Posted on 11/28/2023 3:12:14 PM PST by dennisw
Actor claims it was secretly 'EDITED' behind his back
De Niro, 80, struggled to get through his speech before claiming it was cut down He still went back and read his comments blasting former President Trump The actor later said he didn't 'feel like thanking' the sponsors: 'How dare they?'
Robert De Niro was fuming on Monday night when an allegedly edited speech he was delivering via prompter caused him to mess up his lines.
The 80-year-old acting icon was on hand at Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York City to deliver a speech in tribute to his critically acclaimed Western crime epic Killers Of The Flower Moon, directed by his longtime friend and collaborator Martin Scorsese.
But during the speech, which preceded him accepting the Gotham Historical Icon and Creator Tribute award on the film's behalf, the Taxi Driver star appeared to get confused and paused, before backtracking and trying to explain what had thrown him off.
De Niro — was joined at the Gotham Awards by his costars Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone — made it clear that he had originally planned to include several cutting remarks about former President Donald Trump, but he seemingly accused the awards show and Apple, which produced Killers Of The Flower Moon, of having edited his remarks.
Trump has long been despised by De Niro, and the star has bashed him mercilessly for years ever since stepping up his public criticisms ahead of the 2016 election. Last month, De Niro sent a statement to be read in his absence at the Stop Trump Summit, which was organized by The New Republic magazine.
The De Niro incident comes as British right-wing politician Nigel Farage had his remarks about his friendship with Donald Trump edited from a UK reality show, sparking censorship claims.
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Keyword fatherofpedophile? DeNiro?
This is their way of saying the movie bombed big time.
FTA: his “critically acclaimed” Western crime epic Killers Of The Flower Moon
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