The Woman Who Nearly Pulled Off a $1 Billion Heist

[@notapplicable7292]

"You mind if I clean up behind me" *cuts to johnny* *complete disarray behind him*

[@johnnyharris]

lmaooooo this is too true

[@TvGunslingeRvT]

@@johnnyharris pls make a video about Armenia Azerbaijan NK conflict

[@Cyber_Cowboy]

​@@johnnyharris

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

@@johnnyharris So this person asked you if she could take some time to tidy up because she didn’t want her untidy room to appear in your video. You decide to ignore her request and put that part in the video too. Kinda disrespectful.

[@lamson8349]

@@VuotoPneumaNN anything can be disrespectful… particularly when one is narcissistic. Alternatively, however, one could always decide to be less stiff about every little thing.

[@bobakhmedov9600]

we need PART 2 about current Uzbek princesses and their husbands

[@_rayerose_]

Eeeexactly

[@_rayerose_]

Think they have built a "kingdom" already there

[@AminaBaxodirova]

Definitely

[@jamshidbekabdurahmonov229]

As an Uzbek , currentle , Shavkat Mirziyoyev is the president of Uzbekistan and he has many children , one of her daughter is Saida Mirziyoyeva

[@UpdateSTL-ft8rl]

Let`s gooo

[@SUBYEKTIV]

I'm a KZbinr from Uzbekistan. Johnny, thank you for this well-researched episode. This truly delves into the darkest side of our recent history and the greatest robbery ever to happen to Uzbekistan. I was aware of all this corruption, but I was amazed at how openly she used to write about everything on Twitter. That's insane! 🤯

[@asadbeksotiboldiyev6842]

What do you think about today's robbery by governors, relatives of president, and his daughters

[@nizomhakimov2356]

Lets do this bro

[@alikholmatjonov]

So bro hali ketmagan demak😀

[@JEYGETSBY-s8m]

Bilardim subyektiv senzuraga kirib ketmaganini 😊. Omad

[@karshiboevramazon101]

Assalamu Alaykum, jamiyatimiz ichida shu Gulnora Karimovani yonini oladigan odamlar borligiga xayron qolaman....

[@bakhrommakhamadov7888]

Basically, everyone knew what she was doing behind closed doors. But it was very dangerous to say something about it. Her time as a princess has passed, but the circle of life started spinning all over again.

[@jorabekadambaev2697]

As a guy from Uzbekistan all you you have said are actually true. However you missed worst parts of the story. She tried sell our gold, but plane carrying the gold bars were plundered by Putin's regime when the flew through Russia. Overall damage of Gulnara to our country to be estimated 15$ billion not 842 millions. Imagine those amount of money was distributed to ordinary people. She was a really insatiable beast. I can't imagine her being our leader. I think it would be interesting if you make a video about his father.

[@georgharutunian9258]

don't imagine what could never happen - money would never be distributed to Ordinary People

[@altrag]

@@georgharutunian9258 That's true in the literal sense of handing over cash to citizens, but on a larger scale the idea of money being "distributed" to ordinary people comes primarily in the form of infrastructure - road and rail networks, public schools and hospitals, that kind of thing. That type of "distribution" can and often does happen, even in dictatorial regimes, because supporting the workforce typically means a stronger nation overall. So it mostly comes down to any particular dictator's priorities. If their main goal is to enrich themselves, then yeah there will be little to no distribution of wealth in any form. However if their goal is to increase their political power (especially with respect to other nations), investing in their country is (usually) super helpful. This girl's goals were obviously the former - enriching herself. That makes sense as she wasn't head of state anyway so increasing the power of the state doesn't benefit her all that much (it would benefit daddy instead). Of course that's the problem with dictators in general. In theory a "perfect" dictator is the ideal form of government as they can get things done immediately and don't have to compromise integrity in order to win opposition votes. Obviously in reality that theory falls apart very quickly - nobody is perfect regardless of their wealth and power, and certainly nobody lives forever. Even the best "benevolent dictators" fall eventually, whether to age or corruption, and then all bets are off for the future of their nation. And few are anywhere close to benevolent in the first place.

[@local_authority]

Plot twist : his father

[@john2g1]

​@@georgharutunian9258 So should I explain the UAE to you or...

[@alsebu]

I’m unsubscribing from JH’s channel. This video it's like someone getting into a rabbit hole in a POV recording his thoughts but can't deliver a clear message after 30 min, do you want to say “What the fruit* is Uzbekistan?”? In addition to several random screen recordings of Google search, Google Maps, and Gmail copy and paste, After Effects screen recordings? I mean we already know that you know how to do research and book Zoom meetings. Read the comments of your audience, carefully, I don't want to go deeper in this comment and I don't know what is happening in your life, Johnny, but I hope you can go through it. We're living on unprecedented times, take a break if you needed, your fans will support you and you'll be a good example for your community that taking a pause is needed. I used to enjoy your videos, they used to be interesting and captivating but I see how the quality of the narrative has decreased into a “style” to become considered to fall into clickbait. Objectively speaking it's your channel and you can do whatever you want, but your voice does have an impact on audience perspectives, I don't see a clear vision of the message on your videos or a clear purpose to keep watching your videos.

[@ХакимовМухаммадали-е3э]

As a citizen of Uzbekistan, I can tell you that the saddest part is that people are not aware of these things. Media doesn't dare to touch this topic. People are brainwashed by propaganda and still think that she is a hero and feel sorry for her spending her time in prison. Our people are waking up eventually. Thank you for your effort and attention!

[@Roneil22]

All Turkic countries follow a similar pattern of dictators, corruption, media control and propaganda brainwashed people, like, without exception.

[@KhanKhan-kz3vm]

Is she still in prison?

[@qunduziy]

@@KhanKhan-kz3vm No, she died in 2016 shortly after the death of his father. This reminds me of something

[@StrongSp-pro]

​@@qunduziy do you have an evidence of her death?

[@mollesmart]

I think she was a hero, but the people did not see this and stole from her. Even people who were supposed to help her let her down. The people screwed her over!

[@Mrdreamerjohn]

Now in Uzbekistan the same horrific scenarios are being done by the Mirziyoyevs and their son-in-laws who have this tremendous power lust and ill intentions to torture the nation who are living miserably under their strict regime. God help the people of Uzbekistan.

[@temurergashev]

Current system is nothing like these 2 evils. You can criticise the current government openly, can’t you see the difference.

[@irodanarziyeva4669]

​@temurergashev yeah you can discuss their steps in the social media but you couldn't change anything at all

[@akrombek2397]

​@@temurergashev you can criticise goverment but not Mirziyoyev's family or their rules... If you do, you may be diasppeared or arrested...

[@CalebSamandar]

I recall myself as a young boy, around the age of 14 or 15, picking cotton in the fields instead of attending my school. Meanwhile, Gulnara was walking confidently down international catwalks, promoting her clothing brand, which was built on the hardships endured by children like me.

[@abcfx7391]

For me, it was a really good time to spend with friends. But now I think it was kinda cruel.

[@mukhammadmusoikromov729]

Poor boy 😢

[@СардорХаитбоев-р5ы]

Me tooo

[@mekhribonsadullaeva8503]

Me too there was not educational system at that time

[@mavlonodev]

As a follower from Uzbekistan who never skips any of your videos, I'd never expected to see you doing video about the hugest thief of Uzbekistan. Wow!

[@Matt_990]

Hugest thief? Lol As if what’s going on right now is not a theft. I’d say current government is no less atrocious than the previous one!

[@matpk]

What about CCP Olympics Swimming Scandal ❓❓❓❓

[@iambehryz3421]

+++

[@boburrahimov]

Manam

[@N0N0111]

Thief is a small word, tortured people to death. Maybe even thousands of times, thief is a small word.

[@rufatmehdiyev-ev2xq]

Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan etc. Former USSR Countries have a lot of issues like this one. It’s not surprising.

[@ritascheuermann8495]

Russia , Ukraine not to forget

[@МирзохидЗиёдуллаев]

@@ritascheuermann8495 Kazakhstan...

[@khadijahcuts]

She already had the influence but Harvard really gave her the playbook and organization skills to maximize crime.

[@waffle_chair9269]

Right .

[@Roccinante]

Harvard for the win

[@JaceDean89]

It's one big club and we're not in it!

[@jimbaygles3591]

As an Uzbek I can confidently say that she sold all artifacts and museum pieces from my country to private collections

[@alesuluz]

English is not my first language, and even though I have a high level of proficiency in English, this was still difficult to follow. I can see that you were taking us through your own mental workflow, and I really appreciate the artistic aspect of this editing. However, please keep in mind that you have people watching from all over the world, and with this type of editing, we can easily lose track of the story while trying to keep up with the noises, movement, voices overlapping other voices, and the fast pace... Since this is my first comment here, I just wanted to add that your work is impeccable and truly inspiring! I'm looking forward to seeing your next videos.

[@Vnifit]

English is my first language and even I had a hard time following, it was really all over the place.

[@frenchvanilla343]

It's not just you, English is my native language and this video did have a lot of visual information in it which could make it hard to follow.

[@cool007zqw]

try turning on the subtitles, it may help

[@FSweet]

I agree, I have a hard time following the story

[@christinegogo1880]

I totally agree. English isn't my first language and i found the editing extremely distructing

[@OtabekHakimov-fh2hh]

I was a student when I met her in a concert. She seemed so glamorous with elegant clothes. Actually, she was revered by many people in my country. She stole literally every business in my country back then.

[@RomenosDrawings]

Great video man

[@Thytos]

If you had a "How to spot a narcissist" checklist she would tick all the boxes

[@eXislander]

Johnny should test himself

[@RoxyStellar]

@@eXislander ...then what ! tone himself down.. maybe narcissistic tendencies are the New W🌐rld No®mal™

[@vitoc8454]

@@eXislander It's like he went from making videos about interesting topics, to videos about *him* making videos.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

@@vitoc8454 so true

[@Dell-ol6hb]

Johnny too

[@blakedake19]

This felt like a 30-minute tiktok, so much going on, so much sounds effects and vfx.

[@28th_St_Air]

And? It’s called embellishment. It’s entertaining and engaging.

[@blakedake19]

@@28th_St_Air And it distracted me from the narration and the point of the video I felt a bit tired too

[@anselringler]

Agreed, I found it a bit nauseating how much it hopped around and all the tiny clips of google searches.. just unnecessary for the context of the video. I love Johnnys videos but this one was a bit overtop on the editing IMO

[@PawFromTheBroons]

This was indeed a bit over edited. To the point where I was more listening than watching.

[@CKJ]

Seems like he's preparing to release a new mug or a line of brewed beverage. The last couple videos have been 50% drinking and preparing to drink.

[@BigMike646]

I feel like Netflix is about to take all of this info from this video and make a doc. this was fascinating!

[@eleneiagorashvili]

That would be so cool and interesting to watch!

[@kingsolo5009]

It's stated that in 2019, she was taken to prison for violating her terms of house arrest, then received an additional 13-year sentence after being found guilty of extortion, money laundering, and other crimes. Her daddy died in 2016.

[@Haskellerz]

What happened to the rest of her family????

[@gorgthesalty]

I suspect she is more of a political prisoner in the same way she was a political "celebrity" while her dad was alive.

[@kingsolo5009]

@@Haskellerz Well since she was talking about her mother and siblings being witches and against her, I guess they were on the safe side.

[@Gigithewlis]

@@Haskellerz her son was studying in London 10 years ago or so

[@KiwikimNZ]

House arrest for doing all of this? Wow what a joke! What an evil, greedy, psychopath!

[@pipeaza]

The edit on this one was all over the place, it felt so much more chaotic. A LOT of keyboard and mouse noices. It distracted me from the story. Either way keep the good work you guys are great

[@leo0305]

yes was going to say the same its an interesting style but I think overdone here

[@johnnyharris]

Thanks for the feedback. I was trying to capture the chaotic immersive research process totally understand that that’s not your cup of tea.

[@SharmV]

@@johnnyharrislol you’ve got it the point in society where they have added so much SFX for the zoomers that natural sounds are off putting for people, lol.

[@ptrckschnwll]

@@johnnyharris I loved the editing of you doing the research. It showed off the dedication of your research.

[@mcchristenson]

Ok so I wasn't the only one feeling this way. Just felt a bit off I couldn't follow it. Won't be a negative though as this channel produces a lot of good work.

[@MommyBee1589]

You’re literally the only investigative journalist I watch you are so amazing at these deep dives. Excellent video as usual!

[@MilkInTheBowl]

Boyboy & Channel 5 are top tier as well, check them out 🙏

[@hermaeusmora2945]

If i learned one thing from this video is that rich foreigners should not be allowed to buy property in other countries, it's clearly a form of money laundering.

[@samrobertson7535]

A few additional points on the Central Asian context: - Re: the number of degrees she "earned" from universities in Uzbekistan, keep in mind that corruption is a systemic problem in Uzbekistan's higher education system, and that was even more so during the Karimov years. Degrees get awarded to prominent "students" who completed a fraction of the necessary coursework -- who maybe even only set foot on campus a handful of times, or not at all -- simply because they have the right connections, and those connections pressure the academic bureaucracy to sign off on the necessary paperwork. If you're a professor at a university in Uzbekistn, and the daughter of the President comes in to sit for the final exam, even if she turns in a blank sheet of paper, you're going to give her a passing mark, because you know what the secret police are going to do to you if you don't. It's best to think of those as more-or-less honorary degrees, not genuine certification of academic achievement. - It's common for authoritarian leaders to give their immediate family members prominent positions within government. As an extreme example, Rustam Emomali, the son of Tajikistan's president Emomali Rahmon (who is just as bad, if not a worse dictator than Karimov was) currently serves as the mayor of the country's capital, Dushanbe, and as chairman of the rupper-stamp national senate. Quite a busy man. As a more reasonable example, Saida Mirziyoyeva, eldest daughter of Uzbekistan's current president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev (who by most assessments is still very much an authoritarian, but a marked improvement from his predecessor) is currently a senior advisor in the Presidential Administration and informally serves as a sort of cultural-ambassador-at-large, often representing Uzbekistan internationally. This gives them leadership experience, but more importantly, a public profile and an opportunity to build relationships with other elites. - Inoyatov was widely considered the second-most powerful man in Uzbekistan, after only President Karimov himself, someone with an independent power base due to his control over the secret police. He is also identified by some analysts as the kingmaker who helped the current president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, secure the top spot. - The overall situation in Uzbekistan has improved quite a bit since the new president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, came to power at the end of 2016. The political situation has improved -- Uzbekistan's score on the Freedom in the World index has improved from 3/100 in 2017 to 12/100 in 2024. Notably, Mirziyoyev sidelined Inoyatov and eventually forced him out of government, though this was probably more about securing his own position than concern for human rights or anything. Mirziyoyev talks like a reformer and, to some extent, he walks the walk. Economic privatization and liberalization is one of the key points of his governing agenda, but this is somewhat limited, both by resistance from within the government and by external factors beyond his control. For example, the government has been incredibly keen to sell off several state-owned banks, but fear of sanction contagion after the increased sanctions against Russia has spooked potential international investors. Uzbekistn really is a wonderul country. It has a rich, fascinating history, and some of the kindest people you'll ever meet. It's a shame that their fortunes are held back by people who abuse their power.

[@PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr]

The USA has recent experience corruption experincs with the previous administration's cheating in the 2016 election, positioning of a daughter/son-in-law as s

[@ismoilmirzo3601]

Impressive explanation

[@irodanarziyeva4669]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@yeager6662]

its nice to hear such kind of opinion, unfortunately our country still has some problems with human rights and freedom but i believe and many people believe that we looking to the bright future

[@KawaiiKasai]

When she screams for her father, you can tell by her tone she knows she's about to have a *really* rough time in prison.

[@stocktonnash]

prob ded already

[@Metalhead_69]

She fled the country

[@curious_one1156]

screaming the name of the man who ruined her. How ? By raising her like that. Such poetic irony.

[@metabarun8811]

​@@Metalhead_69is this true? Maybe some link or quote?

[@Metalhead_69]

@@metabarun8811 that's what many were told, that she fled on her jet filled with gold. I can't back up my claim

[@nicton_T]

Lesson 1 “ do not ever mess with the rich or the powerful “ Lesson 2 “never forget lesson 1”

[@luiza7453]

This is intended as constructive feedback and not a criticism of your work, but I found this video to be excessively chaotic. The combination of keyboard sounds, multiple voiceovers overlapping, water spilling, eating sounds, and drinking/slurping didn't seem to fit well in a documentary-style format. It felt more suitable for a fast-paced TikTok video. However, I did appreciate the detailed information provided and the parts of the video that were less chaotic worked quite effectively. The content and story were very interesting as well.

[@1337lll]

I agree!!!!

[@GeekonaBike]

I'm really sorry that Johnny forced you to watch #Snark

[@zaques2]

Totally agree. The dramatics are too much. Actually paused after he spilled water on the keyboard and wondered what relevance it had to the whole picture apart from portraying him as clumsy.

[@user-ow1qs7jo7f]

Agree

[@quickclipsmma1095]

It feels more organic and as if your with him and actually there

[@sulton-max]

I am from uzbekistan, affect of corruption and fraud schemes almost killed the economy, it's just underestimated, people can do nothing but accept their fate

[@chrishenry1821]

Were you around for the Andijan massacre in 2005?

[@sulton-max]

@@chrishenry1821 No, I'm from different region and was little kid at that time, but I've heard about the incident later

[@ChefAtPlay]

Don't usually comment here, but wanted to say that while I don't like the somewhat "chaotic" editing at play in this video, I can definitely see the intent behind it in trying to capture the chaos of the situation in a visual stimulus. I think thats a very nice touch and wouldn't mind seeing more experimental edit types/them-syncs. Enjoyed the content as always though. Keep up all you fine folks do!

[@johnnyharris]

Thanks for the feedback! very much appreciated

[@matpk]

​@@johnnyharris What about CCP Olympics Swimming Scandal ❓❓❓❓

[@mk1st]

Agreed, however music was a bit loud some of the time.

[@ngocta2421]

Thanks

[@thealiaria]

Please lower the cuts! I can't focus on the contents anymore. I'm just seeing some shots and listening to some voices

[@ramikarandiv]

😂

[@WynandLens]

I really like it! Its a nice difference. But i can see why it can be frustrating. I dig the manic Tea drinking ceremony!

[@tazp2773]

I was about to comment the same.

[@carsonw8223]

I'm living in Uzbekistan now, and heard rumors about her story. Thanks for covering a story from such an obscure part of the world!

[@seph4667]

Narcissism will drag this channel. Please purge the ego. Please.

[@justnothin1283]

the whole video feels like intro, too chaotic

[@meannush7552]

well said

[@RegularUserOfficial]

Yeah. I was interested in the story but I gave up around the middle of the video.

[@phasmata3813]

Nailed it. Didn't care for how this was put together.

[@jhornett]

Agree with this. The editing is distracting.

[@ZlPPENHAFT]

As his work space...

[@nit659]

Johnny dropping water on keyboard is the most Johnny thing ever

[@johnnyharris]

lol...yeah

[@MansaMusa_ll_of_Timbuktu]

@@johnnyharris Draw red lines for apartheid Israel, NOT college students in America 🇵🇸

[@miliba]

@@MansaMusa_ll_of_Timbuktu palestine aint real and will never be

[@MansaMusa_ll_of_Timbuktu]

@@miliba yeah that’s why they have observer status at the UN and are fighting for statehood. Also why 34,262+ are gone. What do you call them? “Ayerabs”, “Musloms”, “them people”, “3/5 of an Israeli”? They are Palestinians with a flag, cry about it 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@miliba]

@@MansaMusa_ll_of_Timbuktu those are confused arabs whose ancestors have colonized the Levant and wiped out the original cultures which inhabited that area. Now they can't fathom the idea of some jews living there, as was originally

[@thetrison]

This video feels like a short film trying to be a full length feature.

[@razzledazzledd]

is that a good thing or a bad thing?

[@yoshimitsu8643]

@@razzledazzledd it’s for you to decide

[@Juju-dg1qj]

@@razzledazzleddit’s a bad thing. It was a good story but Johnny ruined it with the editing

[@jplivinglife07]

Anybody else felt the weird editing distracting from the story compared to his over videos? I found this story interesting and then it would weirdly cut someone talking with clicking and keyboard typing that found ut hard to follow.

[@DanielRoPhotos]

He is trying something new for sure, like you said the editing on this video was all over the place place, too distracting. Fast forwarded the video multiple times and at the end I felt confused trying to understand the subjects story. But hey, Johnny wanted to do something different

[@jplivinglife07]

@@DanielRoPhotos yeah, I did a lot of 10 sec jumps. I got a chaotic vibe which may have been the intent but it may have been not the right story to do it with

[@johnnyharris]

appreciate the feedback, we're always looking to expand our work and formats and the team really did an amazing job with this, but totally understand if it isn't your thing

[@jplivinglife07]

@@johnnyharris oh my gosh, didn’t expect a reply. And I want to say I am a fan of your channel and your content. So I’m saying this as someone who just found the editing to be distracting. I hope it didn’t come off as lecturing from someone who knows nothing about your team’s creative process/editing expertise.

[@nealplatt6440]

Riveting, Johnny, but you’re aging yourself with that dark view of the world.❤

[@Gwallacec2]

This is meant as constructive criticism and not a dig at you but this video was far to chaotic. Keyboard sounds, 6-8 different vo over top of each other, water spilling, eating food, and drinking/slurping. It just doesn’t fit in a documentary style format. If it was a TikTok video with a subway surfers and gta on top of it I would understand. I do like the details you went into on everything and the parts that weren’t chaos really worked well.

[@iulianhodorog9979]

I think it works perfectly, it's a reflection of the absolute chaos she unleashed

[@ALCRAN2010]

​@@iulianhodorog9979years and years condensed into 30 minutes is not doctor approved.

[@nox6438]

@@iulianhodorog9979 More like a reflection of the overly chaotic editing, because it is. The subject is no more chaotic than others, rather than talk about the point he spent half the video overdramatizing him talking about himself researching the video as if it's some theatrical compilation. There's no rhyme or reason to the chaos, that's why it's off-putting. You can disagree, but there's very valid reasons why a large portion of viewers disliked the editing in this one.

[@danielright1515]

@@nox6438i think many doesnt count to be right. Its pretty chaotic here, you think you got stability haha blink once and its another story😂

[@OnlineInsurancePro]

I've read a bit of criticism of Johnny's style in the comments. I as well as millions of subscribers love his style, the info and editing. It's masterful and appreciated. Thank you.

[@lisaviglio4984]

absolutely in love with style everything he gives us. A true treasure- hey that Mormon upbringing can’t be that bad since it produced a beautiful soul like his! (And smart enough ti leave it all 😇).

[@AwokenEntertainment]

this is an extreme example of how a privileged background can effect somebody..

[@altrag]

Not really. There is no control to compare against. The only thing this shows is that having wealth and power provides access and ability and well... that's so obvious its may as well be part of the definition of "wealth and power". Her story says nothing about how ruthless and corrupt she may have been if her father was a goat herder instead of a dictator. There's plenty of ruthless poor people in the world - we just rarely hear about them because far fewer news stories (or KZbin minidocs) are written when someone does $15,000 worth of damage to their local village as there is when they do $15billion damage to an entire nation.

[@justinkirschenman2232]

It's only an "extreme" example because she is one of the few you recognize as corrupt. 100% of the billionaires of the world are at least as corrupt. Of course most of them are smarter and keep at least the blatant criminality on the other side of many firewalls and do a better job of disguising their empires behind "philanthropy".

[@altrag]

@@justinkirschenman2232 > 100% of the billionaires of the world are at least as corrupt. That's overly generalized. You certainly don't get to be a billionaire by being entirely above board, but to call them all just as corrupt as a woman who nearly took down her own country is perhaps a stretch. Certainly she's not the only one but "all" is still quite a large group of people and you're basing your argument on a sample size of one. > disguising their empires behind "philanthropy". The idea that philanthropy = tax write-off is mostly an American thing. Certainly other countries have philanthropy but its not treated as a tax haven anywhere close to the same way it is in the US. There's generally caps and other rules that prevent American-style abuse of the concept. (Not that I'm intimately familiar with every country's tax code - I'm sure there's some surprises here and there outside of the US. Rich people have always been very good at finding ways to avoid contributing to the society that made them rich in the first place.) That said, I can guarantee you Uzbekistan isn't taxing their dictator or his family anywhere close to enough to warrant the need for a tax write-off in the first place.

[@hasanabduqayumov]

BS

[@anthill1510]

This felt like a fever dream instead of a independent documentary/journalism.

[@SheriffYeti]

needlessly long too

[@semplybalanced3210]

@@SheriffYetiit’s 29 minutes!! I was expecting way more tbh. Both your comments (Anthill) are bizarre. How was this not like a documentary & then it being too long ? Like, what’s wrong with yall? 😂

[@anthonyd9844]

Yeah those music videos were wild

[@shadelings]

@@SheriffYeti Too much information for you to absorb in 30 min, bro? There's medication that can help with that.

[@lich109]

@@shadelings There isn't a lot of info in 30 minutes, that's the problem. Johnny's stretching this video to talk more about his personal discovery of the story, rather than telling everyone about the actual story.

[@joaoc2178]

Johnny, you could do a similar video to the daughter of the former president of Angola, the richest woman in Africa, living now in Dubai and under an Interpol detention mandate. Her husband died in "an accident", her banking advisor in Portugal "commited" suicide. She owned thr largest company in Angola

[@OS-hx4jk]

Hey Johnny: I generally like the super-informal studio scene, but you overdid it this time. The editing is atrocious, unfortunately. Very, very distracting.

[@daninbar3446]

I couldn't watch this video for more than 5 minutes for this reason, shame really.

[@iambehryz3421]

yeah, it needs to be a little bit more simple

[@OS-hx4jk]

@ElvenJustice You have sophisticated public manners. A man of class clearly.

[@zerocal76]

Wow look at u, using the f word to make it really clear u disagree w ppls opinion. Maybe one day u might grow up to not have to use any foul language. Oh just kidding that wont happen, silly me 😁​@ElvenJustice

[@zerocal76]

PS - the cuts were definitely overdone in some parts and the duration of physical scenes (ppl) were too short

[@dvampofo]

The only guarantee of power is that one day you’re going to lose it. Power works until you use too much of it .... Every time you abuse power, you awaken people to the fact that you cant be trusted with power and thats when power changes hands.

[@Nurmatovuzb]

Thank you johhny. I am so glad of this video. I am from uzbekistan. I support you. Please make more videos on uzbekistan. Thank you so much❤

[@TCF369]

This was awesome! So refreshing to see proper journalism & a window into the process in long form. Please please please never sell out or become co-opted Johnny. The bigger you get and the more stones you roll over and look what crawls out. The more people who don’t like real journalism will try cancel you

[@JorjMusk]

I live in Uzbekistan we have another rising princess just like her i hope you will cover it in the upcoming future

[@herogebrial]

Who

[@JorjMusk]

@@herogebrial sorry buddy i am still in Uzbekistan i dont want trouble

[@islombekiev1858]

@@herogebrial you can have a “guess”

[@MIkromov]

Im from Uzbekistan and this is incredible researched video I have ever seen

[@craigduddles5650]

Wow. That's some epic corruption. She must have just gotten too greedy for her fellow corruptees.

[@juliaalyssandra373]

Even too greedy for her own father.

[@mariaangelova8275]

Exactly, she was beating them at their own game. So they squashed her.

[@houseplant1016]

​​​​@@mariaangelova8275"beating them" corruption isn't some competition, it's like a ponzischeme with the leader on top and the people at the bottom. And sometimes the people right under the leader get replaced by the (new) leader. She didn't squash anybody, she became irrelevant and a risk instead of an asset probably like always. The fact they made her the face of Uzbekistan shows that she was a small PR leech, the real winners are the ones you don't know.

[@user-nw1wc1jo4l]

@@houseplant1016so in other words she beat them. You are what’s wrong with modern internet commenters. Always trying to argue some bs

[@houseplant1016]

@@user-nw1wc1jo4l So being in prison and getting your own father to betray and disown you, is "beating them"? My houseplant iq detector is going off. So for you, Prigozin has also won? Ah no according to your logics, he is in the last level and won the endgame.

[@user-xn5bq8uo6o]

Currently she is in prison and current authority would not let her out. Cuz she knows too many info about current authority's crimes whether it's financial or other

[@abeywarc]

I can't wait for a similar story for the Rajapaksa Family in Sri Lanka... There must be many more like this that the stories were untold of. Thank you JH!

[@8PurpleSquirrels]

“The only lives that truly matter are those who respect the lives of others”.

[@user-xn5bq8uo6o]

Johnny I'm huge fan of you. Never expected you to do content on this topic. Greetings from Uzbekistan

[@iyossecond]

I live in Uzbekistan, I heard about Gogosha when I was a child, but this video contains new information about her that I did not know. Thanks!

[@askar_khidirov]

I'm from Uzbekistan. I'm 32. I grew up during her youth foundation. It was interesting to see things from another perspective. After 2016, Uzbekistan changed dramatically. Now, we don't have the SNB.

[@rolgolding]

Is the country better now? Human rights and opportunities to grow?

[@ladyup20]

​@@rolgolding Learn about the protest happened in 2022 with Karakalpakstan)

[@Meem1.]

​@@ladyup20what it has to do with Karakalpakistan?! You kazakhs love self esteem

[@ladyup20]

@@Meem1. We are Karakalpaks, first of all. This person asked about human rights, so the situation I mentioned has so much to do with it).

[@kamroneshkqobilov1040]

@@rolgolding Yap, it did. Obviously there are still a lot to do, though. I don't think one can expect it to be paradise right away.

[@YesTheory]

This story was insane. Only Johnny can make in-depth stories like this on KZbin. Amazing job!

[@gs2496]

I need to learn how to dive into topics like Johnny. He’s very focused on the subject at hand. Great work and great videos. Love how the videos are so behind the scenes.

[@roseebud]

Your videos are always SO interesting. Not only the incredible in-depth research you do and the people you interview, but the filming and editing is incredible. Obsessed.

[@sardor8164]

I didn’t expect googoosha here 😅

[@azeezbek]

Heck yeah

[@kevinbenitez42]

The name googoosha sends shivers down my spine

[@cremine]

@@azeezbek didn't expect you here too m8 big fan hope you doing good in Korea btw when's the new video?

[@asadbeksotiboldiyev6842]

Yeah bro our country is famous but not from good side. Foreigners know us only from this side Sardoba reservoir, Gogosha and other terrorist guys 😶😶

[@dudemanismadcool]

There's a cool song called 'Sorry Kid' by Ben Howard about this lady.

[@abdullayevotajon3249]

To be honest, I didn't really know this information about her as a Uzbek. Thank you for your detailed work.

[@mefninja]

Cant say what i do for a living but i had a contract with this beautiful woman from uzbekistan. She had an incredible amount of wealth for seemongly no reason. Her husband was buying cars like crazy and had a massive gambling issue. He had fled the country to dubai when the authorities came for him as he had done some sketchy things and racked up a considerable amount of debt. She had contacted us when this all went down to help cover up her tracks and involvement. When i had first met her i thought the wealth came from her husband. But it was all from her and he was just living the life with her money. She had made it seem like her husband was doing this behind her back and fled without speaking to her but i discovered after that she had set it all up. Tip him off to eacape the authorities but also i think she wanted him gone from her life. I wonder where shes at now and i feel like she may be connected to these people in some way.

[@serenityx-manhikes5644]

I was really distracted by this video. I couldn't tell if it was about the princess of Uzbekistan, or Johnny drinking tea, or subconscious propaganda for fast food and paper waste.

[@osceolacountygrown6433]

HAHA

[@rajab_sw]

Wow, you just gained a new follower from Uzbekistan, this video was very well researched. I'm impressed

[@azeezbek]

I have never ever thought that u will make video about someone from my country 🤯

[@Uchqunbekuz]

But it is about Gogosha. Maybe it will be good for our tourism. If everyone know about Uzbekistan, they would interest it

[@tomasotreasaigh111]

@@Uchqunbekuz Where is she now?

[@Thechangeofmylife999]

I am from Brazil and i hope someday i will be able to visit 🇺🇿, such an amazing country.

[@aresnir2725]

@@Uchqunbekuz how is telling whole world how bad and corrupt your country could be good for tourism?

[@supersyaz2871]

​@@aresnir2725exactly. This actually makes me not want to go there as the corruption seems rampant.

[@mohsennowruzi1450]

She even stole her stage name. Googoosh is a very beloved Iranian singer.

[@JuneBarbone]

Wow 😢

[@Pafemanti]

I noticed that! I was like, "hey, wait - there's already Googoosh!" I've known her music for a long time. Lol. The Uzbek Trump.

[@seanst8855]

I heard that’s what her grandmother used to call her - Googoosha. Her family was from Samarkand, so maybe it’s a word in Tajik/Persian.

[@mohsennowruzi1450]

@@seanst8855 It's possible. Googoosh is a Turkish word for a kind of cuckoo bird and Turk people are spread throughout west and middle Asia.

[@carsonahlers7408]

Johnny you need to slow down these videos. I know there is such much information to this story, but it feels like you skipped over the main stuff. All her fraud was hard to keep up with and connect because you would put these short clips without going in depth.

[@taxevasionceo3776]

“A country most of us can’t place on map” lol most Americans can’t place their own country on a map

[@johnnyharris]

kinda true

[@deepbludude4697]

Admittedly I had to look it up in the early 2000 went there for some work....

[@andrewhobbs6962]

All maps are wrong 😂

[@gorgthesalty]

​@@andrewhobbs6962oooooooh, you went there 😅😅😅😅😅

[@matpk]

​@@johnnyharris What about CCP Olympics Swimming Scandal ❓❓❓❓

[@Donald-ff8hn]

OMG Johnny made a video about someone from my country!!! Please make a video about events in Andijan, Uzbekistan, and about what happened in Karakalpakstan in 2022

[@ibekdin]

Foreign supported guys tried to destroy order in the country.

[@Abduslmvass__]

I really appreciate to your video! From Uzbekistan!!!

[@UmbralMxx]

Hello Johnny. You are a LEGEND

[@changethementality]

Your videos are insanely well done. I can only imagine how much work goes into them.

[@worldview2888]

**** She was FIRST sentenced to "10 years in jail" ........... suddenly it becomes 5 years of HOUSE arrest (which is significantly better) and a much shorter time sentenced. I am just personally going to bet shes a free woman that already paid her way out of everything. Can't make this up. There is no evidence of her sentencing or even going into jail.

[@ishanoval]

Welcome to the Central Asia. Johny thanks for the video, I enjoyed it, I had a basic idea of what she did back then. I also think you can find many stories like this about all the Central Asian countries. Please do it.

[@venkonikolichev]

Such an interesting video and topic. Really like the end part with Natalia Antelava - need more journalists telling the facts straight away. Waiting for your video about Ruja Ignatova. 👏

[@asadbaig305]

1. Pretty face 2. Has a powerful father 3. Is driven Unlock the world's door Remember she hasn't given anything to the world she has only taken.

[@enigma7385]

At the last part seems like you were just ignoring what she was telling you and packing up LMAO

[@gilessteve]

Something about the editing made this difficult to watch.

[@darlenebenitez4767]

Aside from the curious nature of this story, I truly appreciate your work. It is impressive. Thank you!

[@7LABS-ct6qw]

Judging from how chaotic the Video was, I feel like there’s a lot of detail and nuance that didn’t make it into the video. Will there be a part 2 or a more extended version of this video? Would really appreciate that. As always, this was a banger. Probably the best I’ve watched and as an aspiring video editor from Nigeria, I always find myself analyzing your videos to find what makes them soooo good Hopefully, I’ll get it. Thank you

[@valostreamclips]

Hey, awesome video! I love that you also included sources in the description, a lot of people don't do that and it's cool that you do

[@johnnyharris]

we're glad you appreciate it! the audience pushed for this and they were totally right to do so.

[@matpk]

​@@johnnyharris What about CCP Olympics Swimming Scandal ❓❓❓❓

[@sammleon]

Loved the video! Very informative. Really like the style of this piece too, there's this david fincher vibe to it, really like the clicking and typing sound.

[@williamwcheung]

I personally dont like the "im doing research and clicking things" style.

[@shtotomoga7264]

Johnny the joke thinks he is a journalist researcher

[@pacor-k7d]

What a mess of video edit. It's like watching a confused person go through dementia

[@johnnyharris]

thanks for the feedback!

[@Bezlonirslair]

That's what I was thinking. The whole video had a kind of performative amateurism to it. In my view, as long as their team is doing real journalism they don't need to excuse their budget. I don't care if you have your mic onscreen. Just cover real topics with real research because that's badly needed in this time.

[@picklikeapro6952]

@@johnnyharrisI like it a lot. Shows you don’t have someone do 99% of your work then take all the credit like most.

[@MarioMorkos]

Bro, stop with the cuts of you drinking coffee, editing the videos, spilling water - it’s waaay over the top, distracting from the main story you’re trying to tell us! Stop !

[@jonathanprinters]

No, Johnny Harris - keep it. It makes your content unique!! @johnnyharris

[@gaelle6372]

What, those are best and funny parts. There is literally nothing to be mad at. The editing is fucking ART! 🧑‍🍳💋

[@ingolfurarnar697]

If it was only dry information I'd loose focus and probably not finish the videos. There's a reason why Johnny got an Emmy.

[@halimovlaziz2045]

Im immidiately subscribed , shout out to Johnny, good work

[@nasrotangara6794]

johny can u do a documentry about algeria war

[@coco_mero_documentaries]

maybe I can

[@johnnyharris]

👀

[@x_hadith_ben_x]

I totally agree with him Johnny i really think u can do a great documentary about our country Algeria ​@@johnnyharris

[@coco_mero_documentaries]

@@johnnyharris si scherza 😄

[@harryjakosa2141]

Please this would be amazing

[@mooshisdad]

love the editing really makes me feel like im researching with you

[@dalesum1]

You are amazing. It's been a while, so I don't remember what the first video of yours that I watched. You do a great job. Sometimes, it's hard to believe there are any real journalists remaining, especially in this country. Thank you for doing what you do.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

5:37 The way Johnny looks like he needs a cauldron of miso to process that question.

[@johnnyharris]

HAHAHAH u get me

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@johnnyharris There’s a reason why I love tuning in

[@ejj1337]

Great job Johnny and the team. Hectic edit but experiments are how we refine. Looking forward to the next one! What a time to be alive

[@turnbasedtoddy7664]

Can I just say I love the aspect ratio you have this video in. Why other channels don’t use it boggles my mind.

[@krateskim4169]

The best thing about this video was you showing how you approach a story, great video johnny ...liked it

[@HarleySLA]

Seems to be very polarizing, several people have stated they hated the video editing. It doesn't really bother me, but I'm just interested in the info. I didn't find it bad, but I can see how its not for everyone

[@uzmodo3965]

as your follower from Uzbekistan, i can tell you that if something bad happened with somebody, suddenly haters appears everywhere.. Everybody will start telling not proven facts.. Yes unfortunately She puts wrong steps at the end of carrier.. But we must not forget about Gulanara’s well done works, such as freeWedding parties for more then 5000 Poor population in Uzbekistan and making Sunnah Of poor family’s sons , and also free breast cancer removal and screening and others.. Its My Humble Opinion.. At the end i remembered Lucky Luciano’s words : Behind Every Great Fortune, there is a crime..

[@abrabes]

Why am I just finding your channel now?! You make extraordinary videos. Thank you for this.

[@joaopedrosoares810]

The fact that you dropped your bottle at the keyboard got me related to you in very honest, truthful and human way. You're one of us, thanks for that.

[@mariaazerad320]

Okay on my part found the editing really engaging and really loved this video Johnny!!

[@carolineoctopus]

This is so interesting. I was in Uzbekistan last September (just travelling around) and I did not even know about this case... it's mind blowing learning about the full extent of it. Great stuff Johnny!

[@dmalikhon01]

I'm from uzbekistan and your doc is sooo coool😎😎

[@Phd366]

I loved the video! Great story to dig into. I was intrigued! Great job 😊

[@drewchainz98]

Johnny you and your team are great for looking into stories from global regions that are often overlooked. I've been a fan for years for that very reason. Keep it up!

[@made2blaze]

I love these new style videos where we get to see more behind the scenes of the video making process. You will always be one of my favourite KZbinrs Johnny. Thanks for everything you do

[@amberservold2187]

Watching your research process was incredible