Hollywood worries about Trump as stars honor Jackie Chan
Hollywood worries about Trump as stars honor Jackie Chan
November 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM
Honoree Jackie Chan poses with his award onstage during the 2016 Governors Awards at the Dolby Ballroom on Saturday in Los Angeles, California. - AP
November 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM
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Honoree Jackie Chan poses with his award onstage during the 2016 Governors Awards at the Dolby Ballroom on Saturday in Los Angeles, California. - AP
[/caption] LOS ANGELES - Action movie star Jackie Chan accepted an honorary Oscar on Saturday as Hollywood A-listers sounded a cautionary note over President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the polls. Left-leaning Tinseltown overwhelmingly backed Democrat Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, and stars at the Academy’s glitzy Governors Awards spoke of their dismay at her defeat. Asked to compare the night’s honoree with Trump, double Oscar-winner Tom Hanks said: “Jackie Chan has the wisdom of the East and the discipline of a master martial artist.” After a lengthy pause, he added: “Our president-elect has a big responsibility and much to prove.” For “Big Bang Theory” star Simon Helberg, who plays engineer Howard Wollowitz on the hit comedy series, Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s election was “a terrible moment for the world”. The 35-year-old, who starred alongside Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep in “Florence Foster Jenkins”, said change was needed but hoped a Trump presidency wouldn’t “damage our future”. “The truth is not enough people showed up and that’s what we have to listen to. I hope that we can squash the violence and the bigotry, and whatever else this has unleashed before it gets out of hand,” he said. Andre Royo, best known for starring as a heroin addict in HBO crime drama series “The Wire”, said he was feeling “stressed out” by the prospect of a Trump White House. “But I think we took for granted our perception of our country,” Royo said. “I think we were a little delusional and a little naive... and now we got reminded that we’ve got work to do and growing to do, as a culture.” Chan, known for his comic timing and acrobatic fighting style, has appeared in around 200 movies since becoming a child actor in his native Hong Kong in the 1960s. Film editor Anne Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman were also awarded statuettes at the Academy’s 8th Annual Governors Awards. - AFP
Honoree Jackie Chan poses with his award onstage during the 2016 Governors Awards at the Dolby Ballroom on Saturday in Los Angeles, California. - AP[/caption] LOS ANGELES - Action movie star Jackie Chan accepted an honorary Oscar on Saturday as Hollywood A-listers sounded a cautionary note over President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the polls. Left-leaning Tinseltown overwhelmingly backed Democrat Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, and stars at the Academy’s glitzy Governors Awards spoke of their dismay at her defeat. Asked to compare the night’s honoree with Trump, double Oscar-winner Tom Hanks said: “Jackie Chan has the wisdom of the East and the discipline of a master martial artist.” After a lengthy pause, he added: “Our president-elect has a big responsibility and much to prove.” For “Big Bang Theory” star Simon Helberg, who plays engineer Howard Wollowitz on the hit comedy series, Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s election was “a terrible moment for the world”. The 35-year-old, who starred alongside Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep in “Florence Foster Jenkins”, said change was needed but hoped a Trump presidency wouldn’t “damage our future”. “The truth is not enough people showed up and that’s what we have to listen to. I hope that we can squash the violence and the bigotry, and whatever else this has unleashed before it gets out of hand,” he said. Andre Royo, best known for starring as a heroin addict in HBO crime drama series “The Wire”, said he was feeling “stressed out” by the prospect of a Trump White House. “But I think we took for granted our perception of our country,” Royo said. “I think we were a little delusional and a little naive... and now we got reminded that we’ve got work to do and growing to do, as a culture.” Chan, known for his comic timing and acrobatic fighting style, has appeared in around 200 movies since becoming a child actor in his native Hong Kong in the 1960s. Film editor Anne Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman were also awarded statuettes at the Academy’s 8th Annual Governors Awards. - AFP
