Lil Uzi Vert found himself trending on social media Wednesday (July 21) after singer Grimes proclaimed the rapper was in the process of becoming the first person to own a planet legally. According to two professors with knowledge on the subject, Uzi’s purchase is not only illegal but “bogus.”
Frans Von der Dunk, a professor of Space Law at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln told Business Insider, “If someone sold him a planet or he thinks he own this planet in the normal sense of the word, it’s simply not true. It’s fraud.”
Both Von der Dunk and Ram Jakhu, the director of McGill’s Institute of Air and Space Law, cited the 1967 Outer Space Treaty which forbids all nations and their citizens from claiming territory in outer space.
Singer Grimes was the first to report Uzi’s alleged purchase, saying the Eternal Atake star put a bid in on WASP-127b, an exoplanet discovered in 2016.
“Apparently @LILUZIVERT owns this planet – just a head’s up,” Grimes tweeted.
Uzi tried to make the surprise himself but Grimes stole his thunder.
“Documentation almost complete for @LILUZIVERT to legally claim wasp-127b – this is huge! First human to legally own a planet,” she wrote.
Uzi’s alleged purchase of a planet would come with a far heftier price tag than Grimes mentioned. According to an astrophysicist, a planet would cost more than Jeff Bezos’ net worth and then some. If someone were to purchase the Earth, the astrophysicist alleges they would have to pay $5 quadrillion.
Lil Uzi Vert Ditches $24M Forehead Diamond That Made Him Bleed
Uzi’s no stranger to extravagant purchases, both alleged and true. Earlier this year, he finalized the purchase of a pink diamond forehead implant worth $24 million. The implant has led to Uzi revealing he could die if he left it in his forehead to remove it and opt for a piercing to enclose the hole.
If he is that much of an idiot maybe I can sell him a turd or some pubes.
Uzi can’t afford no planet and I bet that diamond was on rental haha he fucked the terms n conditions putting it in his skin
I agree with the rental theory. Dude is ass.
He put it in his head so they don’t repo it, when he defaults.
I think it is cool he is intrested in a planet, sounds like so.ething i would do. But lets face it he doing it to become the first , to show boat himself as someone rich. Not for scientific or any real purpose but to own a planet. Not even because he believed in something it is because he wants to paint a picture for himself. But hey if you got do like the americans do, turn it into a.materialistic, punish others in other countries and lets not think of the consequences or burdens this puts on other people. We need more faith, less government cover ups and lies. Less biological weapons and lasers. More prayers. America is digging a deeper and deeper hole everyday.
I second that notion!!!
Money is a man made idea…people think you can buy anything with money..he just flexing that he’s rich. I hope..like really who do you go to to buy something from outer space?! An ??? So really that 1967 outerspace treaty is BS!!
Fronting…he got rid of that Great Tiger looking ass diamond because he was more than likely renting it. Now he’s talking about he’s going to buy a planet? Dude needs to check himself into rehab immediately…
He jus put it back in so youre cap. Stop speaking on what you dont know avout
Thanks for letting me know that you didn’t bother to read the article. Cheers.
Who is selling the planet???
I remember a time when the one who wrote and song stories was called court jester a few rappers really have dirt on they name but man we celebrating the degradation of others
Start transmission- The people of our great planet are laughing at how you were swindled by one of your own kind. How can it be so that you give monetary consideration to someone who is not the proprietor and expect property in return? Ha ha ha you are stupid- End transmission.