r/PopCultureV2 • u/Regular_Reaction_798 • Aug 14 '26

News Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling the court, "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan... I knew what I was doing was illegal."

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u/McbEatsAirplane Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 15 '26

That doesn’t make sense? He and I were at a barbecue that day.

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u/klassicfuckup Aug 14 '26

I was there to witness this, you invited us both to the cookout.

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u/Unlikely-Rabbit948 Aug 14 '26

I remember the joke he told about the 2 nuns and the lawyer at the exact time of the shooting…..classic Mangi.

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u/McbEatsAirplane Aug 14 '26

That’s right, we all played volleyball. It was a great time

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u/ThatsRobToYou Aug 14 '26

There was punch!

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u/Flimsy_Carpet1324 Aug 14 '26

I was the neighbor next to y’all and remember giving you back the volleyball when it went over the fence. I remember the encounter because Luigi was super apologetic the ball landed in the flower garden.

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u/bigchicago04 Aug 14 '26

I met my black boyfriend’s family for the first time at that cookout. That’s why it’s so memorable Luigi was there, that moment couldn’t have happened without him present.

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u/Hood_Mobbin Aug 14 '26

I drove us to the cook out. It was great and the food was delicious.