Boston University graduates roasted the hell out of David Zaslav at their commencement ceremony

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David Zaslav speaking at Boston University’s 2023 commencement
David Zaslav hearing the jeers of a crowd that doesn’t want him there. | Image: Boston University

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav took to the stage at Boston University’s 2023 commencement ceremony this past weekend intending to receive an honorary doctorate and to ingratiate himself with this year’s graduating students by imparting some useful wisdom. While Zaslav got his degree, his speech to BU’s students was received anything but warmly as numerous people throughout the crowd shouted him down in support of the WGA’s ongoing strike for better pay and working conditions.

Almost as soon as a sunglasses-sporting Zaslav launched into an uninspired speech reminiscing about his own time at Boston University as a law student, people throughout the commencement ceremony crowd began booing at the 63-year-old entertainment executive...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/22/23732746/david-zaslav-boston-university-commencement-wga-strike

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