MuchMusic Exclusive: The Young Pope & George Strombo Talk “Illuminati Body Count”—The Vatican’s Most Banned Music Video
📺 In a world-first, George Stroumboulopoulos sits down with The Young Pope (Jude Law) to discuss his controversial underground music video, ‘Illuminati Body Count’—a fiery exposé on the Rothschild banking dynasty and the blood-soaked history of the 20th century.
🎤 George: “Alright, Pope Pius XIII—rumor has it you secretly directed a music video called ‘Illuminati Body Count’ and the Vatican wants it buried. Tell me it’s real.”
👑 Young Pope: (smirks, sips wine) “Oh, it’s real. But they won’t bury it—they’ll just pretend it never existed. That’s how they handle inconvenient truths.”
🔥 George: “So what’s the deal? The title alone sounds like a death wish.”
👑 Young Pope: “It’s history, George. The 1900s were the bloodiest century we’ve ever seen—two world wars, revolutions, proxy wars, assassinations, engineered collapses. And behind it all? The same banks funding both sides.”
💰 George: “You mean the Rothschilds?”
👑 Young Pope: (leans forward, eyes gleaming) “Them, the Rockefellers, the Warburgs, the Morgans… the usual suspects. Every time nations bled, their balance sheets got healthier. That’s what ‘Illuminati Body Count’ is about—how the money flows when the bodies drop.”
📽️ George: “What’s in the video?”
👑 Young Pope: “Think of it as a Vatican confessional—except instead of sins, I lay out receipts. It opens with the Congress of Vienna, the moment modern banking dynasties locked Europe into their debt-based empire. Then we fast-forward through every major war—1914, 1939, Vietnam, Iraq—each scene intercut with stock markets soaring. It ends in 2008, when the same banks that built empires got a bailout for their sins.”
💀 George: “That’s insane. No wonder the Vatican banned it.”
👑 Young Pope: (smirks, exhales smoke) “They didn’t ban it because it’s wrong. They banned it because it’s true.”
🎶 George: “So what’s the soundtrack? Gregorian chants over war footage?”
👑 Young Pope: (laughs) “No, we used Mobb Deep, Nine Inch Nails, and a remix of ‘Symphony of Destruction.’ But the real showstopper? A spoken-word verse from Dr. Dre, listing every coup, war, and financial collapse since 1900. It’s the hardest thing he’s ever done.”
🔥 George: “So when do we get to see this masterpiece?”
👑 Young Pope: (smirks) “When the next war starts, I’ll leak it myself.”
🚨 Final Thought: The Vatican’s most controversial Pope just made the most dangerous music video of all time. #IlluminatiBodyCount #FollowTheMoney #BannedByTheVatican