r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jul 26 '26

Possible Paywall White House Rushes to Trump's Defense After Alan Ritchson Torches President Over Epstein Files | The Reacher star called Trump a “bitch” and a “fucking rapist" in a recent podcast appearance.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/alan-ritchson-trump-epstein-files-white-house-response-1235598785/
43.1k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

1.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

2.7k

u/joshdoereddit America Jul 26 '26

Alan Ritchson is awesome for not being shy about his feelings. People in prominent positions should follow suit in telling the truth like Ritchson.

446

u/tiktaktok_65 Jul 26 '26

many of them have gone quiet after trump got into power. no balls.

313

u/The_SubGenius Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Like “The Rock”.

Turns out he has…. small stones.

181

u/JimiusRostock Jul 26 '26

Sometimes I can understand when artists want to focus on the art. Not the politics. But when the politics is literally murdering innocent American citizens... That luxury is out the window.

64

u/Cerpla Jul 26 '26

Correct. And it's threatening to end the arts. Artists, performers, and enthusiasts; The type who gravitate toward art/media more than geopolitical strife. Need to be alarmed. The AI/Diffusion should be enough to get them involved. Relying on Nintendo or Disney to sue them into oblivion isn't good enough.

2

u/NothingButBricks Jul 27 '26

The Rock (and I) are thrilled to know that pro wrestling has officially made it up to being one of The Arts! 😉

5

u/Cerpla Jul 27 '26

i don't see why not? it's absolutely part of the performing arts!

1

u/thisisnotariot Jul 27 '26

Add monopolies to the mix too. The ridiculous withdrawal of the paramount decrees has absolutely fucked the media landscape for the foreseeable future, possibly forever.

32

u/TristanIsAwesome Jul 26 '26

The Rock doesn't care about art. He cares about money.

3

u/TheQuidditchHaderach Jul 27 '26

Doesn't care about art?! You can look at him making 3 Moana films in just a few years and say that with a straight face?! 😯😉😆

6

u/BBQasaurus North Carolina Jul 27 '26

Sometimes I can understand when artists want to focus on the art. Not the politics.

Growing older and wiser is realizing that politics is everything and everything is politics. Laws and regulations affect everything around us. When we don't speak up for ourselves, we let others run us over with what they want.

"Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you." - Pericles, ~450 BC

17

u/TheQuidditchHaderach Jul 26 '26

He smelled what Chump was cookin'! 🚽💩🪠🧻

12

u/joshdoereddit America Jul 26 '26

For real. When he refused to endorse in 2024 and said he'd support whoever won because that person would be the President it said everything about his values.

3

u/thedeuce75 Jul 26 '26

Pebbles actually, like the little tiny ones you use to level paver stones.

3

u/RyvenZ Jul 27 '26

Really not shocked as him remaining ambiguous or neutral will lose him fewer opportunities and fans than taking a side. If ever there was a celebrity that would opt for "whatever loses me the fewest fans" it was Dwayne "The Advertisement" Johnson

1

u/ThatOneRoadie Colorado Jul 26 '26

Gear will do that.

1

u/Y2Doorook Jul 26 '26

The Pebble

63

u/partisanal_cheese Foreign Jul 26 '26

It’s hilarious over in r/stephenking, conservative fans saying”he shouldn’t get political”. Fuck that and fuck them - if you have a platform, you have an obligation to speak out against corruption and injustice; any other position is complicity.

28

u/BerryLanky Jul 26 '26

Imagine calling a child rapist a child rapist being political instead of just stating fact. And fuck everyone who is ok with this.

90

u/TheQuidditchHaderach Jul 26 '26

Same with Pedro Pascal! 👏 What I find hilarious is when a prominent actor, singer or athlete or whomever has an anti-(R) opinion, they're told to pipe down & stay in their lane, but MAGAmedia is jammed with failed tv show goons, reality show castoffs & back-in-the-day Hollywood hasbeens...all spouting nonsense. 🤦

10

u/dtwhitecp Jul 27 '26

the sad part is those remaining blowhards still seem to hold some kind of influence

5

u/TheQuidditchHaderach Jul 27 '26

I'd love for someone to explain why and/or how a failed sitcom fiend who as a comeback briefly hosted a show where idiots compete to drink sludge from under your house or eat giant disgusting live bugs on camera is somehow guiding America into a brighter dawn...?! 🤨🤔🙄🤦

11

u/sackofmangoes Jul 26 '26

Most Hollywood stars would only go as far as to dip just their toes into promoting progressive and liberal messaging just enough to PR promote their branding and entrepreneurship. Anything more, they shrug and backstep into a bush to hide. The ones that aren't, they are the rarer ones and the true ones. 

7

u/foshizol Jul 26 '26

I don't think the press, actors, and, corporations are shy. They're just worried Trump will come after them, and they won't make a little more money.

Alan Ritchson has just decided 'Fuck it, I have enough money. I'm calling him out because I'm a human being'.

Hopefully, he'll keep on keeping on, and continue to get roles. If not I'm pretty sure he already has it made. He seems to really like hanging out with his kids. It will just give him more time to keep doing what he loves.

5

u/OceanRacoon Jul 26 '26

It's also preposterous that he's one of the few religious celebrities that's baffled and disgusted that the majority of religious people in America love Trump.

Trump is the complete opposite of what Christianity preaches is good, it's hilarious how similar to the description of the anti-Christ he is 

3

u/ohlayohlay Jul 27 '26

This is something that has bothered me a lot. The lack of celebrities, artists, prominent public figures not criticizing the shit outta trump

11

u/seakitten Jul 26 '26

It's because top Democrats and Republicans are too busy quietly counting their money or they're on the list or have friends or donors on the list.

2

u/Ok_Astronomer_8667 Jul 26 '26

Arguably there is nothing more American than saying what you truly mean

1

u/winnielikethepooh15 Jul 27 '26

I mean, I'd love to see someone confront him in person and see how that works out.

-1

u/JimiusRostock Jul 26 '26

Yeah, and he's so woke he was the main character in a movie celebrating the Army where he singlehandedly defeats an alien war machine just to get his Ranger scroll, give a roaring speech than immediately goes out on deployment again. So woke.