Robert De Niro tells Gotham Awards his speech was edited without his knowledge
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Robert De Niro told an awards ceremony a speech he was reading had been edited without his knowledge, removing critical comments about Donald Trump.
Robert De Niro told an awards ceremony a speech he was reading had been edited without his knowledge, removing critical comments about Donald Trump.
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Robert De Niro told an awards ceremony a speech he was reading had been edited without his knowledge, removing critical comments about Donald Trump.
He referred to students in Florida being told slaves developed skills "for their personal benefit", and said the entertainment industry "isn't immune to this festering disease".
He singled out actor John Wayne, quoting 1971 remarks about Native Americans in which he said: "I don't feel we did wrong taking this great country away from them."
He attacks the weak, destroys the gifts of nature and shows disrespect, for example, by using Pocahontas as a slur," referencing the former president's nickname for Senator Elizabeth Warren.
De Niro, who has been vocal in his criticism of Trump in the past, then said he was supposed to thank the Gotham Awards and Apple, which made Killers of the Flower Moon.
The top prize for best feature went to drama Past Lives, about childhood sweethearts in South Korea who are separated when one emigrates to the US.
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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyYIi_hov5Y
He then asked attendees if they would scratch his back for him.