The Illuminati in Hollywood: Celebrities, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies in Pop Culture and the Entertainment Industry

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Operation Paperclip – How Nazi Scientists and Other Nazi Officials Were Given Top-Level Positions in The USA after WWIIThe 45th President of the United States was a notorious “birther”, regularly speaking to the media about how President Obama wasn’t really born in Hawaii. He also accused various US states of voter fraud after the 2016 election and his campaign team were responsible for propagating now debunked fabricated stories such as Pizzagate and the Bowling Green Massacre. a b c d e f g h i j René le Forestier, Les Illuminés de Bavière et la franc-maçonnerie allemande, Paris, 1914, Book 4 Chapter 2, pp. 389–429 Today, it’s one of the world’s most widely punted conspiracy theories; even celebrities like Jay-Z and Beyoncé have taken on the symbolism of the group themselves, raising their hands into the Illuminati triangle at concerts. It’s hardly instigated the mind-blowing epiphany – the realisation that it’s all fake – which the proponents of Discordianism had originally intended. In Prithviraj Sukumaran's 2019 Malayalam film Lucifer, written by Murali Gopy the character played by Mohanlal is said to be a member of the Illuminati. Many signs and symbols of the Illuminati is used throughout the film. [14] [15]

Wearing a ball cap emblazoned with an inverted cross and a pyramid during a 2011 photo shoot for Interview Magazine was enough to land Lil Wayne on the list of supposed celeb Illuminati members. Since then, he’s also added some questionable tattoos and hand gestures to the mounting evidence. Pretty Little Liars cast I care not what puppet is placed on the throne of England to rule the Empire. The man who controls Britain's money supply controls the British Empire and I control the British money supply." - Nathan Mayer RothschildThe symbolism in Jessie J’s “Price Tag” video supposedly speaks to the importance of indoctrination.She’s actually commented on these claims, tweeting “No I do not believe in the Illuminati nor am I involves in it. Fact. Lol,” per Digital Spy. The deeper you look, the more you’ll find. You could go so far as to decode Blue Ivy’s name—some believe it’s an acronym for “Born Living Under Evil, Illuminati’s Very Youngest”—and that wouldn’t be the most outlandish theory. “It’s so easy to do, and it’s satisfying when you can find some symbol that seems to be hidden away,” explains Brotherton. In psychology, this is referred to as “confirmation bias.” “Once you start looking for it, it’s incredibly easy to find, especially when the supposed symbols are fairly generic. Things like evil eyes or covered eyes, a circle around the eye, pyramids—they’re everywhere. Once we find them, it’s easy to incorporate them into the belief system to say, ‘Look, I’ve found a plot.’”

Vices have become virtues through Facebook self-censorship of an unofficial unwritten democratic process we call PC via shaming and taking dissenters viral with footage from camera phones. Everyone has a camera phone add that to the list. The phone companies are in on it too. Colagrossi, Mike (March 28, 2019). "Behold, the '70s sci-fi book series that popularized the Illuminati conspiracy". bigthink.com. Big Think . Retrieved January 14, 2022. a b René le Forestier, Les Illuminés de Bavière et la franc-maçonnerie allemande, Paris, 1914, Book 3 Chapter 2, pp. 202–26It attracted literary men such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Johann Gottfried Herder and the reigning Duke of Gotha and of Weimar. [3] Alarmed, Charles Theodore and his government banned all secret societies including the Illuminati. [20] A government edict dated 2 March 1785 "seems to have been deathblow to the Illuminati in Bavaria". Weishaupt had fled and documents and internal correspondence, seized in 1786 and 1787, were subsequently published by the government in 1787. [21] Barruel and Robison a b c d e f g René le Forestier, Les Illuminés de Bavière et la franc-maçonnerie allemande, Paris, 1914, Book 3 Chapter 3, pp. 227–50

lluminati want my mind, soul, and my body/Secret society, trying to keep they eye on me/But I’ma stay incogni, in places they can’t find me.” The idea of a powerful global elite conspiring to rule the world remained a niche belief upheld by a handful of enthusiasts until the 1990s. The internet changed all that, giving conspiracy theorists a global platform to expound their beliefs and present their evidence to a massive audience. How popular is the myth today? During her halftime show at Super Bowl LVII, Rihanna held her hands up over her head and made a diamond with her fingers, the signature symbol of the Illuminati. Though many fans made the connection, and talked about how it noticeably wasn’t shown on TV, other fans chimed in clarifying the symbol was of Rocnation, Jay-Z’s music agency she’s signed to. Maybe it’s a double meaning? Guess we’ll never know! René le Forestier, Les Illuminés de Bavière et la franc-maçonnerie allemande, Paris, 1914, Book 4 Chapter 3, pp. 430–96Political Ponerology – A Science On The Nature of Evil Adjusted For Political Purposes March 8, 2021 Howard, Robert (28 September 2001). "United States Presidents and The Illuminati / Masonic Power Structure". Hard Truth/Wake Up America. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011 . Retrieved 28 January 2011.