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brooklynite

(93,843 posts)
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 02:42 PM Feb 2021

Trump resigns from Screen Actors Guild in rant-filled letter after they threatened to expel him

Source: The Independent

Donald Trump said he will resign from the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists after the group threatened to revoke his membership.

The former president said "who cares" to the group's threat, and followed SAG-AFTRA's board voting "overwhelmingly" that Mr Trump violated the union's guidelines by inciting the Capitol insurrection.

Fox News received Mr Trump's letter, which was addressed to the president of SAG-AFTRA.

"I write to you today regarding the so-called Disciplinary Committee hearing aimed at revoking my union membership. Who cares!" Mr Trump wrote in the letter. "While I’m not familiar with your work, I’m very proud of my work on movies such as Home Alone 2, Zoolander and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; and television shows including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Saturday Night Lives, and of course, one of the most successful shows in television history, The Apprentice—to name just a few!"


Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-screen-actors-guild-expel-b1797785.html



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Trump resigns from Screen Actors Guild in rant-filled letter after they threatened to expel him (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2021 OP
Fuck off, C-Lister Aviation Pro Feb 2021 #1
C-lister? More like D lister. Ray Bruns Feb 2021 #14
Let's go Q. n/t Harker Feb 2021 #57
LOL n/t whopis01 Feb 2021 #61
HE IS A WHINER .. trueblue2007 Feb 2021 #81
Ha! This really is a big deal because I believe there were be no more reality series for him! LeftInTX Feb 2021 #2
Yes. It may be a very big deal, potentially LiberalLovinLug Feb 2021 #46
People will strike Roy Rolling Feb 2021 #83
'Bye, Felicia. You won't be missed. DinahMoeHum Feb 2021 #3
Not the Onion! The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #4
I checked to see if it was the Onion or Borowitz malaise Feb 2021 #21
So did I..hahaha mountain grammy Feb 2021 #27
Me, too! The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #31
I first guffawed and then worried it wasn't true. So glad it is. Hortensis Feb 2021 #49
He's only resigning because MontanaMama Feb 2021 #5
Or he thinks they should be comped. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2021 #6
"You can't expel me, not fooled Feb 2021 #40
+ agree. what a fkn fool. iluvtennis Feb 2021 #58
That was my first thought, xxqqqzme Feb 2021 #79
More indication that he doesn't know what "work" means. Referring to a 3 second gesture toward an ET Awful Feb 2021 #7
He HAD to be there... N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2021 #33
Except "there" was the golf course." wnylib Feb 2021 #43
Yeah, that's what he calls "my work on", PatSeg Feb 2021 #35
He made his on screen appearance a condition of them using his Plaza hotel for their location shoot. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #45
Are you kidding? His cameo MADE that movie! FrodosNewPet Feb 2021 #89
My thought exactly - if he proud of a "walk-on" role, playing himself, he is clueless Marie Marie Feb 2021 #73
Weirdly interesting that in every listed show he played a version of himself. dbonds Feb 2021 #8
because his real mission NJCher Feb 2021 #96
He really does think all those minor cameo appearences procon Feb 2021 #9
This is the guy who said Meryl Streep was "overrated." CTyankee Feb 2021 #16
I spent 43 years trying to make it as an actor OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #23
He was just product placement. SharonClark Feb 2021 #10
+10 nt reACTIONary Feb 2021 #25
A 2 Liter Bottle Of Coke ProfessorGAC Feb 2021 #91
He actually has to write letters instead of tweeting now to get his insanity out there. LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #11
And copy them to Fox TV to publicize them. wnylib Feb 2021 #44
Good - helps the Post Office. Keep buying those stamps Donnie. Marie Marie Feb 2021 #74
So it is now "The Office of Donald J. Trump" - but still "President Donald J. Trump" dalton99a Feb 2021 #12
Totally Pathetic. Ray Bruns Feb 2021 #15
It's illegal to use the presidential seal to suggest you still hold government authority/office. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #50
What about this one? FrodosNewPet Feb 2021 #92
That one is fine. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #94
Substitute imPEACHES for the stars. Marcuse Feb 2021 #95
Former presidents do not use that word before their name in correspondence. LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #51
Again with that signature of a psychopath! Creeps me out! LaMouffette Feb 2021 #75
Who? LakeArenal Feb 2021 #13
Does he know the meaning of "egregious"? King_Klonopin Feb 2021 #17
He probably thinks it's a kind of omelet. Nitram Feb 2021 #19
As long as John Waters is still around, yeah... Aristus Feb 2021 #41
"You can't fire me! I quit!" Nitram Feb 2021 #18
Evidently, he doesn't even know the cable networks--like MSDNC. Lonestarblue Feb 2021 #20
Fuck him he is a fucking traitor your a fucking scab traitor........... turbinetree Feb 2021 #22
I Knew It! He Was Just an Acting President! MineralMan Feb 2021 #24
well played... dhill926 Feb 2021 #39
He's not the president but he played one on TV. calimary Feb 2021 #76
Class. bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #26
1) I wonder who really wrote AND 2) I wonder if he even read it? rurallib Feb 2021 #28
I started questioning the authorship when I didn't see Aristus Feb 2021 #42
Well, with any luck at all, we will see Trump move from walk on roles in several PatrickforO Feb 2021 #29
Yes yes yes! nt Lock him up. Feb 2021 #63
Did he not have the most bit of... 3catwoman3 Feb 2021 #30
CEO of Sour Grapes, Inc. resigns. Mehhhh. NOTHING NEW. Put on "ignore." n/t MFGsunny Feb 2021 #32
WHO CARES?... N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2021 #34
Huh, I missed the one show he mentioned, benld74 Feb 2021 #36
Who cares? Traildogbob Feb 2021 #37
I wonder if the addled halfwit realizes he gets no more residuals. LOL nt Javaman Feb 2021 #38
They need to edit him out of the movies. LiberalFighter Feb 2021 #47
Who bothers to watch reruns of The Apprentice? LiberalFighter Feb 2021 #48
Who even shows it? nt oldsoftie Feb 2021 #90
I'm sure he'll miss his $1.27 quarterly royalty check. CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #52
2x impeached traitor just won't shut up Marthe48 Feb 2021 #53
The Oxford comma strikes again! "Zoolander and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #54
It's come to this, has it Spanky? nolabear Feb 2021 #55
Nothing says "who cares" like a 225 word letter to that effect. /nt flibbitygiblets Feb 2021 #56
Hey Fathead - we don't miss you at all. BlueIdaho Feb 2021 #59
Who cares? I know who cares. We all know who cares. whopis01 Feb 2021 #60
He single-handedly saved cable news and created thousands of jobs in it? I want to see niyad Feb 2021 #62
HAHAHA, he is blaming THEM for the high employment in the entertainment industry Skittles Feb 2021 #64
"As evidenced," not "as evident." torius Feb 2021 #65
Thanks for the list of movies not to watch! C Moon Feb 2021 #66
Movie fans around the world weep. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #67
Wasn't he nominated for an Oscar for his unforgettable role in Home Alone 2? colorado_ufo Feb 2021 #68
Yeah he has the best cameos! Nobody has better cameos than he! Initech Feb 2021 #86
He doesn't even see the ironic humor in this letter! colorado_ufo Feb 2021 #69
Egregious TNNurse Feb 2021 #70
Cut off all residuals his name is associated with! Heartstrings Feb 2021 #71
Weird that he neglects to list the movie for which he won an award. Grokenstein Feb 2021 #72
Me thinks that donny boy is still pretty bitter about crap, from this latest memo/letter. What a... SWBTATTReg Feb 2021 #77
He left out the part where he tells them their mothers wear army boots. madaboutharry Feb 2021 #78
It's a shame this fool couldn't muster a spine to resign the big boy office PirateRo Feb 2021 #80
This just fits with the agenda... jeffreyi Feb 2021 #82
So does this mean we can edit him out of Home Alone 2 now? Initech Feb 2021 #84
Great news for indie filmmakers...! regnaD kciN Feb 2021 #85
They should kick him out, anyway, and then Oldem Feb 2021 #87
Always a performer, never an artist. Of course he had to quit. But, he always japple Feb 2021 #88
He signed the letter "President" with a phony presidential seal DesertRat Feb 2021 #93

LiberalLovinLug

(14,153 posts)
46. Yes. It may be a very big deal, potentially
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 04:25 PM
Feb 2021

Not sure if there are exemptions they can make to the rule, but when I worked briefly in the film industry, you HAD to join the union to even be hired as a prop painter.

Roy Rolling

(6,853 posts)
83. People will strike
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 07:10 PM
Feb 2021

Nobody will work with Trump on any SAG-AFTRA projects. Except James Woods and Chaichi. Good luck with that.

ET Awful

(24,753 posts)
7. More indication that he doesn't know what "work" means. Referring to a 3 second gesture toward an
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 02:49 PM
Feb 2021

elevator in "Home Alone 2" as "work" is a strong indicator that he doesn't know what "work" is.

wnylib

(21,146 posts)
43. Except "there" was the golf course."
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 04:13 PM
Feb 2021

His "work" as president was to make money for himself through grifting. Not much work at all for him since he is so practiced at it.

PatSeg

(46,781 posts)
35. Yeah, that's what he calls "my work on",
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 03:56 PM
Feb 2021

as if he was responsible for the movie's success. What a pathetic little man.

SunSeeker

(51,367 posts)
45. He made his on screen appearance a condition of them using his Plaza hotel for their location shoot.
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 04:21 PM
Feb 2021
https://www.cbr.com/donald-trump-bullied-his-way-into-home-alone-2/

It's not like he was hired for his acting talent. He forced himself on them.

FrodosNewPet

(495 posts)
89. Are you kidding? His cameo MADE that movie!
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 07:50 PM
Feb 2021

That flick woulda been a MAJOR flop if his majesty weren't in it.

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
73. My thought exactly - if he proud of a "walk-on" role, playing himself, he is clueless
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:28 PM
Feb 2021

as to what an actor actually does.

dbonds

(4,793 posts)
8. Weirdly interesting that in every listed show he played a version of himself.
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 02:50 PM
Feb 2021

He is always brand building, even when he is 'acting'.

NJCher

(35,422 posts)
96. because his real mission
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 02:07 AM
Feb 2021

was to gain attention. Michael Goldhaber is the scholar who came up with the concept of the "attention economy," which basically says that in an age of limitless media, the new game is to command attention. That is why you see all those nutcases risking their lives to get a picture of themselves grandstanding on a cliff somewhere.

Here's how trump's brazen, obnoxious insensitivity actually served him well:

It’s impossible to understand the rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA wing of the far right or, really, modern American politics without understanding attention hijacking and how it is used to wield power.

snip

Mr. Goldhaber warned of the attention economy’s destabilizing effects, including how it has disproportionate benefits for the most shameless among us. “Our abilities to pay attention are limited. Not so our abilities to receive it,” he wrote in the journal First Monday.

snip

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/opinion/michael-goldhaber-internet.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/opinion/michael-goldhaber-internet.html

procon

(15,805 posts)
9. He really does think all those minor cameo appearences
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 02:53 PM
Feb 2021

Make him an A list star. How pathetic and weak can he get?

CTyankee

(63,768 posts)
16. This is the guy who said Meryl Streep was "overrated."
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 03:12 PM
Feb 2021

He didn't reckon that she would get the last laugh when she won the Oscar for "Iron Lady" that year. She was on to him before he ran for prez.

OldBaldy1701E

(4,967 posts)
23. I spent 43 years trying to make it as an actor
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 03:30 PM
Feb 2021

I was never able to afford to lobby to get in either SAG or EQUITY. I was never able to meet the criteria to get in to either group because it was a 'pay to play' situation. I was a failure as an actor anyway, just as I was in any performing attempt. But to have to watch as someone like that orange child just waltzed into being handed a membership while real actors struggled, tried, and failed to garner a glance from those same groups... well, this was just one of the many episodes that made me the cynical grump I am today. That some idiot could get into the organization that I needed to assure me of proper income protection, as well as getting me to the next level when it came to offers and what should come with those offers, was just part of that last straw that showed me just how unfair, how biased, how idiotic and how crappy Hollywood is, and by extension how crappy society in general is. Sigh.

Marcuse

(7,391 posts)
95. Substitute imPEACHES for the stars.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 12:59 AM
Feb 2021

🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑

LudwigPastorius

(8,943 posts)
51. Former presidents do not use that word before their name in correspondence.
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 04:30 PM
Feb 2021

It shows disrespect to the current officeholder.

...except, of course, that insecure, little, whiny, titty-baby Trump.

King_Klonopin

(1,305 posts)
17. Does he know the meaning of "egregious"?
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 03:17 PM
Feb 2021

He is the walking, talking poster boy for "egregious".

He was never going to be asked to set foot in front of another camera.
A steaming dog turd has a better chance of being on TV.

Lonestarblue

(9,874 posts)
20. Evidently, he doesn't even know the cable networks--like MSDNC.
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 03:23 PM
Feb 2021

Is that a new cable network for the Democratic National Committee? 👍

turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
22. Fuck him he is a fucking traitor your a fucking scab traitor...........
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 03:26 PM
Feb 2021

you have always been a scab.............FU............

calimary

(80,693 posts)
76. He's not the president but he played one on TV.
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:41 PM
Feb 2021

For four long miserable embarrassing and internationally humiliating years.

PatrickforO

(14,514 posts)
29. Well, with any luck at all, we will see Trump move from walk on roles in several
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 03:43 PM
Feb 2021

old movies to a LEAD ROLE in a federal prison cell.

3catwoman3

(23,812 posts)
30. Did he not have the most bit of...
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 03:45 PM
Feb 2021

...bit parts, and only because he forced his way in?

He has such a high opinion of himself, with absolutely nothing to support it.

Total attention seeker.

N_E_1 for Tennis

(9,593 posts)
34. WHO CARES?...
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 03:55 PM
Feb 2021

Quite obviously, Mr. Trump, YOU DO. Otherwise you never would have penned the next 3 paragraphs.

Marthe48

(16,690 posts)
53. 2x impeached traitor just won't shut up
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 04:38 PM
Feb 2021

Hope he is dragged before the Senate and blabs till he foams at the mouth.

CaptainTruth

(6,546 posts)
54. The Oxford comma strikes again! "Zoolander and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 04:38 PM
Feb 2021

I remember those "Zoolander and Wall Street" movies.

Nobody thought a movie that combined the zaniness of Zoolander with the financial intrigue of Wall Street would be a hit, but it was surprisingly good.

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
59. Hey Fathead - we don't miss you at all.
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 04:50 PM
Feb 2021

Your alleged “contributions” to motion picture and television arts were minimal at best and no longer needed.

whopis01

(3,467 posts)
60. Who cares? I know who cares. We all know who cares.
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 04:55 PM
Feb 2021

Trump cares. Otherwise he would have just ignored this.

Skittles

(152,964 posts)
64. HAHAHA, he is blaming THEM for the high employment in the entertainment industry
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:05 PM
Feb 2021

not the utter FAILURE of Trump INC to contain the fucking virus

FUCK him

SergeStorms

(18,882 posts)
67. Movie fans around the world weep.
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:07 PM
Feb 2021
Gee, that means we'll never see his orange face appear in another cameo again. After such a long and storied career in the film industry, too. How will Hollywood ever recover from this?

colorado_ufo

(5,715 posts)
68. Wasn't he nominated for an Oscar for his unforgettable role in Home Alone 2?
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:07 PM
Feb 2021

How could they DO this, to one of "The Greats of Acting?"

colorado_ufo

(5,715 posts)
69. He doesn't even see the ironic humor in this letter!
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:09 PM
Feb 2021

Maybe he should keep his union status; he may need it for his performance during the impeachment trial, when he has to testify under oath.

Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)
71. Cut off all residuals his name is associated with!
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:16 PM
Feb 2021

You wanna be a dick? Hollywood could give a rat’s ass, they’re relieved. Your sorry ass letter absolved them of any fucks they had left to give!

Good riddance!

Grokenstein

(5,707 posts)
72. Weird that he neglects to list the movie for which he won an award.
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:20 PM
Feb 2021

John and Bo Derek's very-softcore-porn adventure Ghosts Can't Do It earned him a Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor.

https://news.avclub.com/read-this-never-forget-donald-trump-s-razzie-winning-r-1798247025

Favorite (sarcastic) comment from the AVClub article (censored by me): "Sure, you'll make fun of him for this, but you libt@$ds always want to conveniently forget about Shrillary's cameo in Emmanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land."

EDIT: Hey, maybe he can inspire others to quit! Jon Voight, Kevin Sorbo, James Woods, etc...after all, it wasn't that long ago that Convicted Felon Dinesh D'sousa tweeted that conservative he-men like himself (snerk) were "abandoning liberal Hollywood" to create their own Galt's Gulch version.

SWBTATTReg

(21,856 posts)
77. Me thinks that donny boy is still pretty bitter about crap, from this latest memo/letter. What a...
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 06:18 PM
Feb 2021

way to gen up some support from everybody, try to get a favorable impression from all of you. Instead, you painted a picture of you ranting and raving, spitting all over everything. Are we a little touchy?

PirateRo

(933 posts)
80. It's a shame this fool couldn't muster a spine to resign the big boy office
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 06:34 PM
Feb 2021

He was outclasses, outgunned, shown up on every point and on every category and even with a sea of sycophants surrounding him. You’d think he’d have realized the sad clown he played and just left.

regnaD kciN

(26,035 posts)
85. Great news for indie filmmakers...!
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 07:18 PM
Feb 2021

Now, they can cast Donnie in their productions without having to pay union scale. Do you think he'll be willing to perform for the usual terms of free on-set food and a copy of the resulting movie?

japple

(9,773 posts)
88. Always a performer, never an artist. Of course he had to quit. But, he always
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 07:23 PM
Feb 2021

was a quitter and a loser.

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