Back in October Michael Moore vehemently denied to CNN’s Piers Morgan that he was part of the “1%,” even though The Blaze uncovered Moore’s reported net worth of a staggering $50 million.
At the time of the initial Morgan interview, Moore agreed to return to the show, which he did Tuesday evening. Naturally, the focus turned to Moore’s net worth, again. This time, the “Fahrenheit 9/11″ creator admitted to being part of the “1%” — but only “sometimes.”
Morgan noted how Moore looked like he was “wriggling a bit” during his last appearance on the show, after skirting the issue of his personal wealth. During that interview, Moore unequivocally denied the truth regarding his finances and thus, various news outlets – particularly conservative-leaning ones — took the controversial, and successful filmmaker to task.
Moore, of course, blamed his wriggling and subsequent media attention on “right-wingers” who inflate him to the proportion of a “mythical, scary character.”
“I think Republicans and right-wingers blow me up into this mythical scary character,” he said.
Mediaite adds:
Morgan asked him directly, however, how much money he believed his movies grossed, to which Moore replied, $500,000,000. “You’ve either got the worst agent,” Morgan responded, “or you must’ve made millions.”
“It’s true!” Moore responded, arguing that “Bowling for Columbine not only did I not make money, I didn’t make a paycheck.” Morgan didn’t let him get away with that, however, and insisted that Moore had “made millions of dollars,” to which finally Moore responded, “yes, for three or four good years… in those years, I would be in the 1%. Most years, no.” He also took the moment to explain that the antagonism towards the 1% was not universal or based on how much money one had, but on the lack of compassion to the less well-off. “Anybody who does well, who wants to raise their taxes and make sure those suffering now, are making a better life.”
Watch Moore’s reluctant, half-admission below:

























































































































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pinksugar
Dec. 7, 2011 at 1:52amWorking your **** off and ‘giving money in taxes’ to people who Don’t work, isn’t giving them a better life.. it does nothing to encourage them to Improve their life – keeps them ‘waiting at the mailbox’ for their check.. How about Dignity?? Self Sufficiency? Keeping people AT the feeding trough is not giving them a better life.. What a buffoon.
And eventually, the gov’t will run out of working people to take from. Then what??
I donate to causes which I feel do good. I choose. Tax money goes into a big black hole.
I’m NOT wealthy but I pay my mortgage every month and I work for everything I have.
Michael Moore disgusts me.. Using our capitalistic system to make millions then demonize others who do the same.. WHO is HE to tell me where I should give my money to make a difference??
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LIBSALWAYSLIE
Dec. 7, 2011 at 5:44amThis POS is delusional. I’d like to know if he sent an extra check to the government, I’ll bet no. Hey michael, the government allows you to pay more if you want, so go for it.
He is in the top 1% of lyers with his buddy billy clinton.
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000degrees
Dec. 7, 2011 at 6:51amSo full of B.S………..Mike, maybe you should watch this interview…..
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KickinBack
Dec. 7, 2011 at 1:10pm@chazman
The difference between Michael Moore and Jabba the Hutt is that Jabba was intelligent…even though they are both very large puppets.
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sillyfreshness
Dec. 7, 2011 at 1:49amI have no problem with commies who live like commies in a 500 sq ft apartment, but what I can’t stand is someone who is a commie, but rides in limos, fly’s in 1st class, lives in a 6,000 sq ft mansion (like all of Hollywood) and are basically hypocrites. If Moore wants to give away his money and be a true Bolshevik, then fine. I have no problem with that. But Moore wants to keep his money and wants you to give up your money. Not cool.
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loriann12
Dec. 7, 2011 at 6:43amIf he was only part of the 1% part of the time, what did he do with all that money? I never hear of anyone saying “Michael Moore gave millions away to charity.” You know these liberals can’t do anything in quiet, they brag about how much they give. He blew it on material things….like a mansion, a boat, maybe a second house, big TV’s, etc.
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This_Individual
Dec. 7, 2011 at 1:17amGo away Moore. You don’t deserve attention.
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MarsBarsTru7
Dec. 7, 2011 at 1:03amMM should buy one mansion in Cuba, one in Venezuela, one in N. Korea, and one in China.
Leave America Mister Moore, and go to those countries where the governments love your political positions… Most of them. Of course, there’s no guarantee that they won’t throw you in prison or execute you for the ones they don’t agree with.
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jokar
Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:46amPlease tell me Michael, how have you shared your piece of the pie? Are you taking advantage of tax loophole? Have you donated lots of your money? I don’t understand how he thinks he is so much better than other “capitalists”…..I hear he doesn’t even hire union workers, yet seems to stand up for them.
Please Michael, let us know what you have done.
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GeorgieJo
Dec. 7, 2011 at 1:04amMOORE made $222 million on Fahrenheit 911
What an obese LOSER
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Speaking_my_mind
Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:40amI just have one thing to say: Muck Foore!
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Canuck GB Fan
Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:35amHe makes me think of Peter Griffin-Fat lazy and disgusting. He probably smells awful too,
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Michael
Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:18amHe is the fat little mythical character. I have seen him in a lot of shows. He is always the little fat guy that everyone picks on and then he tries to get even before the end of the movie. He usually gets his just treatment and is done away with before the movie ends. You don’t sometimes fall in the 1% and he knows that. He is trying very hard to not make his self look bad, but what he doesn’t realize that he has already made his self look like a fool. He reminds me of the guy in “Popeye” who is always eating the hamburgers. Is is “Wimpy”? I can’t remember. Moore will always be the villian becuase that is all he knows how to do. You know, with a little help from a smart person, maybe he could apply his self to doing something good for the country. Well. Nah. He is always going to be the little fat rich guy that no one likes. OMG
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Bgroovy2
Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:16amIsn’t this the guy that said Capitolism did nothing for him? Now he admidts he made millions? Who would of thought!
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RossPoldark
Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:13amAccording to Michael Moore, being a 1% is a state of mind. I think that American pie he speaks of being put on the table and everyone taking a share, I think he consumed it all. His motto is ‘one for all and all for ONE!!!
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Cosmos102
Dec. 7, 2011 at 1:09amAbsolutely right Rosspoldark. The state of mind of the 1 % in Mr. Moore’s case (as well as the rest in Hollywood) is “denial”. Moore is giving and sharing, caring, etc. simply because he wills it to be so.
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ronaldreaganthegreat
Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:04amwhat a fat f+ckin fraud, nuff said.
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seeker9
Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:03amNote to occupiers: You are being DUPED!
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garbagecanlogic
Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:01amBarry Soetero’s long lost 500 lb brother. He lies just as much and is just as mentally deranged. The normal sized person would be the 1%. He is the 5%.
The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
The U.N. Out Of The U.S.
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Mil Mom
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:53pmObviously there’s just something about Michael Moore which brings out the worst in people!
But then it could be his NATURAL SHINING LOVING CHARACTER. (sarcasm)
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USAMama
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:48pmI wonder how much he has given to charity?
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jokar
Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:47amExactly!!!
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TNT_Party
Dec. 7, 2011 at 3:16pmIf you consider single moms who work as escorts charity, I can assure you he’s VERY generous!
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Komponist-ZAH
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:46pm“Anybody who does well, who wants to raise their taxes and make sure those suffering now, are making a better life.”
Huh? I’m guessing he failed English. …and Economics.
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Swancman
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:34pmMichael Moore is such a fat, ignorant, liar sack of crap!!!
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:50pmOh, stop, your making him blush.
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Badmancomith
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:31pmI’m sure that he will leave more then one pile around him.
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lodgerat
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:39pmI heard you can see him on Google Maps if he’s standing outside.
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pamela kay
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:26pmI guess it was kinda hard to confess that he made his millions thanks to capitalism, so I guess admitting you are wealthy is a little easier. It is not like he can deny making millions. So how can you be rich, sometimes? It is amazing to me that he was able to make a fortune based on lies but I guess only in America. At least for now anyway………………….
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Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:43pmFirst of all, you don’t know his net worth. For all the evidence you have, he did make Bowling for Columbine for free. He makes a movie every few years and in the other years he doesn’t get a movie payday. That’s what he means. It’s just one team versus the other for you guys. You make no attempt to understand things.
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M13
Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:23pmHow does someone make a movie for free? Just saying that makes you a complete idiot. If he was honestly for the 99 percent why doesn’t he make a movie and let everybody in for free?
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Impenitent
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:18pm“I think Republicans and right-wingers blow me up into this mythical scary character,” he said.
no, that was donuts …
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lodgerat
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:36pmMaybe he has a bad thyroid…NAW..nobody’s thyroid could be that out of whack. The big tub-o-lard
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Mil Mom
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:48pmSpot On !
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Thevoice
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:16pmIs the news flash real…Obama after stopping in Hawaii to pick up his Barry birth certificate is moving to Kenya where he feels there is greater equality….
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TheObamanation
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:11pmMichael Moore is gay – sometimes.
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:19pmOnly when he is blowing someone.
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Hobbs57
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:19pmYep, You can’t rape the willing….
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lodgerat
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:11pmLet me be the first to say this guy is a phoney. He wouldn’t know the truth if jumped up and hit him in one of his triple chins. He’s made a business out of being a marxist all the while he’s making money and telling everyone he’s against capitalism. Everytime I see him on TV I think of Porky Pig with a baseball cap.
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lodgerat
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:21pmI would like to apologize to Porky Pig for the insult. I’m sorry Porky
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TRONINTHEMORNING
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:08pmMoore is a very successful loser. Never seen his flicks.
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TurboCat
Dec. 7, 2011 at 4:27amBefore I knew who M. Moore was, my husband and I went to Farenheit/ 911. After just 8 minutes or so, we got up and left the theater.
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ddg7
Dec. 7, 2011 at 10:16amMore succinctly I will never go to any of his movies. In all fairness though their are many other Hollywood libs who’s work will never get a nickel of my money.
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Dec. 6, 2011 at 11:05pmWhen is he going to admit to being a fat, blowhard, idiot who likes to smell his own farts?
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Californiasodbuster
Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:59amYou’re killing me, i have to go back to the gay money to the U.N. story to stop laughing.
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