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Fox News
12-08-2025
- General
- Fox News
We don't have any leadership in California, says Justine Bateman
Author and filmmaker Justine Bateman discusses the pace of rebuilding in Los Angeles after the Eaton and Palisades fires on 'Fox News @ Night.'
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jason Bateman Blasted Live On Fox News Over Donald Trump Comments
is facing backlash from Fox News stars after commenting on the supporters of U.S. President , calling them 'insulated from the facts and common sense.' The actor, known for his role in "Ozark," made the remarks in June 2025 on "The Best People with Nicole Wallace." Jason Bateman shared his amazement at the number of people who would still support Trump, saying, 'I really am fascinated. I can't stop watching and marry that to the fact that there are 80 some million people that would vote again for him tomorrow.' Fox News personalities were quick to criticize Bateman for his stance. Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, also known as Kennedy, took to the network to fire back, telling Bateman to 'shut your pretty mouth.' According to Daily Express, she added, 'I just want to say, Jason, Jason, you're an actor. Okay? Thank you so much, dear, now go ahead and shut your pretty mouth until someone writes some words and then you can open your mouth and say someone else's words. Until then, shhh.' Greg Gutfeld, another Fox host, joined in on the critique, suggesting that Bateman should focus on his sister, Justine Bateman, who has publicly supported Trump. On "The Five," Gutfeld remarked, 'He should be talking about his sister, Justine Bateman, who has emerged as the clear-eyed, clear-thinking sibling in this family, a defender of common sense and understands the Trump voter.' Gutfeld continued. 'She understands there are other people out there. Talk to your damn sister. She could straighten you out in 90 minutes.' He added that Jason likely perceives his sister's views as being part of a 'bubble,' but that Justine had 'broken out of it.' Not one to hold back, Gutfeld called Bateman a 'moron' while former White House press secretary Dana Perino joined in, stating, 'Who was the most insulated last year? It was Joe Biden. So they don't know why 80 million people would have voted against him? You're the insulated one.' Paul Mauro, a guest on the network, further criticized Bateman's political opinions, telling Hollywood figures: 'We don't care, we don't care what you think, all right? Perform, entertain us. That's it. Juggle, tell a joke, do a back flip, do some damn thing. We don't care about your political opinions and the idea that an actor, a guy who won the genetic lottery because he's good looking and then memorizes his lines or reads off a teleprompter and then goes and pretends to be someone else. I mean, that's his job. Only an idiot would read off a teleprompter.' Perino appeared tense after Mauro's remark, defending herself by saying, 'I read off a teleprompter as myself,' but Mauro snapped back, 'We don't care. Move on and that's it.' Bateman's comments have stirred up a significant debate between Hollywood and conservative voices, as his remarks about Trump supporters continue to fuel controversy. 'I joked earlier about the 'Trump Show' I'm addicted to,' Bateman said. 'I really am fascinated. I can't stop watching. The things that he does and the things that he says, and marry that to the fact that there are 80-some million people that would vote again for him tomorrow, is just a social phenomenon, a political phenomenon, that I just can't get my head around.' 'And I don't want to ignore it. We are all neighbors; we all share this country together. I want to understand it,' Bateman added. 'And I know that there's genuine dissatisfaction with their standing in life or the system and whatnot. And so that's legit. I'm sensitive to that, and I respect that.' He then remarked about those voters who may have hidden agendas for supporting Trump. 'But whatever section there is that is kind of doing it just to 'stick it to the libs,' it's not schadenfreude,' Bateman added. 'But I am curious to see what they're going to do when eggs keep going up and gas keeps going up. Again, I'm not wishing harm on anyone, but it's tragic.' 'I think the people who are least equipped to bear what the Trump administration is going to yield are a lot of the folks that voted for him,' Bateman said. 'And that's really frickin' sad, ya know?'
Buzz Feed
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
Regretful Trump Voters Share Why They Feel Betrayed
Whenever I have time, I love heading over to the LeopardsAteMyFace subreddit, where people often share screenshots of Trump supporters realizing that their votes indeed have consequences. Here are some of the best posts from the past couple weeks, with MAGA freaking out about everything from the Iran bombing to deportations: This person who voted for Trump three times and is now worried about the "complete destruction of the small independent family farms and cattle ranches": This person who voted for "ZERO WARS!!!" just for the Trump administration to bomb Iran: Filmmaker and actor Justine Bateman who asked Trump to reconsider selling "irreplaceable American wilderness"... ...when last year, she celebrated Trump's win: This deeply racist person who's upset because they specifically want more Nigerians to be deported (!!!): This person who is "getting hit with tariffs everywhere": This account called Gays for Trump doing the shocked Pikachu face at the Trump administration's anti-LGBTQ+ actions (during Pride Month, no less): This person who "might have fucked up" because their construction company isn't getting much done: This person who admitted they were "wrong about Trump" and listed a bunch of stuff Democrats warned everyone about: This person who's "pissed" none of things they voted for actually happened: This person who thought Trump would only deport undocumented immigrants with felonies: This person who apparently voted for Trump based on tweets from 2011–13 and ignored everything after that: This person who only cared about cheaper prices and — shocker! — saw prices go up: And finally, this person who suddenly cares about human rights now that their grandfather was taken by ICE:
CNBC
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNBC
Filmmaker Justine Bateman on AI's impact on Hollywood and film
Justine Bateman, filmmaker and author, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the impact of AI on Hollywood.
Sky News
06-05-2025
- Business
- Sky News
Hollywood is struggling, but some fear Trump's foreign film tariffs might do more harm than good
At Sony Production studios in Culver City, an area of Los Angeles steeped in the movie business, a steady stream of cars and lorries comes and goes through the security gate. It occupies the MGM lot which dates back to 1924. Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz and Citizen Kane were shot here and, more recently, Interstellar and The Dark Knight Rises. But this is no longer the beating heart of movie making. In Tinsel Town the bright lights of the film industry have been fading for some time. Production in Hollywood has fallen by 40% in the last decade, sometimes moving to other states like New Mexico, New York and Georgia, but more often outside the US entirely. A recent survey of film and TV executives indicates that Britain, Australia and Canada are now favoured locations over California when it comes to making movies. San Andreas, a blockbuster film about a California earthquake, was shot in Australia. In America, a film about an Irish family settling in New York, was shot in Canada. The exodus of the film industry from Hollywood is mostly owing to economic reasons, with other countries boasting lower labour costs and more expansive tax incentives. But as productions have moved overseas, studios across Los Angeles are frequently empty and those who work behind the scenes are often out of work. President Trump has approached this problem with a familiar reaction - sweeping tariffs, a 100% tariff on all foreign made films coming into the USA. 'It's a different kind of situation than producing cars overseas' Justine Bateman is a filmmaker and sister of actor Jason Bateman. She is glad Trump is looking for solutions but does not understand how the tariffs will work. "I will say, I'm very glad to hear that President Trump is interested in helping the film business. But part of the problem is we just don't have very much detail, do we?," she says. "He's made this big announcement, but we don't have the detail to really mull over. He doesn't even say whether it's going to be films that are shown in the cinema or streaming movies, for example. "Tariffs can be a profitable situation for when we're just talking about hard goods, but something like a film and, particularly if you've got an American film that takes place in the south of France, you want to be in a particular location. "So it's a different kind of situation than producing cars overseas and bringing them back here." At the Hand Prop Room in Los Angeles, they supply props for TV and film. The warehouse is brimful of virtually any prop you could imagine, from portraits of former presidents, to replica handguns to African artefacts and 18th century teapots. The walls are decorated with posters from some of the productions they've supplied, including Babylon, Oppenheimer and Ghostbusters. 'It needs to be thought through' In the past five years, the prop shop has been impacted by the COVID pandemic, by both the writers' and actors' strikes and the globalisation of the film industry. Business is at an all time low. "It's not helping when so many productions are not just leaving the state, but also leaving the country," says Reynaldo Castillo, the general manager of the Hand Prop Room. "It's Hollywood, we have the infrastructure that nobody else has and I think maybe to a certain point we took it for granted. "I think we can all agree that we want more filming to stay in the country to help promote jobs. But you also don't want to do something to hurt it. "How does it work? Are there exceptions for X, Y, and Z? What about independent movies that have small budgets that are shot somewhere else that would destroy their ability to make something? It needs to be thought through and make sure it's implemented the right way."
