Kiefer.
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Additionally, Yashar Ali criticized the journalistic process of the Kiefer article, specifically claiming that he was not informed of the claims against him, and that there were many factual errors within the piece itself.
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In June 2022, Yashar Ali sued the publication for defamation and promissory fraud.
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Los Angeles County Judge Lynne M Hobbs dismissed the lawsuit and ordered Ali to pay $43,525, including the defendant's lawyer fees.
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Yashar Ali describes himself as a Catholic, having converted from Shia Islam.
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Yashar Ali is well known for his love of elephants, and often posts content related to them.