{"id":1468465,"date":"2022-05-09T07:45:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T11:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1468465"},"modified":"2022-05-09T07:45:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T11:45:18","slug":"is-hollywood-reaching-the-final-stages-of-cancel-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-hollywood-reaching-the-final-stages-of-cancel-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Hollywood Reaching the Final Stages of Cancel Culture?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fis-hollywood-reaching-the-final-stages-of-cancel-culture%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1468465&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Brian Cox has nothing to fear, at least on paper, from Cancel Culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSuccession\u201d standout isn\u2019t under attack for something he said yesterday, or a thousand yesterdays ago. He\u2019s beloved by the Hollywood press for decades of great work, and he\u2019s a quotable gent in publicity profiles.<\/p>\n<p>Cox still took time to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/06\/brian-cox-cancel-culture-is-virus-modern-day-mccarthyism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shred Cancel Culture<\/a> in a way his peers should\u2019ve done years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a kind of modern-day McCarthyism really \u2026 It is a kind of raid on people\u2019s sensibilities in order to reduce them and make them\u2026 I don\u2019t know, there is so much hypocrisy in the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cox pushed on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hypocritical notion of \u2018I am being liberal\u2019 but actually you are being fascist and people should just stop it and behave themselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Which brings us to two actors who have entertained us for 40-odd years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/what-is-cancel-culture\/\"><strong>RELATED: What Is Cancel Culture and Why Artists Should Fear it<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Production on Bill Murray\u2019s new film, \u201cBeing Mortal,\u201d shut down last month after an actress accused the legendary comic of inappropriate on-set behavior. Ironically, the project\u2019s writer\/director is Aziz Ansari, a comedian who saw his own career collapse in 2018 following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2018\/01\/aziz-ansari-accused-of-sexual-misconduct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">single accusation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10771095\/Bill-Murray-responds-allegations-inappropriate-behavior-led-shutdown-film.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Murray defended his actions<\/a>\u00a0recently, describing a difference of opinion regarding a humorous gesture.<\/p>\n<p>Is he right?<\/p>\n<p>All we know is the project is in limbo, and it\u2019s unlikely the \u201cGhostbusters\u201d star will return to the fold. It\u2019s also possible this will prevent Murray from working again, even though he hasn\u2019t had a full chance to defend himself.<\/p>\n<p>Something similar happened to Frank Langella, cut from Netflix\u2019s upcoming \u201cFall of the House of Usher\u201d series last month for so-called inappropriate behavior. Once again, the details made public didn\u2019t explain much, so Langella penned a <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/05\/frank-langella-refutes-allegations-of-unacceptable-behavior-fired-by-netflix-1235017544\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blistering response via the far-Left Deadline.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I have been canceled. Just like that.<\/p>\n<p>In the increasing madness that currently pervades our industry, I could not have imagined that the words \u201ccollateral damage\u201d would fall upon my shoulders. They have brought with them a weight I had not expected to bear in the closing decades of my career. And along with it has come an unanticipated sense of grave danger.<\/p>\n<p>Langella describes the allegations against him in greater detail. He also shares what he views as a deeply unjust system where he and his representatives couldn\u2019t state their case, address their accuser or save what could be the final role in a magnificent career.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran actor ended his missive by calling out the true villain in his sad story.<\/p>\n<p>Cancel culture is the antithesis of democracy. It inhibits conversation and debate. It limits our ability to listen, mediate, and exchange opposing views. Most tragically, it annihilates moral judgment.<\/p>\n<p>This is not fair. This is not just. This is not American.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s right.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s plenty to unpack here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/seinfeld-cancel-culture-out-of-control\/\"><strong>RELATED: Out of Control Cancel Culture Targets \u2018Seinfeld\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stars sometimes behave badly, and those actions have been overlooked for decades. The most egregious examples belong to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/weinstein-stain-entertainment-journalism\/\">producer Harvey Weinstein<\/a>, currently in jail for sexually attacking several starlets.<\/p>\n<p>Others, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/producer-scott-rudin-barry-sonnenfeld\/\">producer Scott Rudin,<\/a> treated their colleagues so poorly his comeuppance last year proved long overdue.<\/p>\n<p>What about the rest? The shades-of-gray stories that boil down to he said\/she said disagreements? How does Hollywood deal with them? So far, the results aren\u2019t promising.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re seeing another example of this with Fred Savage, the former \u201cWonder Years\u201d star <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/05\/fred-savage-fired-as-the-wonder-years-ep-director-following-investigation-into-inappropriate-conduct-1235018451\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removed from the show\u2019s reboot<\/a> for unexplained behaviors. ABC alleges the move came after an internal investigation, but knowing what Langella faced that\u2019s far from comforting.<\/p>\n<p>Another factor cannot be overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>Victimhood is the ultimate high in our culture right now. Read celebrity interviews, and you\u2019ll see stars explaining why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/minnie-driver-good-will-hunting-producer-matt-damon-split-1235141201\/?utm_source=facebook&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;fbclid=IwAR08pEQMGjWdRYWJqa8K5fsb7XsPg2NtKQVN4B8NPxwLEsnxlzHI9LLzfDI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they were hurt<\/a>, wronged or otherwise stopped from reaching their dreams.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/hate-crime-hoaxes-are-more-common-than-you-think-11561503352?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fake hate crimes<\/a> are all the rage. Victimhood empowers people, and it doesn\u2019t always matter if they have the facts on their side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Are the people attacking Murray and Langella part of this new, corrosive movement? Or do they have legitimate concerns about on-set behavior they rightfully called out?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s curious, at the very least, that we\u2019re seeing three examples of this within a matter of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Cancel Culture often sweeps debate aside, as Langella noted. That partially explains why Cox is speaking out. He understands one of his peers could be the next Murray or Langella to be canceled under murky circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Or, he might be next in line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Cox has nothing to fear, at least on paper, from Cancel Culture. The \u201cSuccession\u201d standout isn\u2019t under attack for something he said yesterday, or a thousand yesterdays ago. 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