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00:00You're with the Illuminati.
00:04Beg your pardon?
00:06There's no such thing.
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo,
00:09and today we're counting down our picks for the most notable famous people
00:12who've been rumored to be part of the supposed elite secret society known as the Illuminati.
00:17Jay-Z and Beyonce, they're in the Illuminati.
00:21Yeah, yes.
00:23Number 30.
00:24Ludacris.
00:24Cat Williams' appearance on Shannon Sharpe's Club Shay-Shay podcast
00:28was one of the most talked about pop culture moments of 2024.
00:31Among the most notable moments was when the comedian claimed that the rapper and actor,
00:35famous for hits like Stand Up and Get Back, made a deal with the Illuminati.
00:40Why?
00:40So he could be cast in the Fast and Furious movies, of course.
00:43And the next person they said was going to get $200 million,
00:48because they were going to pay him $10 million a movie to do 20 movies.
00:52And that's how the conversation happened.
00:54He also claims he was made to shave his afro as part of this agreement.
00:58Luda responded with a freestyle that specifically debunks Williams' allegations.
01:09Yeah, we think these claims are pretty ludicrous.
01:14Number 29.
01:15Dixie D'Amelio.
01:17Though she's also an accomplished singer,
01:19Dixie D'Amelio is arguably best known for her social media following,
01:22with more than 55 million followers on TikTok.
01:29However, at least one person seems to believe she's part of a secret organization of elites.
01:34And what's their motivation for this claim?
01:37A black eye.
01:38D'Amelio clarified it was due to her accidentally walking into a pocket door.
01:46But one Instagram user claimed that this was part of some Illuminati initiation ritual.
01:51And why would a 20-something TikTok star strike a deal with the Illuminati?
01:55Apparently to help guarantee the success of her collaboration with beverage producer My Muse.
02:00Don't ask us to explain.
02:04Number 28.
02:05Jennifer Hudson.
02:06An EGOT winner at age 42,
02:08Jennifer Hudson is the definition of accomplished.
02:17While conventional wisdom might attribute her success and recognition
02:20to her immense talent and effort,
02:22others have claimed it's due to, yep, the Illuminati.
02:25In 2011, the singer and actress specifically debunked rumors
02:29that she was part of this organization,
02:31as well as the idea that it existed in the first place.
02:39This probably didn't quell the beliefs of any diehard conspiracy theorists,
02:43but they were probably just making more baseless Illuminati accusations
02:47about other celebrities while Hudson was adding to her trophy collection.
03:06This party-loving rock star is the living embodiment of positive thinking and good vibes.
03:10He's also been accused of being a member of all sorts of organizations,
03:14including the Freemasons, the Church of Scientology, and, yes, the Illuminati.
03:19W.K. has shut down these rumors multiple times.
03:22Any of that true.
03:23I am not a member of any of those formally, no.
03:25This fits in pretty well with the rumor that Andrew W.K.
03:28is actually an eccentric character who's been played by multiple actors over the years.
03:32If the Illuminati does, in fact, exist,
03:35we can't imagine they throw parties anywhere near as good as he does.
03:47South African singer Tyla is one of the most exciting artists to emerge in the last few years.
03:57We wish we could just talk about her gorgeous voice or the fact that she's a Grammy-winning
04:01We wish we could just talk about her gorgeous voice or the fact that she's a Grammy winner at only 22.
04:10But unfortunately, we have to focus on how she's supposedly in the Illuminati.
04:15During an interview with Cosmopolitan,
04:17the water artist was asked about being in the organization.
04:20That might seem rather strange for an interview question,
04:23but to be fair, Tyla is Illuminati has been a rather popular TikTok search.
04:29Of course, she dismissed this and moved on.
04:38When this son of Tom Hanks is in the news, it's usually not for the best reasons.
04:42Whether it's attempting to sound Jamaican or discouraging people from getting vaccinated
04:46against COVID, Chet Hanks has a knack for drawing negative attention to himself.
04:51So, where do the Illuminati rumors come from?
04:58His being the offspring of one of the most adored actors of the last 30 plus years?
05:03No, a tattoo.
05:04Hanks had the Eye of Providence, now covered up, engraved on his chest.
05:08If you're even slightly familiar with Illuminati conspiracies,
05:12you likely know about the significance of this symbol.
05:14In an expletive-filled Instagram video,
05:17Hanks rebuked accusations of his Illuminati connections.
05:25Number 24.
05:26Doja Cat
05:27Doja Cat's journey from meme rapper to chart-topping pop star has been one of
05:31the most interesting career arcs to watch.
05:38Her outsized personality is a major factor in her success,
05:41helping her stand out in a crowded field.
05:47In 2022, the say-so hitmaker's 27th birthday was Eyes Wide Shut themed.
05:53Oh, and her birthday cake?
05:55It was Illuminati themed.
05:56In true Doja fashion, she's delighted in playing into the speculation,
06:01even referencing it in an Instagram post captioned,
06:03It's true.
06:04If the Illuminati is somehow involved in the creation of Moo,
06:08well, we have to give them some credit.
06:15Number 23.
06:16Lindsay Lohan
06:17Lindsay Lohan's time in the public eye has been full of attention for things
06:21other than her acting career.
06:22She was arrested early Thursday morning here in New York,
06:25and she may now be facing new charges in California.
06:28In 2013, Lohan, already a tabloid magnet, drew further attention for a triangle symbol
06:34spotted when she entered her SUV upon leaving New York's Jingle Ball.
06:38What's more, she was also spotted with a red triangle tattoo on her arm,
06:42labeled What Dreams May Come.
06:44This may be irredeemable proof of her involvement in the Illuminati.
06:48Or it could just be that she likes triangles.
06:50Is there a limit to the lengths conspiracy theorists will go to?
06:53The limit does not exist.
06:55Number 22.
06:56Travis Scott
06:57The tragedy that occurred during the Houston Rappers' headlining set at the 2021 Astroworld
07:02Festival generated serious and necessary discussion about safety at large concerts.
07:06If you wanted to get out, you were going to have to really fight your way through.
07:10It also generated decidedly unserious comments from people looking to make
07:14claims of Scott's stage show being that of a satanic ritual,
07:18along with various alleged Illuminati references in his lyrics.
07:212020, but I can't see nobody.
07:24One eye open, Illuminati.
07:26Anyone who tries to claim that the crowd crush and the resulting injuries and deaths is because
07:31of these absurd rumors, and not multiple layers of poor planning, is either delusional,
07:36trolling for attention, or both.
07:38Number 21.
07:39Usain Bolt
07:40With a name like Bolt and eight Olympic gold medals to his name,
07:44Usain Bolt may have seemed destined for sprinting greatness.
07:48It's great. It's wonderful.
07:50But when you're an athlete at his level, you're bound to draw attention from all kinds of people.
07:55Hand gestures signed by Bolt during the Olympics have drawn claims of signifying Illuminati
07:59and or Freemason membership.
08:01If this extraordinary claim is true, it begs a few questions, including,
08:06Is the Illuminati at all responsible for Bolt's incredible speed?
08:09And why is he so brazenly flashing his membership in front of millions around the world?
08:15Do you know that move?
08:16No, I don't know that one.
08:18Number 20. Katy Perry
08:20The original Illuminati was actually a Bavarian secret society outlawed at the end of the 18th
08:26century.
08:26But conspiracy theorists claim they continued operating in the shadows,
08:31orchestrating the French Revolution, the Battle of Waterloo,
08:34and apparently Katy Perry's musical career.
08:37So-called proof includes the fact that her video for Dark Horse has an Egyptian theme
08:42involving pyramids and the Eye of Horus,
08:44both of which recall the all-seeing eye, an Illuminati favorite.
08:52Her performance at the 2014 Grammy Awards included plenty of occult symbolism,
08:56prompting InfoWars, the website of American far-right radio personality Alex Jones,
09:02to call her an Illuminati priestess that conducts satanic witchcraft ceremonies in
09:07front of the world.
09:21It was the slap heard round the world.
09:23After Chris Rock made a joke about Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith at the 94th Academy
09:28Awards, Smith stormed the stage and slapped him right across the face.
09:34Most viewers saw this as a real feud,
09:37but others perceived the incident as the tip of a global conspiracy iceberg.
09:42According to them,
09:43the slap was actually part of a humiliating initiation ritual for Rock into the Illuminati.
09:48Mind you, the incident did a lot more damage to Smith's career.
09:52Regardless, we guess this means that Rock is in the Illuminati now too.
09:56Sure, the world might look disorganized,
09:59with disagreement and competition defining politics and history.
10:02Governments face division even within their own ranks,
10:05but according to true believers, you shouldn't believe your own eyes.
10:09An elite order is orchestrating world history,
10:12an order that includes Chrissy Teigen.
10:14Teigen was live-tweeting to her 9 million followers last week
10:18as their flight to Japan made an unexpected U-turn,
10:22The revelation of her Illuminati status came in 2017,
10:25after she tweeted that the plane she and husband John Legend were on
10:29had been turned around,
10:30because one of the other passengers wasn't meant to be on it.
10:33The Twitter fight pitted supermodel Chrissy Teigen against Liz Crokin,
10:37a self-described journalist who supports President Trump.
10:40Astute observers online noted that the only possible way to
10:44get a clear picture of the situation is to tweet about it.
10:47Astute observers online noted that the only possible explanation
10:52was that she was facing arrest for fleeing the country
10:55and or crimes towards minors and or being in a secret society.
10:59She was not arrested, but it's the only logical explanation, right?
11:09Some musical artists have embraced Illuminati imagery,
11:12filling their music videos with occult references,
11:15inverted crosses, pentagrams, and of course the all-seeing eye.
11:20Kesha's music videos for Die Young and Crazy Kids are prime examples.
11:30Some think that these are subtle winks to other members of the Super Secret Club.
11:34So subtle.
11:35Others think that it's all about psychological manipulation.
11:38See enough pentagrams and people will just start worshiping Satan.
11:42You might want to close your eyes for the rest of this video.
11:45Just in case.
11:46Adding fuel to the fire, Kesha has an eye tattooed on her hand
11:50and in an interview with Rolling Stone,
11:52confessed to being the leader of the Illuminati.
11:54Well, that's good enough for us.
11:56And we are, we are, we are, we are, we are the crazy kings and-
12:12Illuminati conspiracy theories have come a long way.
12:15The original Illuminati opposed superstition,
12:18religious control, and abuses of state power.
12:21Early conspiracy theorists blamed them for the spread of reason
12:25and anti-monarchical democratic reforms.
12:28Today, the Christian right links the Illuminati to Satan worship.
12:33That's quite a turnaround.
12:34Rapper and singer Lil Nas X certainly leaned into satanic associations
12:38with his music video for Montero, Call Me By Your Name.
12:47Is it a middle finger to people who think that being queer is a sin?
12:50Or proof that Lil Nas X is in the Illuminati?
12:53His release of Satan shoes with blood in the soles excited even more rumors.
13:02With this many people in the Illuminati, we wonder how they keep it a secret.
13:06We guess they haven't since we're making a list about them.
13:09Shoddy work, secret society.
13:11King James might play for the Lakers on the court,
13:14but on the larger world stage, he's apparently playing for an even bigger team.
13:19The hard evidence?
13:20He once wore a shirt with the all-seeing eye on it.
13:23And he's friends with Jay-Z.
13:26Right-wing evangelist Sheila Zielinski has also analyzed LeBron's chalk toss,
13:30and concluded that he is a quote,
13:32Illuminati wizard who's quote,
13:34conjuring up demons before every game.
13:37Wow, talk about being caught in the act.
13:50All the good girls go to hell.
13:54Cause even God herself has enemies.
14:00All the good girls go to hell, huh?
14:02Hell, the devil, Illuminati.
14:05Piercing through thick, veiled layers of meaning,
14:08some people online have parsed a secret message
14:10in Billie Eilish's song and music video for All the Good Girls Go to Hell.
14:14In the video, she's given angel wings,
14:16and falls from heaven into a post-apocalyptic earth.
14:20According to some on Twitter,
14:22this symbolism indicates that she is a card-carrying member of the Illuminati.
14:26Wow, case closed.
14:28My love's so fur is lovely.
14:32There's nothing left to say, I love you.
14:36Number 13, Nicki Minaj.
14:38Oh, you got my heart beating when you're away.
14:42Beat it like you're drumming, it's coming your way.
14:45Super bass or super satanic?
14:48Hmm, people often use the label conspiracy theorists in a derogatory way,
14:53but some conspiracy theories turn out to be true.
14:56What critics often really mean instead is
14:59people who create made-up links between disparate facts
15:01to arrive at their desired conclusion.
15:04So, what's the truth when it comes to Nicki Minaj?
15:06Well, let's look at the facts.
15:08Nicki Minaj's cousin was shot dead,
15:10she rocketed to stardom,
15:12and she acts out different personalities in her songs.
15:15The conclusion, according to some,
15:17she was part of the CIA's MKUltra experiments,
15:20which ended in 1973,
15:22and or she's possessed.
15:24Oh, and she killed Whitney Houston.
15:26Poke holes in that.
15:28Okay, first things first, I'll eat your brain.
15:31Then I'ma start rocking gold teeth and fame,
15:33cause that's what a motherfucking monster do.
15:36Hairdresser from Milan, that's the monster do.
15:38Number 12, Nicolas Cage.
15:40Let me say that there is a resemblance,
15:44but how can I be polite about this?
15:46It's a somewhat slowed down version of me.
15:50Is Nicolas Cage a vampire or at least immortal?
15:54Could he have gotten this power from the Illuminati?
15:56Well, we don't want to start rumors,
15:58but yeah, he is an Illuminati vampire.
16:02The proof of his longevity is in a black and white photo
16:04from 1870 that someone put up on eBay.
16:08Then there's the fact that he's had a pyramidal mausoleum
16:11constructed in a New Orleans graveyard,
16:13bearing the Latin maxim Omnia Ab Uno,
16:15meaning everything from one.
16:17Cage is known for being eccentric,
16:19but people have connected this pyramid
16:21to the Eye of Providence,
16:23which is supposedly an Illuminati symbol.
16:26Number 11, Justin Bieber.
16:30Strangely, the super secret Illuminati
16:32seem to have no problem with celebrities
16:34showing off the fact that they're members.
16:36Conspiracy theorists point out that Bieber
16:38has a tattoo of an owl
16:40that looks like the Canaanite deity Moloch,
16:43if you squint a bit,
16:44and that he's flashed an A-OK symbol over one eye,
16:47which is allegedly a reference to the Eye of Horus.
16:51That's damning evidence right there.
16:52A few believe the real Justin
16:54actually died in a car crash
16:56and has been replaced.
16:58Justin has denied being a member,
17:00but isn't that just what an Illuminati would say?
17:06Number 10, Miley Cyrus.
17:14There's no easy way to say this.
17:16Miley Cyrus has sold her soul
17:19and shows people how to have sex with Satan.
17:23At least that's what Pastor Joe Schimmel
17:26of Good Fight Ministries claimed
17:27on the right-wing radio program True News
17:30after her 2013 VMA performance.
17:33IlluminatiWatcher.com warns against being
17:36quote, over-paranoid,
17:37but admits that Cyrus does show signs
17:39of demonic possession.
17:41Others claim that she's been brainwashed
17:43by the CIA's notorious mind control program,
17:46MKUltra.
17:47In fact, some theorists believe
17:48that both Miley and Bieber
17:50may be Illuminati-created clones.
17:59Number nine, Taylor Swift.
18:02In 1966, author, musician, and Satanist
18:05Anton LaVey founded the Church of Satan.
18:08Members don't actually worship
18:10or even believe in the devil,
18:11but see him as a symbol of pride,
18:14liberty, and individualism.
18:21How does this relate to T-Swift?
18:24LaVey had three children,
18:25including daughter, Zina Shrek,
18:27who eventually left the church
18:29and turned to Buddhism.
18:30Some people think that Zina and Taylor look alike,
18:33leading to the obvious conclusion.
18:35Taylor Swift is a clone of Zina,
18:38created by the Illuminati.
18:40To what end, you ask?
18:42Honestly, we're still re-listening
18:43to Love Story trying to figure it out.
18:45We'll get there one day.
18:50Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.
18:55Number eight, Madonna.
18:56She's into Kabbalah,
18:58an esoteric tradition originating in Judaism,
19:00and has a song ridiculing conspiracy theorists
19:04called Illuminati.
19:12In it, the superstar singer states
19:14that Jay-Z and Beyonce aren't Illuminati.
19:16As if!
19:17These are classic disinformation tactics
19:19from the Queen of Pop.
19:20It's not Jay-Z and Beyonce.
19:22It's not Nicki or Lil Wayne.
19:24Come to think of it,
19:24Madonna's iconic cone bra was awfully triangular,
19:28and the Illuminati love triangles.
19:30Madonna has denied being a member,
19:32but also said she knows,
19:33quote,
19:34who the real Illuminati are.
19:36She claimed to be talking about
19:37Enlightenment intellectuals,
19:39but was this really an oblique reference
19:41to the puppet masters pulling her strings?
19:43Sadly, we'll likely never know,
19:45because Illuminati.
19:47Number seven, Britney Spears.
19:51Britney started as a Disney child star,
19:53and Disney is allegedly Illuminati to the core.
19:56In fact, according to Illuminati researchers
19:58Fritz Springmeier and Cisco Wheeler,
20:00Disney's film Fantasia was actually used
20:03as base programming for new Illuminati agents.
20:07Britney was also apparently brainwashed,
20:09though for her,
20:09it was supposedly via an entertainment industry program
20:12called Monarch.
20:14How else can you explain her transformation
20:15from America's sweetheart
20:16to sexually charged performer?
20:18Besides, you know,
20:19puberty and the music industry.
20:21Some conspiracy theorists claim
20:23that Britney's breakdown really occurred
20:25because her mind control was failing.
20:27Was shaving her head an act of rock and roll rebellion
20:30against constant public scrutiny,
20:31or a sign her Illuminati handlers
20:33were losing control?
20:39Number six, Lady Gaga.
20:41Can't read my, can't read my,
20:43no, he can't read my poker face.
20:47A lot of Illuminati conspiracy theories
20:49come from the religious right,
20:50so it's not surprising
20:51that they would target Lady Gaga.
20:53She's a supporter of LGBTQ rights,
20:55was once rumored to be transgender herself,
20:58and calls her fans little monsters.
21:00I think it's because my show
21:01is kind of like an exorcism.
21:03According to VigilantCitizen.com,
21:06the Illuminati has brainwashed Lady Gaga
21:08into popularizing the idea
21:10that mindless robotic vacuity is cool.
21:13You can tell she's doing their bidding
21:14because she's always hiding one eye.
21:17The Illuminati seem to really love
21:18these little nods and winks
21:20that reveal who's part of their clandestine club.
21:22Talk about a confident secret society.
21:27Number five, Kanye West.
21:30Kanye wore an Eye of Horus chain
21:31in the video for Power,
21:33again with the Egyptian theme,
21:34and has made triangle hand gestures too.
21:37According to VigilantCitizen.com,
21:40his interruption of Taylor Swift
21:41at the MTV Video Music Awards
21:43was a public shaming ritual
21:45to initiate Swift into the Illuminati.
21:52We're not sure if that makes it better or worse.
21:55In an essay for Paper Magazine,
21:57Kanye denied involvement in the Illuminati,
21:59and suggested that conspiracy theories
22:01distract us from the real problems in the world.
22:04His ex-wife Kim Kardashian
22:05has denied being in the quote,
22:08and even asked, quote,
22:09What is that, a religion?
22:10Well, if that's not proof,
22:12we don't know what is.
22:16According to Illuminati conspiracy theorists,
22:18there's only one road to fame,
22:20a pact with the devil.
22:22Supposedly, Eminem sold his soul
22:24to the secret society for talent,
22:26fame, and wealth,
22:27but rumors claim he's unhappy with his masters
22:30and trying to break free,
22:31or that he's actually been killed
22:33and replaced with a clone.
22:37After all, as pointed out by conspiracy theorists,
22:40his hairline has changed.
22:42What more proof do you need?
22:44No wonder recovery sounded so different.
22:49Eminem, if you're alive and watching this,
22:51we know what's happening.
22:56Rihanna meets all the usual criteria.
22:58She hides one eye on the cover of Rated R,
23:01and uses pyramid symbols in her music videos.
23:03She even appears inside a Trump's office
23:06inside a triangle in the video for Umbrella.
23:09Illuminati overload.
23:11In her music video for S&M,
23:12headlines flash calling her
23:14princess of the Illuminati.
23:16Plus, telling everyone that you're in a secret society
23:19is a dead giveaway.
23:20In an interview with Angie Martinez on Hot 97,
23:23Rihanna even talked about being a, quote,
23:25devil worshiper.
23:26Sure, she said she was kidding afterwards, but...
23:36A lot of successful women are accused of being in the Illuminati,
23:47and Beyonce is no exception.
23:49According to believers,
23:50they didn't achieve success through hard work and talent,
23:53but because the game is rigged.
23:55Believers often cite the time Beyonce flashed a hand signal
23:58at the 2013 Super Bowl.
24:00Was it a diamond symbolizing her husband's record label,
24:03Rockefeller Records,
24:04or the Eye of Providence?
24:06The religious iconography in her music videos
24:09has led to the nickname Queen of the Illuminati.
24:11Think that's a compelling argument?
24:13Wait till you hear about her husband.
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24:35Jay-Z is well known for his signature hand gesture
24:41that he claims symbolizes a diamond.
24:43But as we know,
24:44triangles also serve as Illuminati propaganda,
24:48subliminally compelling people toward black magic.
24:51Hova also seems to deliberately load his music videos
24:54and clothing line with occult and masonic symbols,
24:57while he denies being a member in the song Heaven.
25:05How else do you explain the fact
25:07that he and Beyonce have named their daughter Blue Ivy?
25:09Which conspiracy theorists point out
25:11could stand for
25:12born living under evil,
25:14Illuminati's very youngest,
25:16as well as an infinite number
25:18of other possible series of words.
25:27What's the craziest celebrity Illuminati rumor you've heard?
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