Yashar Ali is an American social media influencer and journalist. He further had volunteered in many presidential campaigns including Hillary Clinton‘s 2008 Presidential Campaign. Following that, he had garnered experience in writing and working as a political activist and the entertainment industry as well.
He has also reported several controversial reports on sexual misconduct, racism, and homophobic comments. He reported on 4 August 2017 that Fox News commentator Eric Bolling had allegedly sent unsolicited lewd text messages as well as lewd photos to three female colleagues at Fox News or Fox Business Network. In March 2021, he reported that tv personality Sharon Osbourne had allegedly of using racist and homophobic slurs towards several of her coworkers for years.
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Caption: The journalist, Yashar Ali.
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Yashar Ali: Bio, Family, & Career
The digital personality was born on 23 November 1979
Yashar Ali Hedayat in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. He was born as the son of Samad Hedayat and Batool Hedayat. His father worked as a lecturer whereas no information on her mother. He has a sister also but no information on her with whom he grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. He has a nationality of American and belongs to the Iranian ethnicity.Regarding his education, he completed his schooling at Holy Cross High School in River Grove. Following graduation, he moved to Los Angeles and started working as a television production assistant on shows like E.R. and Chicago Hope. Apart from that, he worked as a volunteer on Kevin Feldman’s campaign seat to the United States Representative Henry Waxman.
Besides that, he became a political activist and had volunteered in several presidential campaigns. It includes Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential Campaign after being introduced to Terry McAuliffe through Hassan Nemazee. After Hillary’s defeat, he joined Gavin Newsom’s 2010 gubernatorial campaign after returning to Los Angeles, however, Newsom dropped out from the race.
Moreover, he came into the headlines after oil heiress Ariadne Getty sued him to recover $179,000 that he had borrowed from her. After this, he worked for the American actress Kathy Griffin as a cook and personal assistant in exchange for using a car and boarding. During his time working with Kathy, he has indulged himself in Twitter where he is described as a quasi-journalist and gossip columnist.
Yashar Ali: Personal Life & Partner
Coming over to his personal life, he is possibly single at the moment. Since there is not much information on his dating of past relationships history. He openly came out as gay in front of his parents and relatives both in Iran and America. Further, he revealed in 2020 that Rick Jacobs had been forcibly kissed him multiple times. Apart from his controversial reporting, he has not been involved in any kinds of rumors or domestic violence.
Caption: Yashar told Rick Jacobs had kissed him forcibly many times.
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Yashar Ali: Net Worth & Social Media Profiles
He surely maintains a good income from his career as a journalist. Therefore, she has an estimated net worth of above $100 thousand. Since there is no information on his exact salary or income in the media.
He is highly active over different social media platforms with verified accounts. On Instagram, he has an account @yasharali with 61.9k followers. He has a Twitter account @yashar with 741.1k followers. Also, he goes by the Facebook account with 21k followers.
Yashar Ali: Body Measurements
He has an average-looking body type that stands to a height of 5 feet 9 inches or 1.76 meters and weighs around 75 kg. No information on his body measurements of chest or waist. He has dark brown hair color as well as the same hair color.