Fox’s Greg Gutfeld claims sharing suicidal thoughts is “generally” an empty threat meant to manipulate loved ones

Gutfeld: “If they say they want to take away your drugs or they want you to seek help, you’ll go ‘no I’ll kill myself’ because that will maintain your gratuitous lifestyle”

Written by Media Matters Staff

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From the March 25, 2021, edition of Fox News' The Five

GREG GUTFELD (HOST): That suicidal mention, I don't know what is going on, but that's generally a lot of times it can be used as manipulation when your lifestyle is threatened by a loved one. If they say they want to take away your drugs or they want you to seek help, you'll go 'no I'll kill myself' because that will maintain your kind of gratuitous lifestyle. So he's a prime manipulator. That is what he is. He hurts a lot of people.