In an acquisition that will go down in corporate finance history, 'Friday' singer Rebecca Black has bought FunnyOrDie.com and is now the chief executive officer of the entertainment website,
according to a Funny Or Die press release.
Although this April Fools' Day announcement puts Black on top of the Funny or Die totem pole just today, we wouldn't put it past the ambitious 13-year-old to make similar moves in the future.
But for today only, Black hasn't wasted any time putting her stamp on the comedic empire, already renaming the site to FridayOrDie.com.
"Friday belongs to me, and now Funny Or Die belongs to me," CEO Black said. "I can't be any more clear about this other than this -- yesterday was Thursday, Thursday, today is Friday or Die-Day, tomorrow is Saturday."
Part of the release joked that after AOL's reported $306 million offer of acquisition, executives agreed that they were holding out for a buyer who could really take the site to the next level, someone who could speak to a younger audience.
They found their answer in the young and talented Black, who managed to take a non-existent career to the top of the charts in roughly the amount of time it takes to weasel your way out of gym class.
Of her deep desire to make music a part of her life before her 'Friday' success, Black explained, "I would just do whatever I could to make music. I'd play 'Rock Band' with my friends or hum a song in the school hallway."
We can only imagine what this Internet phenom turned business mogul will accomplish before her 14th birthday.
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