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April 04, 2006

Oliver Has Spoken

Continuing our theme from yesterday, the ever-clear minded Oliver Stone has weighed in:

Movie-maker OLIVER STONE has blasted media groups who "slander" celebrities for their political comments - because intelligent stars have every right to question their leaders. The Vietnam veteran, who is a fierce opponent of the US leadership, is appalled every time a celebrity is rudely mocked for making his or her thoughts about PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH and the war in Iraq public, and he urges journalists to be more supportive. The NATURAL BORN KILLERS director says, "We're Hollywood wackos and all that stuff, left-wing... (It's) an easy and facile dismissal. "I'm still a citizen, I've served my country as a veteran, I've had many jobs before the film business. I know something of life, having lived to this age. "We have a right to speak and every time we speak: 'You're an actor, a showbusiness director,' we're making it up! "This is not a way of dealing with people. This is slander."
And I for one am glad he has, as, moron that I am, I was not aware that the definition of "slander" is "to quote."

Posted by Mr. Bingley at April 4, 2006 07:35 AM

Comments

I will say this, there seem to be a lot of people out there who literally want Hollywood to just shut up. I don't advocate that. I mean, if you live here, you have a right to speak your mind. But, so do I ;)

Posted by: Cullen at April 4, 2006 07:58 AM

Are you kidding? I love it when they talk out! I get more enjoyment from their magazine interviews than I do from movies.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at April 4, 2006 08:03 AM

I'm still looking for a link to Janene Garofalo complaining that the Repubs are crushing lefties by allowing them to be heard.

Posted by: Ken Summers at April 4, 2006 09:14 AM

Sure, Oliver, you have a right to speak. Speak away, say what you like.

But you'll excuse me if I speak myself? Speaking things like, "You're a self-centered boob, not because you don't like the Bush administraton, but because it's pretty clear that you don't understand what is happening in the real world"?

Thank you.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at April 4, 2006 09:32 AM

I agree Bing. Which is why the trainwrecks that are celebrity reality TV are so interesting.

Posted by: Cullen at April 4, 2006 09:53 AM

"How DARE others have the audacity to criticize us, especially in response to us criticizing other people ourselves!!!!??!?!? WE are ABOVE reproach and scorn! We are filmmakers! We are supposed to be worshipped unconditionally!"

Nobody wants you to STFU, Mr. Stone. At this point I'd just settle for you thinking before you speak.

Posted by: Emily at April 4, 2006 09:54 AM