Warren Buffett's deputy isn't in 'The Big Short' like Michael Burry - but he also bet against the housing bubble and spoke to Michael Lewis

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Michael Burry (left) and Todd Combs.

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Michael Lewis is hitting back at critics who feel he's been too sympathetic to Sam Bankman-Fried: 'I think they're crazy'

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Michael Lewis (left) hits back at critics he was being too sympathetic to Sam Bankman-Fried (right).

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Sam Bankman-Fried decided at the last minute he didn't want to speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos, leaving organizers scrambling

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Sam Bankman-Fried often canceled on meetings, according to his biographer.

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Michael Lewis says being around Sam Bankman-Fried was a downgrade from his more materialistic life: 'The food was worse. The company was worse.'

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Composite of Michael Lewis (left) and Sam Bankman-Fried (right).

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Caroline Ellison was 'terrified' of Sam Bankman-Fried when she started working at Alameda

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As the former head of Alameda Research, Ellison shares both personal and professional ties to Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Sam Bankman-Fried said he had to teach himself human facial expressions, like smiling

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Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, exits the Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. February 16, 2023.

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Michael Lewis was worried Sam Bankman-Fried being in a room with his own dog was an accident waiting to happen

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Sam Bankman-Fried's parents had purchased a dog over security concerns.

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Taylor Swift wanted to cut a multimillion-dollar deal with SBF's FTX but he 'dragged his feet' on the collaboration, author Michael Lewis says

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Taylor Swift (left) and Sam Bankman-Fried (right).

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Sam Bankman-Fried made Caroline Ellison a pros and cons list for a sexual relationship with him. One con was 'In a lot of ways I don't really have a soul.'

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Sam Bankman-Fried sent a pro-con list for dating him to Caroline Ellison, Michael Lewis said.

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The 6 wildest details about Sam Bankman-Fried that Michael Lewis revealed in a tell-all interview

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Michael Lewis (left) spoke about his new book on Sam Bankman-Fried during a "60 Minutes" segment.

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