Iran Demands Apologies from Hollywood
Hollywood stars are out saving the world again (what would we do without them?), and getting a lesson in clenched fist method acting from the Islamic fanatics who rule Iran.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An adviser to Iran’s president on Sunday demanded an apology from a team of visiting Hollywood actors and movie industry officials, including Annette Bening, saying films such as “300” and “The Wrestler” were “insulting” to Iranians.
Without an apology, members of Iran’s film industry should refuse to meet with representatives from the nine-member team, said Javad Shamaqdari, the art and cinema adviser to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
“In my viewpoint, it is a failure to have an official meeting with one who is insulting,” Shamaqdari told The Associated Press.
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