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entertainer, who originally made his mark as a squeaky clean teen idol during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."
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."
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.
Ugly alleged actor Ron Perlman
Ugly alleged actor Ron
Perlman went on a foul mouth rant after either misreading or misunderstanding a
bill in Florida that forbids teachers from instructing of sexual orientation
and gender identity in kindergarten through third-grade classrooms.
It upset Perlman terribly, which begs the question, why? Is he part of the Hollywood pedo-gangs? I mean, why else would a grown man become so very upset over a law like the one passed in Florida?
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