The 37-year-old Bad Moms star visited The Late Show on Thursday, April 29, where host Stephen Colbert praised her husband’s acumen as a venture capitalist, given that the 43-year-old What Happens in Vegas actor has been an early backer in such influential companies as Airbnb and Skype.
He was like, ‘Hey, there’s this company, it’s kind of like a ride share …
When Ashton offered to let her try out the then-fledgling operation, called Uber, Mila panicked.
“Second time, he sat me down and was like, ‘Hey, Babe, I got to explain this thing to you, tell me if I’m crazy,'” Mila went on.
“And I was like, ‘Well, I think this is a horrible idea,'” Mila continued to Stephen.
Sure enough, Ashton was an early investor in Uber, in addition to having been a ground-floor supporter of cryptocurrency.