SPECIAL ENVOYS US actors Jon Voight, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone broke ranks with the bulk of their colleagues who have long leaned to the Democrats. Now they have a special role to play in the second Trump administration. — AFP
WASHINGTON — US President-elect Donald Trump named controversial movie legends and long-standing supporters Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, and Jon Voight as special envoys to Hollywood on Thursday in a bid to make the entertainment industry “stronger than ever before.”
The trio of stars, who have 10 Oscar nominations between them and three wins, stand out in Tinseltown, breaking ranks with the bulk of their colleagues who have long leaned to the Democrats.
Article continues after this advertisementBut all three are as famous for their personal lives as their politics and two — like Trump — have been in very serious scrapes with law enforcement.
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Slapping, homophobia“They will serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK — BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!”
bookie7 slotArticle continues after this advertisementJon Voight made headlines in 2020 when fellow actor Frank Whaley accused the star of slapping him while they worked on the crime drama Ray Donovan — but his controversies have otherwise mainly been tied to his support of Trump.
Article continues after this advertisementGibson, on the other hand, has been plagued by accusations of anti-Semitism, homophobia, racism, and domestic violence.
Article continues after this advertisementHe has been on a comeback since being shut out from Hollywood after his 2006 Malibu drunk-driving arrest during which he went on an anti-Jewish rant.
Leaked tapesThe scandal was followed by leaked tapes in 2010 where Gibson used racist slurs against the mother of one of his nine children, Oksana Grigorieva, who later alleged that he was physically abusive.
Article continues after this advertisementStallone — who recently called Trump the “second George Washington” — has faced a string of sexual assault allegations, all of which he has denied.
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In 2018, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said there was not enough evidence to prosecute the star over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 1987 and 1990.
In 2007, Stallone admitted importing 48 vials of banned human growth hormone into Australia. He said he was taking them under doctor’s orders and had not intended to break the law.
Sidestepping Hollywood“These three very talented people will be my eyes and ears, and I will get done what they suggest. It will again be, like The United States of America itself, The Golden Age of Hollywood!” added Trump, who has 34 felony convictions of his own.
Trump and the Republicans have traditionally received scant support from the entertainment industry, and a galaxy of stars from Taylor Swift to George Clooney backed Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
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Underlining the limited impact of star endorsementsowl game, Trump sidestepped Hollywood by tapping into a targeted subset of well-known, hypermasculine YouTube influencers.
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