Nick Martell

But then Diller went digital.

He bought and ran a dozen tech companies that you at some point probably knew and loved and probably have on your iPhone.

You see, after 9-11, he bought Expedia and then flipped it for a huge profit after the airline crisis ended.

He owned and ran Home Shopping Network, Vimeo, Ticketmaster, and TripAdvisor at different times.

At some point, he has owned Angie's List, Care.com, and Match, the dating app, all of them.

Yeah, Tinder included.

Today, he owns a bunch of formerly big magazines, including People magazine.

People mag is him.

Although he is married to Diane von Furstenberg, he actually came out as gay last year, confirming decades of rumors.

Forget another social movie about Zuckerberg.

I want one about Barry Diller.

Hey, Aaron Sorkin, let's make it a trilogy on Diller called The Diller Dossier.

Now this 84-year-old, proudly out of the closet digital disruptor, wants to buy America's most famous casino resorts for $18 billion.

He made the offer official yesterday.

Now we should point out he bought 26% of MGM back in 2020, believing Vegas was a booming.

But MGM isn't just the Las Vegas Strip.

It also owns six casino resorts in the Northeast and Midwest.

So it's not just a bet on Vegas.

But now Barry wants to buy the rest of MGM at an $18 billion valuation.

That's three lifts.