Michael Rapaport
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Michael Rapaport excoriated Hollywood for what he perceived to be complete silence on the hostages being held by Hamas on the Golden Globes on Sunday.
The actor, who has been vocal in elevating consciousness concerning the hostages who have been taken in the course of the Oct. 7 terrorist assault on Israel, took to social media on Tuesday, posting a video slamming the Globes attendees for not speaking concerning the situation. “I’m embarrassed that not one particular person stated one factor, until I’m mistaken on the Golden Globes the opposite night time, concerning the 133 hostages that have been kidnapped in broad daylight from Israel on October seventh,” stated Rapaport.
“All that billion-dollar Barbie feminism and all these younger acutely aware actors and actresses and there’s [the] hostages which are the very same age as them. And never one actor, not one director, not one producer, not one comic. No person stated something earlier than the Golden Globes, after the Golden Globes [or] in the course of the Golden Globes,” he added.
He continued, “I’m not naming names as a result of no one stated something.”
Rapaport pointed to the hypocrisy of Hollywood’s silence, on condition that “actors, artists are identified to talk out communicate, communicate out about every thing. And never one particular person stated a phrase.” The actor then apologized on behalf of actors to Israel, to the hostages and their households for the silence. He added, “We as actors — SAG, DGA, WGA — we ought to be ashamed of ourselves.”
The 2024 Golden Globes have been notable for being largely apolitical, with no speeches on stage mentioning Israel, Palestine, or certainly Ukraine, a rustic that was steadily talked about and proven assist throughout awards exhibits all through 2022 and 2023.
Whereas no one straight made point out of hostages in the course of the Golden Globes ceremony, some actors did, nevertheless, present their assist in different methods. On the pink carpet, the likes of J. Smith-Cameron of Succession and John Ortiz of American Fiction have been among the many stars who wore a yellow ribbon to point out assist for the hostages, with the marketing campaign organized by Deliver Them Dwelling, an Israeli hostage advocacy group.
