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The story of Martin Shkreli’s $2M Wu-Tang Clan album purchase to become Netflix movie

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Back in 2015 Martin Shkreli was public enemy #1. The big pharma CEO's nefarious influence was felt in everything from his decision to charge $750 per pill for HIV/AIDS drug Daraprim to being revealed as the man who paid $2M for a one-off Wu-Tang Clan album.

It's the latter part of Shkreli's story that is being turned into an upcoming Netflix movie, Collider reports. The album, Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, was a fascinating creative concept, at least in theory.

Wu-Tang Clan made one single copy of the secret record (stored in a secure vault in Morocco) and turned it into an instant collectors item, auctioning it off to the highest bidder.

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