Pat Boone says ‘moral values’ are missing from today’s Hollywood’s films: ‘America’s image is being destroyed’

 

The former teen idol of the '50s and '60s is starring in the new faith-based film 'The Mulligan'

At age 87, Pat Boone is still keeping busy in Hollywood, making films on his terms.

The entertainer, who originally made his mark as a squeaky clean teen idol during the ‘50s and ‘60s, is starring as "old pro" Will Dunn in "The Mulligan," a faith-based film that focuses on forgiveness. It tells the story of Paul McAllister (Eric Close) who seemingly had it all until his life falls apart. With the help of a golf pro (Boone), he learns important lessons on how to play a good game both on and off the course.

Boone, an avid golf player who calls rock star and "golf monster" Alice Cooper a pal, told Fox News Digital the role was "a dream of a lifetime."

"I liked the idea of the old pro helping a young man not only with his golf but also his personal life – marriage and family," said Boone. "That attracted me … And golf is certainly an attraction to me. I got to wear my own wardrobe. Golf teaches honor, truthfulness and fair play. No other sport does that in my opinion. It’s an uplifting film that was beautifully made. Families can watch it together."

Boone said it takes a lot to impress him these days when it comes to taking on a new role. In leading a successful decades-long career in both music and movies, Boone said "moral values" are missing from today’s film industry.

"The film industry was a great export for America for so many years," he explained. "We were showing America in its best light. Even though crime was dealt with – because bad things do happen in life – but almost all American movies ended with good triumphing and good people doing righteous things. Criminals were always apprehended and punished.

"But now, the whole thing is upside down. Some of the biggest films now show people getting away with the worst things. Lawbreakers are even celebrated. The criminals are becoming bigger. Heroes are doing worse things than criminals and being rewarded for it."

"The movies being made now are immoral," he shared. "They’ve lost their meaning."

Boone's criticisms weren’t just limited to films. He spoke out against "Big Mouth," an animated puberty comedy series. Despite its TV-MA rating, Boone said it's likely children would easily stream it on Netflix. A group on CitizenGo previously organized an online petition against the series, calling it "vulgar" and saying it "sexualizes adolescence."

 

"Here’s a nerdish young kid – and he and his friends are learning about masturbation, oral sex – all kinds of things," Boone said of the show. "And this is on Netflix. I don’t even know how they can even defend it, but it’s there. It’s all out there. Parents will just see it’s an animated show and think it’s OK for their kids to watch it ... I mean, how bad can we get?"

 

"And it’s not just on streaming services," he added. "On television, you can hear all sorts of swear words. Nothing short of actual pornography is celebrated on television now. I don’t know how to put it strongly enough, but I just think the film industry is committing suicide. It’s killing itself as far as I’m concerned. America’s image is being destroyed. High ratings have become more important these days. We used to try to put our best foot forward. Sure, people can criticize those films today and call them unrealistic, but we were being altruistic. We wanted to present people in the best light. Now, we’re just taking pleasure in profit, presenting people in the worst light and celebrating it."

Boone noted that even early on in his career, he was determined to stay true to his Christian values. As a young actor, Boone risked suspension because he refused to do a film that starred Marilyn Monroe.

But he insisted that it wasn’t because he would be working alongside Hollywood’s most iconic sex symbol.

"I would have loved to do a movie with Marilyn Monroe," he clarified. "We were both under contract at 20th Century Fox. But I just thought it was an immoral story in which a younger guy gets involved with a still beautiful, but slightly over-the-hill cabaret performer played by Marilyn Monroe. He’s just a college kid, and she’s much older. She was lonely. She allows herself to have an affair with him, breaks his heart and then leaves him. It’s supposed to be a bittersweet memory. No harm, no foul.

 

"But the story just didn’t sit right with me," he addded. "I remember Buddy Adler, the head of 20th Century Fox, said to me, ‘You’re under a seven-year contract. We could suspend you. And if we suspend you, the musician’s union may cooperate with us. You’ll be through from recording. You won’t be able to record for movies. You won’t be on television either.’

"We had a couple of tense meetings in his office. I finally said, ‘Mr. Adler, you do what you have to do. But I’ve got to follow my own conscious. I’ve got millions of teenage fans. I’d love to make a movie with Marilyn Monroe, but I can’t make this immoral story. Teenage fans will undoubtedly get the wrong message and think it’s OK to have an illicit affair. … I just can’t do it."

Monroe died in 1962 at age 36 from a barbiturate overdose. Casting moved forward, and "The Stripper" was released in 1963 starring Joanne Woodward and Richard Beymer. According to Boone, the film was "a terrible flop," and the studio lost money.

"A teacher once told me, ‘It’s always right to do right, and it’s always wrong to do wrong.' It sounds so simple, but that’s one of the lessons I still try to follow, even in my career," said Boone. "It was a moral lesson. I’ve turned down songs with lyrics that I just couldn’t sing. It just didn’t feel right for me to do. The same thing applies to movies and television. My form of entertainment has made me who I am. I’m not about to change that now."

Still, Boone said he remains hopeful that filmmakers will want to continue sharing positive stories that align with his beliefs. He currently has several projects in the works.

"I’m still getting scripts," said Boone. "I think the word is out in Hollywood – if you have a role for an 80-year-old who still remembers his lines, get Pat Boone!"

"People want me to portray the older guy now, but I’m enjoying playing the good guy with morals," he shared. "I just want to do good in my profession and not succumb to anything. I’m not scrapping my moral code for the box office."

 

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When celebrities enter the political circle

 Celebrities, politicians who love to lecture America on the environment but rarely practice what they preach

Several liberals continue to use fossil fuel energy while bemoaning climate change

On days celebrating the environment like Earth Day, celebrities and politicians like to lecture average Americans about how they need to change their behavior to fight climate change. However, they often fail to practice what they preach.

Over the years, liberal politicians and celebrities have been accused of hypocrisy for failing to live by the eco-friendly lifestyles they advocate. Here are several examples of Hollywood A-listers, tech billionaires, and Democrat politicians who have been caught being hypocrites when it comes to helping the environment.

"Avengers" actor Mark Ruffalo is a passionate crusader against climate change. He has participated in events like the People’s Climate March in 2015 and advocated against fracking. Ruffalo has used his career to advocate for environmental causes like when he starred in and co-produced "Dark Waters," a film about a corporate lawyer fighting to expose poisonous pollution by a corporation.

During the 2014 People's Climate March, the Hulk actor was asked if celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio were the best spokespeople to fight climate change when they themselves have significant carbon footprints.

"Oh brother," Ruffalo responded. "That is a question you shouldn’t be asking here today because that defies the spirit of what this is about."

He later complained than anyone critical of DiCaprio is either "a coward or an ideologue."

Like AOC, the filmmaker and climate activist Michael Moore has been called out for capitalist hypocrisy in the past. This continued with Moore’s recent environmental film "Planet of the Humans," a movie about the dangers of mankind’s impact on the planet.

Around the film’s release on Earth Day in 2020, Moore made several statements about the "planetary emergency" caused by climate change. Although he advocated for greener policies, Moore has previously been reported as owning a massive $2 million property on Torch Lake in Michigan.

In addition, Moore was called out for admitting that he didn’t realize that electric cars could actually be more harmful for the environment than regular gas-guzzling cars saying "I didn’t really think about where is the electricity coming from."

The Oscar-winning actor has frequently called for protecting the environment. Even his 2021 Netflix film "Don’t Look Up" was considered by many to be an allegory for climate change and people’s failure to take it seriously. While his message has remained the same for years, his hypocrisy has grown as he has failed to make any meaningful changes.

DiCaprio is one of many celebrities who repeatedly travels by private jet to climate summits despite warning about impacting the planet. He also famously keeps multiple yachts and homes that infamously increase one’s carbon footprint.

'The Talk' star Sharon Osbourne says firing led to death threats, blacklisting

The former co-host departed the daytime show last March

By Stephanie Nolasco | Fox News

In March 2021, CBS announced the outspoken TV personality "decided to leave" the long-running daytime talk show following an intense discussion about race, a subsequent internal investigation and a hiatus from the air.

Osbourne's exit took place a few weeks after a heated exchange between the 69-year-old and co-host Sheryl Underwood. At the time, Osbourne expressed support for "her very good friend" Piers Morgan after he left "Good Morning Britain" over differing opinions about Meghan Markle following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

"They said to me, ‘You are on permanent suspension. We don’t think that you’re repentant enough. And we will decide whether you ever come back,’" Osbourne recalled her dismissal to the U.K. Sunday Times.

"And I said, ‘Well, who’s going to make that decision?’" she shared. "And they said, ‘We can’t tell you.’"

On the March 2021 episode, the co-hosts talked about Morgan's previous statements about Markle, which many deemed racist. Osbourne clarified during the interview, however, that she did not agree with Morgan's opinions, but pressed Underwood to "educate" her about the racist undertones of his criticism of the 40-year-old. The former reality star would later claim that executives set her up for the conversation.

Morgan left "Good Morning Britain" after saying he didn’t believe the former American actress when she told Winfrey that the intense isolation she felt inside the royal family led her to contemplate suicide. Osbourne issued a public apology following her remarks, but soon faced allegations amid reports that she herself was racist.

According to CBS, its internal inquiry said the show’s co-hosts, including Osbourne and Underwood, 58, were not properly prepared by the show’s team for a discussion on race. But it said there was no evidence found to support Osbourne’s claim CBS ordered she be confronted about her support of Morgan, 57.

Sharon Osbourne and Sheryl Underwood attend the CBS Daytime Emmy Awards after party on April 30, 2017, in Pasadena, California. (Matthew Simmons/Getty Images)

"The Talk" was on hiatus when the March 10 discussion was investigated. CBS said it had conducted workshops and training "about equity, inclusion and cultural awareness for the hosts, producers and crew."

Osbourne said she was blacklisted and received death threats from critics after she publicly endorsed Morgan’s right to free speech.

"They were saying they were going to come in the night, cut my throat, cut Ozzy [Osbourne’s] throat, cut my dogs’ throats," Osbourne explained. "I said, ‘I ain’t going out, I ain’t doing anything.’ I just couldn’t stop crying because all I was thinking about was all the things that I’ve gone through in my life, and now they’re calling me a racist. This is insanity."

"My phone as far as my TV career here was nonexistent, not one call," she continued. "Nothing. In England and Australia, it never changed. Here it was like I was dead."

Osbourne said she stayed at home to avoid conflicts with the public. She later resorted to ketamine therapy to help her endure the public backlash. The controversial drug has been used to treat anxiety and depression.

"If you’re a person that stuffs things – ‘I’m fine, I’m fine’ – this drug relaxes you," said Osbourne about her experience. "You’re not out completely. You can hear, you can talk, but you’re so relaxed, and you can’t bulls--- on it. It’s a truth drug."

 

 

 

Florida Senate passes bill stripping Disney of special self-governing power

 

The Florida Senate approved a bill Wednesday that dissolves special self-governing status given to Disney over 50 years ago after the company publicly feuds with Republicans over a controversial parental rights bill.

The Republican controlled chamber passed the bill, by a margin of 23–16, that would dissolve special status granted to the company that essentially allows Disney to self-govern on its large property near Orlando.

The special status, known as The Reedy Creek Improvement Act, was signed into law in May 1967 by Gov. Claude Kirk in response to lobbying efforts by Disney. The entertainment giant proposed building a recreation-oriented development on 25,000 acres of property in a remote area of Central Florida's Orange and Osceola counties, which consisted of 38.5 square miles of largely uninhabited pasture and swampland.

Orange and Osceola County did not have the services or resources needed to bring the project to life, so the state legislature worked with Disney to establish the Reedy Creek Improvement District, a special taxing district that allows the company to act with the same authority and responsibility as a county government.

The passage of the bill comes the day after Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis called on the legislature to take up the measure.

"What I would say as a matter of first principle is I don’t support special privileges in law just because a company is powerful and they’ve been able to wield a lot of power," DeSantis said during a press conference last month as he was engaged in a war of words with Disney over a bill he signed which prohibits classroom instruction on "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" with children in third grade or younger "or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."

Disney released a scathing statement slamming the bill after its signing and referred to the bill as the "Don’t Say Gay" bill despite the actual legislation omitting the word gay and not containing language that bans the word "gay" in schools or in discussions of topics relating to sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom.

"Florida’s HB 1557, also known as the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, should never have passed and should never have been signed into law," Disney said. "Our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts, and we remain committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve that. We are dedicated to standing up for the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ members of the Disney family, as well as the LGBTQ+ community in Florida and across the country."

DeSantis has remained committed to his support of the bill which recent polling suggests is popular in the state including with likely Democratic voters.

"Look, there’s policy disputes, and that’s fine," DeSantis said earlier this month, "but when you're trying to impose a woke ideology on our state, we view that as a significant threat."

"This wokeness will destroy this country if we let it run unabated," DeSantis added. "So in Florida, we take a very big stand against that."

In a statement to Fox News, DeSantis Press Secretary Christina Pushaw argued that it's not "retaliatory" for the state to pass legislation that "allows all corporations to do business on a more even playing field."

"It was unfortunate that Disney decided to wade into a political debate and attempt to overturn a common-sense law, enacted by a duly elected legislature and signed by a duly elected governor, with the support of the vast majority of Floridians," Pushaw said. "In fact, it was Disney that ‘retaliated’ by publicly vowing to ‘repeal’ or have the law ‘struck down.’"

Republican Florida State Rep. Joe Harding, who was a sponsor of the controversial parental rights bill, told Fox News he plans to support the bill in the House and said he is surprised Disney CEO Bob Chapek is still employed by the company.

"Disney has given the greatest example you can of what not to do in crisis management," Harding said in a statement. "How their CEO has not been fired is insane. Florida is continuing to lead. Large corporations must be held accountable."

All she says is true and correct but it was a failed attempted at pink listing

 

Do as I say, not as I do.

 

Blacklisted: Neal McDonough

In 2010, the actor claimed he was fired three days into filming the ABC series "Scoundrels" because he wouldn't agree to on-screen sex scenes. While the show only ran for one season, the 56-year-old said he was blacklisted from the industry.

"There was a time when I wasn’t working," the 56-year-old told Fox News Digital. "I couldn’t get a job because people thought I was this crazy religious guy. But that wasn’t the case. I love my wife, but I love my acting too. I was hopeful that, at some point, someone would give me a chance again."

 The devout Catholic’s clause wasn’t new. From 2008 to 2009, McDonough starred in "Desperate Housewives" where he played Nicolette Sheridan’s husband. McDonough had a no-kissing rule that prompted the show’s creator, Marc Cherry, to get creative with his writing. McDonough, who married his wife Ruvé in 2003, has said, "I won’t kiss any other woman because these lips are meant for one woman."

 

"Scoundrels" was developed by Lyn Greene and Richard Levine

The executive producers were Lyn Greene, Richard Levine,  andMichael R. Goldstein

They have our children's attention....boycott Disney...I never thought I would see the day I would say that.

   

Disney corporate President Karey Burke told company staff that Generation Z is "30-40% queerer" than previous generations, according to video of a company video call.

 "As my son texted me this morning, Gen Z is 30-40% queerer than other generations," Burke said on the video call, published by writer Christopher F. Rufo. "So Disney better get with it."

"When I was at Freeform, it was very much in the brand ethos to be the tip of the spear when it comes to inclusion," Burke explained earlier on the same call. Freeform is a cable television channel owned by the Disney corporation.

"In part, I think nobody stopped us because we were targeting Gen Z and millennials. We were targeting younger and more open-minded …," Burke added before cutting herself off.

Burke said in another video that she would like to see at least 50% of Disney’s characters in the future identify as LGBT or as a racial minority.

Its our fault ...we give them a megaphone

 

How sad........