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March 25: Deepak Chopra: Trump brings out
our 'dark side'
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/274285-deepak-chopra-trump-brings-out-our-dark-side
November 19:
Tensions boiled a day after [Mike Pence] the VP-elect saw the hip-hop musical about Alexander Hamilton. He was
greeted by a mix of cheers and boos from the audience when he took his seat —
and then the cast broke the fourth wall at curtain call to encourage Pence to
fight for all Americans.
But Trump took the speech — in which the actors thanked Pence for attending the
show and addressed him as “sir” — as harassment.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/critics-slam-donald-trump-freaking-hamilton-cast-article-1.2880203
November 19: Hamilton’s cast reminded Pence
that inclusivity is an American value. Trump wants an apology.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/19/13685480/hamilton-cast-donald-trump-harassment
December 4: President-elect Donald Trump bashed NBC's "Saturday Night
Live" on Twitter after the show aired a sketch about his rampant tweeting.
At one point in the sketch, [Kate] McKinnon's [Kellyanne] Conway defends Trump's
tweets, saying, "There is a reason, actually, that Donald tweets so much. He
does it to distract the media from his business conflicts and all the very scary
people in his cabinet."
"Actually, that's not why I do it," [Alec] Baldwin's
Trump responded. "I do it because my brain is bad."
“Just tried watching ‘Saturday
Night Live’ — unwatchable,” the President-elect tweeted ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tweets-snl-sketch-twitter-alec-baldwin-2016-12
December 4: [After SNL depiction, Alec] Baldwin pledged to stop pouting his lips and donning the wispy wig in a later
reply [to Donald Trump tweet] — under one condition.
“Release your tax returns and I’ll stop,” ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/trump-rips-alec-baldwin-middle-snl-article-1.2897676
December 23: Donald Trump Makes War on
Celebrities ... As stars avoid inauguration bookings, the president-elect tries
to divide America’s population from its popular culture.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/12/inauguration-donald-trump-celebrities-rockettes/511607/
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January 9: Liberal actress Meryl Streep used
her time at the podium after winning the Golden Globes Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime
Achievement Award to rip Republican President-elect Donald Trump — though she
never mentioned his name in her speech.
“There was one performance this year that stunned me. It sank its hooks in my
heart. Not because it was good. There was nothing good about it. But it was
effective and it did its job. It made its intended audience laugh and show their
teeth. It was that moment when the person asking to sit in the most respected
seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter,” Streep said Sunday night,
presumably in reference to Trump’s
apparent mocking of Serge Kovaleski, who has a congenital condition that
affects joint movement. “Someone he outranked in privilege, power and the
capacity to fight back. It kind of broke my heart when I saw it. I still can’t
get it out of my head because it wasn’t in a movie. It was real life.”
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/09/liberal-actress-meryl-streep-rips-bully-trump-at-golden-globes-violence-incites-violence
January 15: Meryl Streep never mentioned
President-elect Donald Trump by name during her six-minute condemnation at the
Golden Globes. He had no problem going after her directly.
In a series of tweets before dawn Monday, he called Streep, who has more Academy
Award nominations than any other actor in history, "one of the most overrated
actresses in Hollywood."
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/09/entertainment/donald-trump-meryl-streep-golden-globes/index.html
January 23: [pop icon Madonna]
... “Yes, I’m angry,” ... “Yes, I’m outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot
about blowing up the White House.”
“But,” she added, “I know that this won’t change anything. We can’t fall into
despair. As the poet W.H. Auden once wrote on the eve of World War II, we must
love one another or die. I choose love. Are you with me? Say this with me. We
choose love. We choose love. We choose love.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/01/madonna-trump-blow-up-the-white-house-womens-march-speech/514106/
March 6:
Barbra Streisand blames President Trump for weight
gain
https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/03/06/barbra-streisand-blames-president-trump-for-weight-gain/21874528/
March 21:
Deepak Chopra speculates about Trump's brain ... Does the nation need to know
more about President Trump’s brain?
Alternative medicine promotor Deepak Chopra is the latest medical professional
to suggest we do. In a series of
tweets late Monday – the day FBI director James Comey shot down the
president’s unfounded but continuing claims about wiretapping at Trump Tower –
Chopra asked Trump to “please submit to a psychiatric and neurological
evaluation to restore our confidence.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/21/deepak-chopra-speculates-trumps-brain/99452268/
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April 18: [Jake Tapper] wants to be his
healthiest, he says. He wants to be able to withstand the pressures of hosting
The Lead with Jake Tapper on CNN every weekday and State of the
Union every Sunday, and also be present and energetic for his wife and two
small children, and also to keep up with this epic and unprecedented and
completely batshit time in news.
https://www.gq.com/story/jake-tapper-cnn-profile
April 19:
Bruce Springsteen
Takes Aim At Donald Trump In New Protest Anthem ... The track, written by Joe
Grushecky, is called “That’s What Makes Us Great.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bruce-springsteen-takes-aim-at-donald-trump-in-new-protest-song_us_58f7b546e4b029063d366a5d
April 28: Donald Trump told
Reuters in an interview
...
that he misses the days before he was president.
"I loved my previous life. I had so many things going," he said. "This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier."
12 days into Trump's presidency, Stern, the radio shock jock and Trump's longtime friend, publicly predicted this moment. During the Feb. 1 broadcast of his show, Stern said he'd told Trump early on that the presidency wouldn't be good for him.
"I
really was sincere, I said, 'Why would you want to be the president of the
United States? You're not going to be beloved, it's going to be a f*cking
nightmare in your life,"
http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/28/media/howard-stern-donald-trump-interview/index.html?iid=ob_article_footer
May 11: Deepak Chopra: Climbing Down from
Trump Rage—Why We Must
The medicine and personal transformation pioneer—and author of the new book
‘You Are
the Universe’—gives seven coping methods for how to deal with our unhinged
President.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/deepak-chopra-climbing-down-from-trump-ragewhy-we-must
May 17: The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert
allegedly used his speaking slot at a Wednesday CBS event for advertisers to
unload on President Trump's latest controversies.
“It’s an honor to be on stage every night talking about that day’s Trump scandal,” Colbert said, as reported by Entertainment Weekly. Unfortunately, the hour I spend on stage means I’m often missing the breaking news of tomorrow’s Trump scandal," he added.
"By the time a monologue airs I can sound as out-of-touch ... about the White
House as Sean Spicer does.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/333932-colbert-rips-trump-at-cbs-advertisers-event
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June 2: [Comedian Kathy] Griffin at her
worst ... is what happened earlier this week when photographer Tyler Shields
released a shoot he did with her. In it, a stark-looking Griffin holds up what
looks like the bloodied head of Donald Trump.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/scaachikoul/kathy-griffins-gaffe-proves-she-doesnt-know-whats-funny?utm_term=.rm1GG0ooZM#.ma4LL722bN
June 2: Griffin, 56, [said] the video was a
parody, meant as a pointed comeback to Trump's remark last summer that former
Fox News Channel personality Megyn Kelly had "blood coming out of her eyes,
blood coming out of wherever."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-fallout-20170602-story.html
June 2: If Kathy Griffin wanted people to
leave her alone after the photo of her
holding a decapitated head in the likeness of President Trump blew up in her
face earlier this week, she did little to accomplish that at a news conference
she held Friday with the help of two attorneys ... [in which] She flipped from
fighting for her rights to fighting tears, and back again, as she accused the
Trump family of bullying her.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-june-here-s-what-kathy-griffin-said-at-her-1496421950-htmlstory.html
June 2: A defiant, tearful Kathy Griffin
said Friday that she regretted making a photo of herself holding a mask that
looked like President Trump’s bloody severed head, but she wasn’t going to stop
criticizing the president or fighting for others to do so. ... The image
outraged Trump, his family and many, many others earlier this week. She said
five employers had canceled scheduled shows since then, and she’d
been fired by CNN.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/02/kathy-griffin-will-talk-about-bullying-from-the-trump-family-at-presser-friday/?utm_term=.ab55219b7d4f
June 2: ... Kathy Griffin says she's
not afraid of Donald Trump and plans to keep making fun of him ... At a ...
press conference Friday, Griffin tearfully predicted her career is over and said
Trump "broke me." ... Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Donald Trump Jr. have
publicly criticized the video. Griffin, who asserted that she has been contacted
by the Secret Service, said the Trumps are "trying to ruin my life forever."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-fallout-20170602-story.html
June 1:
[Ted] Nugent, who backed Trump in 2016 and
was invited to the White House to dine with the President in April,
threatened to kill then-Democratic presidential candidates Obama and Clinton
while holding two machine guns in a 2007 onstage appearance.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/politics/kathy-griffin-ted-nugent-donald-trump/index.html
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June 19: 37 Hollywood Stars for Donald Trump
(Photos) ... These stars backed the president-elect long before he won the
election
https://www.thewrap.com/donald-trump-hollywood-stars-support/
June 23: Johnny Depp joked about
assassinating
Donald Trump during an appearance at Glastonbury.
“I think he needs help and there are a lot of wonderful dark, dark places he
could go,” Depp said, to cheers from the crowd.
“It is just a question – I’m not insinuating anything. By the way, this is going
to be in the press. It will be horrible. I like that you are all a part of it.
“When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?” he asked in
reference to the death of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth in 1865.
“I want to clarify, I am not an actor. I lie for a living. However, it has been
a while and maybe it is time,” he added.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jun/23/johnny-depp-jokes-about-killing-trump-in-glastonbury-appearance
June 22: Johnny Depp jokes about killing
Donald Trump in Glastonbury appearance ... ‘When was the last time an actor
assassinated a president?’ star asks crowd at a drive-in cinema at the festival
In a statement to
People magazine, Depp has since apologised for his remarks.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jun/23/johnny-depp-jokes-about-killing-trump-in-glastonbury-appearance
August 3: [Deepak Chopra]: Here's the
biggest problem with Trump's plan to slash immigration
In sum, the bill would radically reshape America's immigration system – for the
worse. The bill should be opposed for three reasons: it's bad for business,
demographics, and our "melting pot" culture.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/03/the-real-problem-with-slashing-immigration-deepak-chopra-commentary.html
August 12:
Trump Tower, a Home for Celebrities and Charlatans - The New York
...Donald J.
Trump and Mrs. Clinton were on good terms
back then. He donated money to her candidacy and called her “tough and smart.”
Moreover, Mr. Trump was skilled in the art
of spinning his associations with celebrities
into publicity. This was particularly true at
Trump Tower.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/style/trump-tower-famous-residents.html
August 17: Former California Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, using a bobblehead doll and a signature “terminate”
line, issued a powerful response to the
deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, last week, saying exactly what
President
Donald Trump wouldn’t after
white supremacists and neo-Nazis rallied together to promote anti-Semitism
and bigotry. ... “The country that defeated Hitler’s armies is no place for Nazi
flags,” Schwarzenegger said on behalf of the president, represented by a Trump
bobblehead. “The party of Lincoln won’t stand with those who carry the battle
flag of the failed Confederacy.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/arnold-schwarzenegger-trump-nazis_us_5996524ce4b0a2608a6b68ac
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September 23:
President Donald Trump slammed the NFL’s rule changes
that were implemented to
reduce head injuries and called on team owners to fire players who kneel
during the national anthem as an act of protest.
http://time.com/4954684/donald-trump-nfl-speech-anthem-protests/
September 23: LeBron
James calls Trump a "bum" as athletes defend Stephen Curry ... "U bum [Curry]
already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House
was a great honor until you showed up!" he wrote.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lebron-james-steph-curry-trump-white-house-visit-kobe-bryant-chris-paul/
September 23: Opponents of Trump accused him
of failing to respect the First Amendment rights of Americans ... [he also]
criticized the NFL's efforts to make the game safer for athletes ...
"There's a more important issue about the health of young, American athletes.
And obviously the president wasn't too concerned about that," CNN sports analyst
Christine Brennan said after the rally.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/23/media/donald-trump-nfl-protest-backlash/index.html
September 23: President Donald Trump
withdraws White House offer to Golden State Warriors
"Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team.
Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!" Trump wrote
from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
It was not immediately clear whether Trump was
rescinding the invitation for Curry or the entire team.
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/09/23/president-donald-trump-withdraws-white-house-offer-golden-state-warriors#/
October 2: Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel
Miranda to Donald Trump: “You are going straight to hell”
The typically sunny Miranda, who unironically calls people “friendos,” was
criticizing the president’s response to the crisis in Puerto Rico.
... Trump’s
flat-footed reaction to the crisis in Puerto Rico appears to have finally
gotten the best of Miranda ...
https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/10/2/16400388/hamilton-composer-lin-manuel-miranda-donald-trump-going-straight-to-hell
October 10: The NFL quietly changed its
rules on players protesting the national anthem following a torrent of criticism
from President Donald Trump, according to reports ... Crucially, it warns that
failure to follow these rules “may result in discipline, such as fines,
suspensions, and/or the forfeiture of draft choice(s) for violations.” This
rule, however, seems to have been altered.
http://www.newsweek.com/sport-nfl-donald-trump-681276
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October 11: In what is perhaps the fiercest
and the most exhaustive attack against Donald Trump in hip-hop,
Eminem "came to stomp"
Tuesday night, calling the President everything from "Donald the b----" to a
"racist grandpa" in an explosive 4.5-minute freestyle rap.
The Detroit rapper challenged his fans at the BET Hip Hop Awards to "decide who you like more" -- Eminem or Trump. He has
slammed the President previously in the nine-minute 2016 freestyle
"Campaign Speech" and in
Big Sean's "No Favors."
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/11/politics/eminem-donald-trump-bet-hip-hop-awards/index.html
October 16:
San Antonio
Spurs coach
Gregg Popovich called the
sitting president a "soulless coward" Monday.
Dave Zirin of The Nation reported the
news, noting Popovich's comments were in regard to Donald Trump claiming former
presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush failed to call the families of
soldiers who had died.
... Popovich notably compared the president's actions to
those of a sixth grader and called his behavior "disgusting" and "comical."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2739038?iid=ob_article_footer_expansion
October 20:
November 9: Jimmy Kimmel made waves on
Tuesday night when he came out in support of, ahem, "Trumpcare," urging his
viewers to visit Healthcare.gov and sign up. (That's right, everyone, head to
Healthcare.gov before December 15 and
sign up for Trumpcare if you really wanna stick it to those Democrats.)
Trumpcare, of course, doesn't exist, despite a lot of wasted effort from
Republicans. Kimmel is sending people to open enrollment for Obamacare, and he's
playing it surprisingly low-key for someone whose style is usually more hammy
than subtle.
https://www.gq.com/story/jimmy-kimmel-trumpcare
December 7: U.S. Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn,
one of the biggest names slated to compete in February's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang,
took a shot at President Donald Trump when asked about her passion to compete
for her country.
"Well, I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president,"
Vonn told
CNN in an interview that aired Thursday. "I take the Olympics very seriously
and what they mean and what they represent, what walking under our flag means in
the opening ceremony.
"I want to represent our country well. I don't think that there are a lot of
people currently in our government that do that."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2017/12/07/lindsey-vonn-says-she-doesnt-want-represent-donald-trump-olympics/930043001/
December 30: 9 celebrity feuds of 2017,
starring Donald Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/30/politics/trump-celebrity-twitter-feuds-2017/index.html
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January 12: John Legend, Zendaya & More Call
Out Trump For 'Shithole' Comments Towards Haiti and African Countries
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8094113/trump-shithole-comments-celebrities-react-twitter-haiti
January 13: Celebrities react to Hawaii
missile scare, slam President Trump
http://ew.com/news/2018/01/13/hawaii-missile-scare-celebrities-trump/
January 30: How celebrities are protesting
at Trump's State of the Union ... A star-filled event with Mark Ruffalo and
Jimmy Kimmel’s Stormy Daniels interview are part of Hollywood’s fightback
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jan/30/how-celebrities-are-protesting-trumps-state-of-the-union
January 31: The State of the Union stats
don’t lie: Americans are turning against Trump-hating celebrities and buying
into the President’s American dream - THAT’S a nightmare for Democrats
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5334815/American-people-turning-against-Trump-hating-celebrities.html
Undated:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/celebrities-donald-trump-gallery-1.2832910
February 19: Actress and television host
Winfrey, now a contributor to the CBS program [60 Minutes], led a panel of 14
Republican, Democrat and Independent voters from Grand Rapids, Michigan in a
wide ranging discussion about Trump’s first year in office.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/trump-loses-mind-biased-slanted-oprah-winfrey-60-minutes-interview-michigan-voters/
February 19: Trump Attacks Oprah as
'Insecure,' ... Trump launched the attack after Winfrey’s appearance on CBS’s
60 Minutes Sunday, in which she interviewed a group of Michigan voters
on Trump’s time in the White House.
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-attacks-oprah-rumors-810650
February 19: Celebrities slam President
Trump in honor of President's Day
https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/02/19/celebrities-slam-president-trump-in-honor-of-presidents-day/23365594/
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February 22: Oprah Winfrey reacts to
President Trump calling her 'insecure' ... "I was working very hard to do the
opposite of what I was hate-tweeted about," Winfrey said.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/22/entertainment/oprah-winfrey-trump-tweet/
March 31:
Roseanne Bizarrely Claims That Trump Has Freed Children
Around The World From Sex Slavery
"President Trump has freed so many children held in bondage to pimps all over
this world. Hundreds each month. He has broken up trafficking rings in high
places everywhere. notice that. I disagree on some things, but give him benefit
of doubt-4 now."
Nobody will argue that human trafficking is
reprehensible and any efforts against it are worthy of praise. But Roseanne’s
comments left many asking where she was getting this information ... the comment
likely stems from a claim made last year that human trafficking arrests are up
since Trump entered The White House
https://uproxx.com/news/roseanne-trump-sex-slavery-tweet/
May 5: The Associated
Press reported Saturday that President
Donald Trump‘s longtime billionaire friend and adviser
Thomas Barrack, Jr. had been
questioned by Robert Mueller’s team as part of the Russiagate investigation.
Here are five key facts about the former Miramax chair and part-owner of
Michael Jackson‘s Neverland Ranch.
1. Trump’s People View Barrack With Suspicion
Over Manfort Ties
2. Barrack Suggested Kanye West Wasn’t
‘Traditionally American’
3. His Pro-Trump Super PAC Hasn’t Lived Up to
Expectations
4. He Wanted to Save the Weinstein Company
(Until He Didn’t)
5. His Time in Government Was Quick and
Controversial
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/here-are-5-key-facts-about-thomas-barrack-including-a-kanye-west-connection/
"I'm a simple guy so I have a simple remedy when people like Pruitt ignore or
hide pollution: if you don't have a problem with Americans drinking contaminated
drinking water, drink it yourself until you tap out or resign," Schwarzenegger
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May 24: NFL Bans
National Anthem Protests
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/5/24/nfl_bans_national_anthem_protests_on
May 24: Harvey Weinstein to surrender in
sexual misconduct case in Manhattan
The former movie mogul is expected to be charged by the Manhattan district
attorney and turn himself in Friday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/harvey-weinstein-face-charges-related-alleged-sexual-misconduct-n877231
May 24: Morgan Freeman apologises after sex
harassment claims
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44247166
May 25: Harvey Weinstein was arrested and
charged with rape and other abuse counts Friday, months after allegations of
sexual violence and harassment toppled the once-powerful Hollywood mogul.
Weinstein, 66, was charged with rape, criminal sex act, sexual abuse and sexual
misconduct for cases involving two women. “This defendant used his position,
money and power to lure young women into situations where he was able to violate
them sexually,” the prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi, said
as she read the charges in New York Criminal Court.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/05/25/harvey-weinstein-charged-in-sexual-assault-cases-as-n-y-police-thanks-brave-survivors-for-seeking-justice/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0e3c3dab5843
May 29: ABC's decision to
cancel Roseanne Barr's eponymous show following a racist comment she made
about former Obama administration official Valerie Jarrett on Twitter was
shocking for two reasons.
First, because it amounted to a TV network drawing a moral line in the sand --
insisting that no amount of money or ratings gave Roseanne the right to express
views that ABC described in a statement as "abhorrent, repugnant and
inconsistent with our values."
Second, because that decision to take a moral stand represents a stark contrast
from the moral relativism preached by the president of the United States.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/politics/donald-trump-roseanne-cancellation/index.html
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May 30:
President Trump on Wednesday accused ABC of a double standard in its
decision to cancel the hit sitcom “Roseanne,” whose star, Roseanne Barr, is a
vocal Trump supporter who has come under fire for a racist tweet she sent
earlier in the week.
“Bob Iger of ABC called Valerie Jarrett to let her know that ‘ABC does not
tolerate comments like those’ made by Roseanne Barr. Gee, he never called
President Donald J. Trump to apologize for the HORRIBLE statements made and said
about me on ABC. Maybe I just didn’t get the call?” Trump tweeted.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/389887-trump-hits-abc-for-double-standard-on-roseanne-cancellation
May 31: The
White House on Thursday condemned comedian Samantha Bee's remark that White
House senior adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump is a "feckless c***,"
calling on TBS, which airs her show, to publicly repudiate her.
The comment --
for which Bee later apologized Thursday -- comes in the wake of a national
debate about incendiary language in the political arena.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/31/politics/samantha-bee-ivanka-trump/index.html
June 8: President Donald Trump asks NFL
players for pardon recommendations
https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/president-donald-trump-asks-nfl-players-pardon-recommendations
June 21: Earlier this month President Donald
Trump, who has long been insistent that NFL players stand for the national
anthem, said that he wants to meet with players who have knelt during the anthem
to protest social injustice because they've "seen a lot of abuse, they've seen a
lot of unfairness" in their lives. He wants to hear from these players
so they can recommend to him people deserving of pardons.
"... a handful of pardons will not address the sort of systemic injustice that
NFL players
have been protesting. These are problems that our government has created, many
of which occur at the local level. If President Trump thinks he can end these
injustices if we deliver him a few names, he hasn't been listening to us."
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-players-respond-to-president-trumps-request-for-names-of-people-he-should-pardon/
June 16: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
Inspired More Than $1,000,000 in ACLU Donations for Donald Trump's Birthday
"John and I are outraged to see and hear the horror stories of immigrant
families seeking asylum and refuge in America being ripped apart due to the
inhumane policies of the Trump administration. These actions are cruel,
anti-family and go against everything we believe this country should represent.
The ACLU is committed to defending the rights and humanity of these vulnerable
families. In addition to fighting for immigrants’ rights they’re advocating for
reproductive rights, voting rights, criminal justice reform, LGBT rights, 1st
amendment rights and holding the Trump administration accountable whenever
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The President celebrates his 72nd birthday today. On this auspicious occasion,
in order to Make Trump’s Birthday Great Again, each member of our family has
donated $72,000 to the ACLU."
https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a21573020/chrissy-teigen-john-legend-aclu-donations-donald-trump-birthday/
July 6: Hollywood agent Ken Kaplan joined
the growing chorus of voices shaming and shunning supporters of President Donald
Trump when he dropped actor James Woods as a client on the Fourth of July.
Woods is best known for his voice acting, his roles as villains, and his support
of the president, especially on Twitter. On Thursday, the actor tweeted an email
Kaplan sent him in which the agent wrote, “It’s the 4th of July and I’m feeling
patriotic. I don’t want to represent you anymore. I mean I could go on a rant
but you know what I’d say.”
https://world.wng.org/content/hollywood_agent_drops_pro_trump_actor
September 24: [From "why do people love -or
hate- Trump? Here Are The 20 Top Reasons "]
2. He’s a former reality-TV star.
What’s next—Kim Kardashian cures cancer? Whoever wins The Bachelor gets
appointed head of the World Bank? What sort of sad comment is it on this country
that a reality-show star with ridiculous hair and an ego the size of the Empire
State Building, a man who’s best known for firing people and losing money on
casinos, is now the world’s most powerful man? He is nothing but a cheap act of
bluster and attitude, and frankly it’s terrifying that this is a man whose ego
could lead us into nuclear war.
https://thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2018/07/why-do-people-hate-trump/
August 4: Rob Reiner Wants to Know If
Everyone Else Has Noticed Donald Trump’s Bad Acting Skills Too
https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/rob-reiner-cant-help-but-notice-donald-trump-is-a-bad-actor.html
August 6: Former 'Doctor Who' actor rips
Trump on 'behalf of the Scottish nation': We 'f--king don't' like you
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/400529-former-doctor-who-actor-rips-trump-on-behalf-of-the-scottish
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August 8: George
Takei vs. Donald Trump Jr.: Actor, icon admits ‘horror’ of facing Trump Jr.’s
‘Twitter army’
Nine months ago, George Takei saw the good will he had built up over five
decades as “Star Trek’s” Lt. Sulu, and as a social media activist and LGBTQ
icon, almost evaporate. He was one of a number of men caught up in the tidal
wave of post-Harvey Weinstein sexual assault allegations.
In early November, a former model accused Takei of drugging and groping him in
1981 in a story published
in the Hollywood Reporter. Takei, 81, vehemently denied the allegations, but
fans expressed outrage and wondered if they had been duped by their beliefs that
he had always been one of the good guys. Several publishing partners broke ties
with him.
Donald Trump Jr. also unleashed his “Twitter army” on him, as the The Daily
Beast reports
in a new interview with Takei. The president’s son tweeted on Dec. 9, 2017:
“I guess you have a bit more free time to read #fakenews now that it’s a bit
tougher to ply kids with alcohol to assault them??? You know with all the added
scrutiny.”
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/08/george-takei-vs-donald-trump-jr-actor-icon-admits-horror-of-facing-trump-jr-s-twitter-army/
September 6: In light of an op-ed published
by an anonymous Trump official this week alleging that senior staff are working
to thwart the president's agenda, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker says allegations are no
surprise.
“I am not a fan of anonymous op-eds, but I don’t think those of us who have
worked closely with people in the White House are surprised by the content,"
Corker, a Republican who shares long-running beef with Trump, said in a
statement Thursday.
"I think the biggest issue they’re going to have is figuring out who wouldn’t
have written a letter like that," Corker said.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/06/trump-op-ed-allegations-no-surprise-senator-bob-corker/1212684002/
September 4: Bob Woodward's new book reveals
a 'nervous breakdown' of Trump’s presidency
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-bob-woodward-book-trump-breakdown-20180904-story.html
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September 6: 'Frozen' actor [Timothy Hughes]
rips pro-Trump banner from Broadway theatergoer
“How frightening is it that our show’s messages of love, acceptance, and
diversity have become the opposition to supporting Trump?” Hughes wrote to his
more than 10,000 followers.
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/405423-frozen-actor-rips-pro-trump-banner-from-broadway-theatregoer
September 6: One of America's most senior
former diplomats tells CNN that she believes the country is "at a very dangerous
place."
Wendy R. Sherman, former Undersecretary of State and President Obama's lead
nuclear negotiator with Iran, spoke with Christiane Amanpour as explosive
revelations about President Trump were leaking from Bob Woodward's new book,
"Fear."
"These are echoes of other books and other reporting we have heard about what
the Trump White House is like," Sherman told Amanpour on Wednesday. "What makes
this a bombshell is the author. There is no one more credible than Bob
Woodward."
Sherman is a veteran
US negotiator, known as "The Silver Fox" by her colleagues. She spent years
mediating the Iran nuclear deal, one that Trump has left at risk of collapse.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/06/politics/wendy-sherman-amanpour-cnntv/index.html
September 17: Tom Arnold files police report
after fight with 'Apprentice' producer Mark Burnett at pre-Emmys party
Arnold is set to host and executive produce a new four-part Viceland series,
"The Hunt for the Trump Tapes," launching Tuesday. The first episode centers
on Burnett and "The Apprentice" as Arnold seeks outtakes from the reality series
that President Donald Trump hosted. Arnold, ex-husband of presidential supporter
Roseanne Barr, is on a quest to find more incriminating videos of the
president.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/09/17/apprentice-producer-mark-burnett-and-actor-tom-arnold-fought-pre-emmys-party/1333135002/
September 24: ‘Man up and slit my throat’:
Pro-Trump actor Woods strikes back after Twitter ban
Conservative actor and Trump supporter James Woods has been banned from Twitter
for sharing a meme trolling the Democrats. Woods hit back, accusing Twitter of
being in the “censorship business.”
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Woods was banned for the crime of meme sharing, after he tweeted an image in
July originating on ‘internet cesspool’ 4chan. The image showed three effeminate
men promising to stay at home in November’s midterm elections to “make a
woman’s vote worth more.”
Woods commented on the post: “Pretty scary that there is a distinct
possibility that this could be real. Not likely, but in this day and age of
absolute liberal insanity, it is at least possible…”
https://www.rt.com/usa/439225-twitter-suspends-james-woods/
September 25: Bill Cosby Sentenced to
3-to-10 Years in Prison for 2004 Sexual Assault
Judge classified the 81-year-old entertainer a ‘sexually violent predator’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bill-cosby-sentenced-to-3-to-10-years-in-prison-for-sexual-assault-1537899407
October 2: Actor Chris Tucker Says He Prays
for Trump, Wants Him to Be Great President
https://www.christianpost.com/news/actor-chris-tucker-says-he-prays-for-trump-wants-him-to-be-great-president.html
October 10: Tom Arnold gets into VERY heated
row with pro-Trump superman actor Dean Cain after Twitter feud boils over into
real life
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6259423/Tom-Arnold-gets-heated-row-pro-Trump-superman-actor-Dean-Cain.html
October 16: “Tiny” Trump Attacks “Total Con”
Stormy Daniels; POTUS “Disgusting Misogynist,” Says Michael Avenatti In Reply
Over Suit
https://deadline.com/2018/10/donald-trump-stormy-daniels-lawsuit-reaction-michael-avenatti-tweets-1202483794/
October 25:
De Niro on Trump: ‘Baby-in-Chief’ (and Other Colorful Barbs)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/nyregion/robert-de-niro-trump.html
October 29: Hollywood Actor: There Will Be
‘Blood in the Streets’ if Trump Is Not Stopped
'Babe' and 'Green Mile' star James Cromwell went on a weekend rant — perhaps one
of the craziest leftist ramblings yet
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/10/hollywood-actor-there-will-be-blood-in-the-streets-if-trump-is-not-stopped/
November 7: Actor Kurt Russell falsely
quoted praising President Trump
CLAIM: Actor Kurt Russell praised President Donald Trump as “dedicated &
determined” and says he wishes he could be as courageous.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The quote is fabricated.
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THE FACTS: A photo of Russell is circulating on social media with the quote:
“Donald J. Trump is relentless. I’ve never seen a man so dedicated & determined.
I’d like to think I would be as courageous as he is, but I just don’t know. The
world is after him & he stands there in the face of pure evil, rock solid and
ready to fight for us. God bless this brave man.” The false quote was shared
widely with the hashtag #VoteRedToSaveAmerica.
A representative for Russell told The Associated Press that the actor did not
say that.
https://www.apnews.com/afs:Content:2479481332
November 24: Actor Jon Voight to be honored
at Mar-a-Lago bash for Trump
Voight, a vocal supporter of the Republican Party and Trump, will receive an
award from Trumpettes USA, a fan club
that is hosting the Feb. 23 party.
https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20181124/actor-jon-voight-to-be-honored-at-mar-a-lago-bash-for-trump
November 28: Monetizing the Celebrity
Meltdown
Tom Barrack, a billionaire investor who made his fortune in real estate, has
discovered a market in distressed celebrities. With Neverland Ranch and Miramax
under his belt, he’s now on a shopping spree—and bringing along his buddy Rob
Lowe.
http://nymag.com/news/business/69782/
November 29: Trolls Report Samuel L.
Jackson’s Donald Trump Tweet
Actor
Samuel L. Jackson is a masterful curse-word connoisseur,
and it gets even better on social media. He continued his well-documented
disdain for Donald Trump on Twitter – this time in response to
Trump’s Mexico Wall controversy.
http://thejasminebrand.com/2018/11/29/samuel-l-jacksons-anti-trump-tweets-reported-actor-responds-some-motherfcker-tried-it/
December 17: Alec Baldwin tweets that Trump
is 'punishment' for slavery, slaughtering Native Americans
The actor, who frequently spoofs Trump on "Saturday Night Live," claimed in an
incendiary tweet this weekend that the POTUS is "punishment" for a variety of
American sins.
"Trump is a curse, brought down on us as punishment 4 our sins. The slaughter of
Native Americans, slavery, Japanese internment, Vietnam. Every hateful,
misogynistic, racist notion, intertwined w our better nature, Trump embodies
those. He is us. Now we can face it + exorcise it," he
wrote.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/alec-baldwin-tweets-that-trump-is-punishment-for-slavery-slaughtering-native-americans
December 27: Star Wars Actor Mark Hamill
Says Trump Is Worse Than Darth Vader
"Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill said he gets “really upset” when people compare
President Donald Trump to Darth Vader because the legendary villain “repented.”
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/27/star-wars-actor-mark-hamill-says-trump-is-worse-than-darth-vader/
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January 9: “Kidding” star Carrey invited
fans to complete the work for him, promising to give the original work to the
fan who did the best job.
“Didn’t have time to color my drawing today. I figured you could all help me
finish it!” Carrey wrote. “Download it, do your thing, sign your name and send
it back with #ColorHimGone – the best one will get to keep my original!”
On Wednesday, a winner was crowned, in the form of Twitter user Trinda Westman.
https://www.thewrap.com/jim-carrey-finds-something-to-celebrate-with-new-anti-trump-artwork/
January 10: Kevin Hart Says Comedy's Full Of
'Flawed But Funny' People, Himself Included
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/10/683598263/kevin-hart-says-comedy-is-full-of-flawed-but-funny-people-himself-included?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20190110&utm_campaign=breakingnews&utm_term=nprnews
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