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Trump criticizes ‘Parasite,’ Pitt
President Trump had sharp words for Hollywood during his Colorado rally Thursday night, taking aim at the “Parasite” Oscar victory and Brad Pitt’s critical Oscar speech.
Neon, the movie studio behind the South Korean hit “Parasite,” fired right back, suggesting the president’s criticism of the foreign language film stemmed from trouble with the subtitles.
“Understandable, he can’t read,” Neon tweeted from its official account.
Trump was clearly not impressed with “Parasite” and suggested an American movie should have won.
“And the winner is... a movie from South Korea! What the (expletive) was that all that about? We’ve got enough problems with South Korea, with trade. On top of that, they give them the best movie of the year. Was it good? I don’t know. Let’s get ‘Gone with the Wind’ back, please? ‘Sunset Boulevard.’ So many great movies.”
Trump also took aim at Pitt, who won best supporting actor this year for his role in “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood.”
“And then you have Brad Pitt, I was never a big fan of his. He got up, said a little wise guy thing. He’s a little wise guy,” said Trump.
Julie Walters reveals cancer battle
Actress Julie Walters is revealing she was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer just weeks before she was supposed to attend the 2018 premiere of “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.”
In a BBC interview released Thursday, Walters, 70, said the cancer news had previously been a secret “in terms of the press,” but that she’s been open to those close to her and those in the business that cancer was the reason she had been reducing her workload.
Walters said she’s doing “really well,” as far as she knows. After going through chemotherapy, her most recent scan came back clear.
Walters, who is known for memorable roles as Rosie in “Mamma Mia,” Molly Weasley in “Harry Potter” and Mrs. Wilkinson in “Billy Elliot,” is set to appear in a film adaptation of the novel “The Secret Garden” this spring.
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