Self-help guru Tony Robbins reportedly filmed using racial slurs in a resurfaced video from 1980s
Self-help guru Tony Robbins was filmed repeatedly using racial slurs and saying he kissed a fan after she said his techniques did not work during a seminar in the 1980s,In the video, Robbins is seen using the N-word and a racial slur for white people repeatedly during a section of an hourlong presentation. BuzzFeed published a shortened clip of the video showing Robbins’ use of the racial slurs. The news outlet said it discovered the video after receiving a tip from a reader.
“Any other implication you might unilaterally attribute to the discussion is false and completely unsubstantiated,” one of his attorneys saidThe letter said based on an initial evaluation of the excerpts, the video appeared to be from a presentation Robbins made in the early 1980s. A spokesperson for BuzzFeed said the full video of the presentation was presented in full context within the copy of the article and was also linked out to in the story.
Robbins and his attorneys have vehemently denied the allegations and have pointed to statements from some alleged sources in BuzzFeed’s investigations defending Robbins or questioning the outlet’s reporting.
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