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James Woods, Hollywood star, says agent dropped him over politics

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  1. KJohnson

    KJohnson Well-Known Member

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    Star James Woods who has come out in recent years as a staunch conservative voice in Hollywood to no surprise has been dropped by his agent simply due to his political views.

    Before you try to paint this man as a dumb ass for picking Donald Trump and following conservative politics ..think again...James Woods is one of the smartest people in Hollywood who has an IQ over 160.

    He has been an awesome actor, one of my favorites throughout the years. Although all of his movies and acting was great...my favorite was "Diggstown" because of his great ability at comedic sarcasm. I never get tired of watching it.
    This is a list of his starring roles. Do yourself a favor and indulge

    James Woods

    Filmography - Movies that have starred James Woods.
    Be Cool 2005
    The Easter Egg Adventure 2005
    Pretty Persuasion 2005
    Vampires Box Set 2005
    This Girl's Life 2004
    Northfork 2003
    Rudy - The Rudy Giuliani Story 2003
    John Q. 2002
    Stuart Little 2 2002
    Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within 2001
    Riding in Cars With Boys 2001
    Scary Movie 2 2001
    Dirty Pictures 2000
    The Virgin Suicides 2000
    Any Given Sunday 1999
    The General's Daughter 1999
    Play It to the Bone 1999
    True Crime 1999
    Another Day in Paradise 1998
    John Carpenter's Vampires 1998
    Vampires 1998
    Contact 1997
    Hercules 1997
    Kicked in the Head 1997
    For Better or Worse 1996
    Ghosts of Mississippi 1996
    The Summer of Ben Tyler 1996
    Casino 1995
    Curse of the Starving Class 1995
    Indictment: The McMartin Trial 1995
    Killer: A Journal of Murder 1995
    Nixon 1995
    The Getaway 1994
    Next Door 1994
    The Specialist 1994
    Chaplin 1992
    Citizen Cohn 1992
    Diggstown 1992 < ---------
    Straight Talk 1992
    The Hard Way 1991
    Immediate Family 1989
    My Name Is Bill W. 1989
    True Believer 1989
    The Boost 1988
    Cop 1988
    Best Seller 1987
    In Love and War 1987
    Salvador 1986
    Badge of the Assassin 1985
    Cat's Eye 1985
    Joshua Then and Now 1985
    Against All Odds 1984
    Once Upon A Time In America 1984
    Videodrome 1983
    Split Image 1982
    Eyewitness 1981
    Fast-Walking 1981
    The Black Marble 1980
    The Onion Field 1979
    The Gift of Love 1978
    Holocaust 1978
    The Choirboys 1977
    The Disappearance of Aimee 1976
    Night Moves 1975
    The Visitors 1972

    https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/james-woods-says-agent-dropped-him-over-politics-1.4002246
     
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    Most of those movies were trash.
     
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    Oh look...a leftist movie critic.

    They made BIG MONEY in many cases = what matters.

    Taste is SUBJECTIVE...profit is NOT.
     
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    As far as I know his agent has the right to drop him as a client or not.
     
    penner, Jul 7, 2018
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    Uh and Blaxploitation movies aren't?
     
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    superbadbrutha Banned

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    Really, how many of them made BIG money.
     
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    There are a lot more winners than losers.
     
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    non-sequitur.

    and as far as I know, Americans have a right to express their opinions about it.
     
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    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    More than any movie you ever made. But now you're measuring success by the size of a man's wallet?
     
    Steve N, Jul 7, 2018
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    precisely
     
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    Scary Movie 2 made a ton of loot and that's just one. Case closed.
     
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    Classic.

    So is that what I am measuring.
     
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    And? If he doesn't want to represent him anymore, that's his right.
     
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    You made it clear that's exactly how you are measuring his success.

    And is IQ is at Genius level. I know I know, money is more important.
     
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    Here's a word you can learn: strawman
     
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    Why is Woods such a whiner?
     
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    Ah, here we go.

    Non-sequitir, red herring, and strawman all in the same breath.
     
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    "they have that right" is not a logical response to "agent quits over client's ideology". It does not follow because no one suggested or implied the agent didn't have that right.
     
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    webrockk Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    a single statement can tick numerous logical fallacy boxes.

    yes, the poster also invented something to argue against/refute versus commenting on the actual topic
     
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    Then don't act like James Woods is some kind of victim here. He can easily get another agent and/or he can just represent himself.
     
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    how is relating the fact that your agent dropped you because of your politics being a 'victim'.

    please tell me how stiff your upper lip would be if your employer fired because you spoke out against Obama, abortion or the 2nd Amendment.... lol. apoplectic seizures. Twitter and Facebook don't have enough room on their servers to handle your rants. you know it, I know it.
     
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    He was probably dropped because he has been outed as a sexual predator. He tried to proposition an underage actress about 20 years ago. When she informed him of her age (16), he replied, "Even better". I'm guessing that's why he was dropped. If this was truly political he wouldn't have been allowed to have the brilliant career that he has had. I counted myself as one of his fans; my favorite movie of all time is "Once Upon a Time in America". He has made many movies that I have loved, but after this I can no longer look at him in the same way.

    I have heard some conservative actors complain about being blacklisted by Hollywood. But all those actors have worked for many years and done well for themselves. I'm sure there are many directors and producers who won't hire certain performers because they are difficult on-set or they are just plain a-holes, but I see no evidence of a systematic snubbing of conservative actors.

    If they feel so marginalized, why don't they make their own movies. There has been a surge of conservative-themed movies released in recent years, and some of them have done quite well at the box office. I'm sure Woods can snag a part in "Left Behind, Part 29". :banana:
     
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    LOL, he lays out snowflake libs daily.

    “It’s the 4th of July and I’m feeling patriotic,” Kaplan wrote, according to the Woods-tweeted image. “I don’t want to represent you anymore. I mean I can go on a rant but you know what I’d say.”

    Responded Woods, “Dear Ken, I don’t actually. I was thinking if you’re patriotic, you would appreciate free speech and one’s right to think as an individual. Be that as it may, I want to thank you for all your hard work and devotion on my behalf. Be well.”
     
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    Red herring
     
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    I'll argue against her assertion that Woods is 'playing the victim' all day long. it is not misleading to make her live up to her own book of rules. (Rules For Radicals, rule #4, by the way)
     
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