Joan Rivers vs. 9/11 Benefit Film

fox news ^ | 3/5/02 | Roger Friedman

[frmrda]

The article first discusses a benefit film that was shot two weeks after the 9/11 attacks. Some of the money was going to Arab American charities to help them against "Anti-Arab" violence. The article mentions some of the celebrities who appeared and then got to the relevant part about Joan Rivers.

Joan, you see, was supposed to be one of the celebs to participate in the taping. But on the day before the taping she pulled out, claiming in the New York Post's Page Six that the charities who would benefit from We Are Family were not the ones she was promised.

As it turned out, Rodgers had decided that some of the proceeds would go to teaching about racial discrimination, particularly anti-Arab sentiments. Right after the World Trade Center attacks, several hate crimes were committed against Arab-Americans across the country and Rodgers wanted to do something about that.

Rivers objected, saying she wasn't interested in that problem at that moment. "I'm just in shock. It's a bait and switch, and no one knows it," Rivers told Page Six. "I'm not intolerant toward Arabs or Muslims," Rivers said. "But now is not the time for that. I'm boycotting."

In the movie, though, Rodgers and other celebrities discuss Rivers' decision to pull out of the project. Rivers is cited telling them, "[Expletive] world peace." In so many words.

Rivers, of course, is fuming. She told me last night after attending a cocktail party for Liz Smith's Literacy Partners: "I never said that. I said '[Expletive] the Muslims. [Expletive] terrorism.' I'm furious, and I will contact my attorneys. I will call in [powerhouse entertainment lawyer] Bert Fields if I have to."

[Tai_Chung]

This is a pretty small list so far.

Do you think there is a lot of closet Republicans in Hollywood because being Republican could hurt their career?

[aculeus]

Joan was on the right side during the OJ fiasco. (But jeez lady cool it with the plastic surgery.)

[GraniteStateConservative]

Previous Thread on the subjective of conservative/GOP celebrities

I don't know if he's on this list-- I didn't scan it-- but the Maytag Repairman and WKRP's Arthur C. Carlson, Alexander "Gordon" Jump, is a Republican. He's given $650 to the NRCC according to the FEC. So is Jamie Farr from MASH-- he's given $250 to the NRCC and $200 to former U. S. Rep. and 2000 Senate candidate against Feinstein Tom Campbell. I think those are two of the quirkier ones.

[Houmatt]

Allow me to make a concession: I cannot stand Joan Rivers. Or her daughter. I have seen both of them degenerate into mean, whiny bleeps over the past decade and a half. I mean, my head wants to explode every time I see her.

But now, I hear about this. I am sure she will catch some flack about how she is being insensitive to Arabs and Muslims because of what she has done here. But guess what? She is Jewish. And American.

It is easy to assume she feels she has been victimized twice over with the events of 9-11 and the actions of one Yasser Arafat.

Now, I may still hate her, but I hate her less than I did before for standing up for what she really believes in.

Thanks, Joan.

[GraniteStateConservative]

errr... "subject"

[Darth Sidious]

James Brown is a good Republican, if nothing else :-)

"I feel good!"

[Exit148]

"-----a former boss who thought I was "quiet and shy." -----

HeeHee!! Guess he never saw you in action as a dissident!!!!

[Exit148]

There was a thread bout a year ago, listing all the right-wingers in the Hollywood set. Quite interesting and impressive. I wish I knew how to lift it.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"Walter "fritz" Mondale and geraldine Ferraro"

That's odd. I would bet that Mondale's tits are bigger than Geraldines.

[texasbluebell]

Who else among the Hollywood crowd is a proud Republican?

I recently heard that Sissy Spacek is.

[San Jacinto]

Yahoo!!
I have a new motto!--

[EXPLETIVE!] World Peace!
[EXPLETIVE!] World Peace!!!

Let the bumper stickers begin!