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Back in 2017, a cultural conflict broke out between Hollywood stars and Donald Trump after Trump branded many movie stars as Hollywood elites living in a bubble. One of the many names he targeted was Oscar-winner George Clooney, who didn’t take kindly to the former President’s statements and went on to set the record straight.
Reflecting on Trump’s comments, which insinuated that because of celebrities’ luxurious lifestyle, they couldn’t empathize with the working-class Americans, Clooney called out Trump on his hypocrisy.
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George Clooney Called Out Donald Trump on His Hypocrisy
In a resurfaced interview from 2017 with theDaily Beast,George Clooneywent on a full rant calling out Donald Trump on his hypocrisy for branding Hollywood Stars as Elites. Clooney, who had a hard time getting his first major break in showbiz, explained most actors in Hollywood come from the Midwest to have a career, so the idea of“coastal elites living in a bubble is ridiculous”.
Clooney, who sold insurance door-to-door back in Kentucky, called Trump a hypocrite, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, as theERStar explained the challenges one faces in showbiz. He was quoted saying,
“He lives in a gold tower and has 12 people in his company. He doesn’t run a corporation of hundreds of thousands of people he employs and takes care of. He ran a company of 12 people! When you direct a film you have seven different unions all wanting different things, you have to find consensus with all of them, and you have to get them moving in the same direction. He’s never had to do any of that kind of stuff. I just look at it and I laugh when I see him say ‘Hollywood elite.’ Hollywood elite? I don’t have a star on Hollywood Boulevard, Donald Trump has a star on Hollywood Boulevard! F–k you!”
The conflict garnered steam afterMeryl Streepvoiced concerns about Trump’s capabilities during her Golden Globe acceptance speech, and many shared the same viewpoint as Clooney.
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George Clooney Went Nuts After David Russell’s Alleged Assault
But before picking apart Donald Trump’s arguments back in 2017, George Clooney recalled getting into a physical altercation with director David O. Russell during their time together onThree Kings. The Oscar-winner, who was initially jubilated to join forces with the director, had a rough time on sets following Russell’s behavior with the rest of the film crew. Clooney recalled that things eventually escalated after Russell allegedly hit him in the head, leading to the actor going“nuts”. PerIMDb, he said,
“I had him by the throat. I was going to kill him. Kill him. Finally, he apologized, but I walked away,”
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While Clooney reasonably never joined forces with the director for another movie again, he made peace with Russell back in 2014, putting the past behind him.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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