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Nolte: Our Last Movie Star, Tom Cruise, Refuses to Answer Reporter’s Trump Question
Tom Cruise proved why he remains our last movie star by refusing to answer a baited question about President Trump. | Entertainmentwww.breitbart.com
“I watched this film and I saw that it was filmed in many different locations around the world, including Africa,” said the reporter through the interpreter/moderator. “Of course, we all are aware of the tariffs that President Donald Trump has been imposing on overseas productions and films. So, is this particular movie under that tariff? And how much of the film was shot overseas?”
According to Entertainment Weekly, Cruise glanced at director Christopher McQuarrie, there was a pause (which, in my mind’s eye, is deliciously awkward), and then Cruise told the moderator: “We’d rather answer questions about the movie. Thank you.”
“I think that’s a fair answer,” replied the moderator.
That’s class.
That’s how it’s done.
That’s how you avoid alienating half your potential audience.
That’s how you keep the publicity on your reported $400 million project and not on stupid distractions.
That’s how you avoid headlines like, “Cruise slams Trump.”
That’s how you avoid Trump calling you a “dried up prune” and posting videos where he knocks you over with a golf ball.
The secret to becoming and remaining a movie star is a simple two-part plan: 1) choose decent projects that earn audience trust, and 2) retain the goodwill of your audience.
In other words, don’t star in crap movies and don’t be an *******.
How do you avoid being an arrogant *******? Easy — you say things like, “We’d rather answer questions about the movie. Thank you.”
Yeah, Trump bullies Hollywood as an enemy of American businesses. Hollywood doesn't stand up to him. The right cheers spineless Hollywood,
"This is how you do it. Fold to the makeup-wearing elitist fool who can't talk for 1 minute without rambling...Mind your business Hollywood....oh yeah, it is your business...uhh... Doesn't matter if he's threatening your business. Now he won't call you a prune. You're cool now. You're not arrogant. We like our pesidents that way, not our actors, because it's important you have good decorum or we won't see your movie. And to prove you're not arrogant, you gotta be a coward and do what's best for Tom, not Hollywood. He can bring the fight to you, BUT YOU CANNOT FIGHT BACK. You can't even talk about it.
The president, however, should be alienating as many people as possible. Again, arrogance, and pretty much any other bad adjective you can think of is fine for him, too. We elected him to be a public servant so this is how he should act. Standing up for yourself would piss us off. If you stand up for yourself, we won't see your movie.
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