<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/daily-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> will spend a quarter of a million dollars on advertising for &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Ballers</a>&#8221; on the social media platform X after Disney last month announced it would no longer advertise on the platform.
Disney has joined an exodus of brands and companies from advertising on X. Disney CEO Bob Iger credited the move to comments X CEO Elon Musk made last month related to Left-leaning Jewish groups supporting the Democratic Party, a significant part of which backs anti-Semitic positions on U.S. policy toward Israel.
Critics accused Musk of anti-Semitism. The Left-wing outlet Media Matters published a report in the wake of the controversy suggesting that X advertisements ran often on pro-Nazi content posted to the site. Musk is now suing Media Matters for defamation over the report.
Iger said at an event last month that his entertainment giant Disney would no longer advertise on X because Musk “taking the position that he took in quite a public manner, we just felt that the association with that position and Elon Musk and X was not necessarily a positive one for us, and we decided we would pull our advertising.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE TO WATCH &#8220;LADY BALLERS&#8221; ON DAILYWIRE+</a>
Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro announced on Friday that his outlet would be spending $250,000 on advertisements for its new feature length comedy “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Ballers</a>” to run on X in support of Musk amid the advertiser exodus. “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Ballers</a>” mocks the recent and controversial phenomenon of men competing in women’s sports and is described in the trailer as the “most triggering comedy of the year.”
“Disney is not pulling its advertising on X because of one of Elon Musk’s tweets, a tweet he then explained and apologized for. They are pulling their advertising because they are part of an advertising cascade that is designed to pressure Elon Musk into doing their bidding,” Shapiro said.
Musk condemned those advertisers leaving his platform in comments at an event last month, saying that any company or person that tries to blackmail him with “money” can “go f*** yourself.”
“Disney and others pulling money from X are doubling down on their own catastrophic, woke strategies,” Shapiro said. “They really don’t like free speech, and they especially hate any company or platform that can break their stranglehold on the media; the same media that has never been willing to say, ‘go f*** yourself,’ to the likes of Disney. It’s a true clash of the titans.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Disney pulling ads on X is anti-free speech and is designed to pressure Musk into doing their bidding.<a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDailyWire</a>’s $250k spend on X today to promote Lady Ballers won’t alone save X, but we must oppose those who seek to destroy free speech and support those trying to save it <a href="https://t.co/CHzC1TjSZ0">pic.twitter.com/CHzC1TjSZ0</a>
&mdash; Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1730664843248889896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
The Daily Wire has been joined by other independent-minded outlets such as Timcast and The Babylon Bee.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
I appreciate the actions of <a href="https://twitter.com/SethDillon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SethDillon</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Timcast</a>, and others committing their resources toward advertising on <a href="https://twitter.com/X?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@X</a>. We’re happy to do the same <a href="https://twitter.com/dailywireplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dailywireplus</a>. <a href="https://t.co/STJy5zkwxK">https://t.co/STJy5zkwxK</a>
&mdash; Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyDBoreing/status/1730674956839567610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
“Will our $250,000 cut into X’s loss of revenue due to virtue signaling? Not much, but every little bit does help,” Shapiro said. “If we want to keep X a free speech space, it’s important that everyone continue to subsidize the businesses they like. As Elon so aptly put it, if Disney and others are successful in their advertising boycott, it will kill free speech. And if that happens, everybody is going to know who actually killed it.”
“Lady Ballers” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers">became available</a> to DailyWire+ members on December 1 at 8:00 p.m. EST.

<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div data-widget-host="revcontent" data-pub-id="165152" data-widget-id="290588"></div><script src="https://delivery.revcontent.com/165152/290588/widget.js"></script>

Daily Wire Announces $250,000 Ad Buy For ‘Lady Ballers’ On X As Social Media Platform Feuds With Disney

Trump Says Netflix Should Fire ‘Racist, Trump Deranged’ Susan Rice

Trump Orders Release Of ‘Any And All’ Info On Aliens And UFOs

Man Targets DHS Building With Stolen Ambulance In Attempted Arson Attack

Bill Gates Drops Out Of Keynote Speech Last Minute As Epstein Rumors Swirl

Trump Left The World Health Org Last Year. Now, He’s Replacing It.

One Of The CDC’s Biggest Critics Is Now In Charge Of The Whole Thing

News

Business

Disney

Elon Musk

General

Lady Ballers

Twitter

A video goes viral showing a baby being refused his mother by two gay "dads". This is just the tip of the iceberg, which is why we will have an important discussion today about surrogacy. 

Hour 1

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1765 - This Video Is One Of The Worst Things I've Seen In A Long Time 

The Strait of Hormuz officially opens for business (kind of), the Pope makes “shocking” comments on immigration, and President Trump promises UFO disclosure at TPUSA. 


The Michael Knowles Show

Ep. 1956 -  Pope Leo's "SHOCKING" Immigration Comments EXPLAINED

A false miscreed has corrupted our leadership class.


The Andrew Klavan Show

Ep. 1275 - Dumb, Dumber and Progressive

President Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, a murder-suicide involving former Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax shakes Virginia, and France and Britain hold a conference to secure the Strait of Hormuz – after the Iranian conflict ends. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

- - -

Ep. 2738

- - -

Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3

- - -

Today's Sponsors:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text 'WIRE' to 83848 to learn more.

Pocket Hose - Text MORNING to 64000 to get a FREE pocket pivot and their 10-pattern sprayer with the purchase of ANY size Copper Head hose. Message and data rates may apply.

Morning Wire

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26 [Member Exclusive]

A ceasefire goes into effect between Israel and Lebanon, a tragic murder-suicide rocks Virginia, and Dairy Queen deploys AI in the drive-thru. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
- - -
Ep. 2737
- - -
Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 
- - -
Today’s Sponsor:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text “WIRE” to 83848 to learn more.


Evening Wire: Lebanon Ceasefire Begins & Murder-Suicide Rocks VA | 4.16.26

The Pendragon Cycle

Menu

— News —

Daily Wire Announces $250,000 Ad Buy For ‘Lady Ballers’ On X As Social Media Platform Feuds With Disney