So much for Susan Sarandon’s latest Oscar chances?
Even for the famously outspoken, politically provocative
During the course of a single day, the Oscar winner generated a number of headlines describing how she was feuding again with
And this was all happening as Sarandon was rolling out the new movie, "
Wednesday's outrage involving Sarandon began after Variety published an interview in which Sarandon was asked to grade Trump's presidency so far. She didn't give him a grade but quickly suggested he should "start all over."
The 71-year-old actress then suggested the president deserves credit for unintentionally inspiring more women and people of color to run for office. She added Trump had "unintentionally" energized politics.
"We're on the verge of having the governors of
Sarandon also told Variety conditions in the American political system had gotten so bad that they allowed Trump's rise. She explained the country is in the midst of a "revolution," saying "maybe things had to get so bad before real change actually could happen, so we just have to stay awake."
Sarandon's comments brought a swift Twitter condemnation from Messing: "STFU SUSAN. Oh yes, PLEASE let's give
The "Will and Grace" actress then launched a serious of tweets that ripped Sarandon for giving a compliment to Trump, even a backhanded one, and for her refusal to support
Messing's feud with Sarandon goes back to the 2016 election when Sarandon supported
Sarandon said she didn't think Clinton would bring about real change, though she later clarified to say she would "never" for Trump. She told Hayes: "Some people feel that
Sarandon responded to Messing's new criticism of her by saying that Variety's "clickbait" headline misrepresented her comments, which she said were much more nuanced than suggested.
Sarandon had her defenders on Twitter, who agreed her words were taken out or context or who said it was ridiculous to blame her for Trump's election. But her argument didn't hold sway with people who are inclined to see Sarandon as a rich, privileged movie star who only dabbles in politics and is nothing more than a hashtag activist.
But even before the Sarandon/Messing dustup could begin to die down, the
Foley said she only learned about the film's existence after it was finished and went on her own to see it at a screening Tuesday at the
"It's so blatantly my story," Foley said in an interview after leaving the screening. She accused the filmmakers of lifting actual moments and conversations from her life.
She said the producers and director and co-writer
As the Post points out, the fact that YouTube is distributing the movie constitutes "a surreal collision of life and art." The platform was widely criticized for not acting quickly enough to remove the horrific beheading videos of Foley and other
Director Keshavarz defended her extensive research and her film, which she said is a work of fiction inspired by "real-life" events.
But with an increasing number of films and TV shows based on real-life events, it's become common for such consultations to take place.
It's also common to read about stars like Sarandon meeting up with the real-life people whose lives they'll emulate. For her 1995 Academy Award-winning role in "Dead Man Walking," Sarandon spent time with death penalty opponent Sister
"Dead Man Walking," by the way, was Sarandon's first and only Oscar. But she had been nominated four times previously, and has been nominated since for numerous other awards, including Golden Globes and
With Sarandon's pedigree, it makes sense that YouTube would see her as their ticket to
But the film, which will be released theatrically on
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In the end, the film's chances during awards season will depend on how good it is. So far, the limited reaction from the
But in the end, Variety said, "
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