Richard Dreyfuss brought about a scene over Memorial Day Weekend when the Oscar winner stated he engaged in sexist and homophobic slurs throughout a screening of “Jaws.”
The “American Graffiti” star, 76, made a number of controversial statements about girls and the LGBTQ group “An Night with Richard Dreyfuss + Jaws Screening,” held on the Cabot Theater in Beverly, Massachusetts, in accordance with the venue's assertion and posts doing the rounds on social media.
“We’re conscious, and share severe considerations, following the latest occasion with Richard Dreyfuss previous to a screening of the movie 'Jaws' at The Cabot,” learn an announcement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. “The views expressed by Mr. Dreyfuss don’t mirror the values of inclusivity and respect that we uphold as a company. We deeply remorse the misery this has brought about a lot of our employers.”
Noting that he took “full accountability for … not anticipating the course of the dialog”, the place additionally apologized that what was “to rejoice an iconic movie has as a substitute develop into a platform for political beliefs”.
Through the Q&A portion of the occasion, Dreyfuss referenced his 2022 ebook, “One Thought Scares Me,” and the modifications in American curricula, saying, “We don't know who the hell we’re. … Ensure that your kids will not be the final era of Individuals. And you already know precisely what I'm speaking about.”
Elsewhere within the night, he stated he “walked round speaking about how Barbra Streisand is a genius, however she didn't hear him as a result of she's a lady and ladies shouldn't have that energy,” in accordance with a publish on X. first Twitter. The celebs labored collectively in 1987's “Nuts.”
Dreyfuss, in accordance with the publish, handed after the #MeToo motion – throughout which he was accused of sexual harassment – and “how you shouldn’t take heed to a 10-year-old baby who says that they need … to be a boy. as a substitute of a lady,” referring to trans youth.
In a since-deleted tweet, one person prompt the occasion be renamed, “A night of misogyny and homophobia with Richard Dreyfuss. Disappointment doesn't even start to cowl it,” per THR.
The incident comes simply over a yr after Dreyfuss blasted the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences' range inclusion efforts, telling “Firing Line with Margaret Hoover” that the brand new rankings for the Greatest Image nominations “make me puke.”
