Richard Dreyfuss is facing major backlash over sexist and homophobic comments the actor made over Memorial Day weekend. A Massachusetts theater hosted the 'Jaws' star for a conversation and screening of the classic Steven Spielberg action blockbuster. According to social media posts from those in attendance, people hoping for amusing or insightful anecdotes from the actor had to instead sit through the Oscar winner going on a free-form rant that included his bigoted perspective on trans youth, the Academy Awards' inclusion rules and then on to trans kids affirming their gender.
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00:00 Richard Dreyfuss is facing major backlash over sexist and homophobic comments the actor made
00:05 over Memorial Day weekend. A Massachusetts theater hosted the "Jaws" star for a conversation and
00:11 screening of the classic Steven Spielberg action blockbuster. According to social media posts from
00:16 those in attendance, people hoping for amusing or insightful anecdotes from the actor had to
00:21 instead sit through the Oscar winner going on a freeform rant that included his bigoted perspective
00:26 on trans youth, the Academy Awards inclusion rules, and then on to trans kids affirming their gender.
00:32 Attendees quickly took to social media to criticize the actor's remarks,
00:36 with some saying they even walked out during the event. One attendee wrote on X, "came here to see
00:41 if Richard Dreyfuss had been cancelled tonight after appearing at the Cabot in Beverly." One
00:45 person wrote on the venue's latest Facebook post, "We walked out of his interview tonight along with
00:50 hundreds of others because of his racist, homophobic, misogynistic rant." On Monday,
00:54 the venue apologized to attendees for Dreyfuss' remarks, in a statement writing, "The views
00:59 expressed by Mr. Dreyfuss do not reflect the values of inclusivity and respect that we uphold
01:04 as an organization. We deeply regret the distress that this has caused to many of our patrons."
01:09 Dreyfuss appeared Friday at a similar event at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
01:13 Attendees also criticized him for his conduct and language there,
01:17 which was described as sexist and mean.
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