I’m from the 60s - in the old days, the interviewee would have pulled off the mike and walked off. From what I understand, though, this guy sets up people for “fun” interviews like Martin Short did with his character of Jiminy Glick. I am only going by my innate feelings as a performer: to spit like that is hateful, unfunny, and untalented.
I understand where you are coming from, and I think you have every right to approach it that way.
When someone starts comparing me to Hitler as easily as that guy did, I think the spitting pales in comparison.
Would I have done it? No. Do I think it would have been better if he hadn’t done it? Absolutely.
I’m not here to defend Leftists, but by the same token, if they had pulled this on someone on the right, I would defend their response too.
This was a disgusting set-up. I will say that Pitt probably should have known what type of a program it was up front. If he accepted the invitation he should have stayed or left, sans the spitting.
It wasn’t well thought out. And I will say that being who he is, he felt entitled to do whatever he wanted to do. I don’t agree with that.