A Rarity in Hollywood (Wizbang)

Some Hollywood actors, directors, and moguls are publicly denouncing terrorism perpetrated by groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas.

NICOLE Kidman has made a public stand against terrorism.

The actress, joined by 84 other high-profile Hollywood stars, directors, studio bosses and media moguls, has taken out a powerfully-worded full page advertisement in today's Los Angeles Times newspaper.

It specifically targets "terrorist organisations" such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Palestine.

"We the undersigned are pained and devastated by the civilian casualties in Israel and Lebanon caused by terrorist actions initiated by terrorist organisations such as Hezbollah and Hamas," the ad reads.

"If we do not succeed in stopping terrorism around the world, chaos will rule and innocent people will continue to die.

"We need to support democratic societies and stop terrorism at all costs."

A who's who of Hollywood heavyweights joined Kidman on the ad.

The actors listed included: Michael Douglas, Dennis Hopper, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Danny De Vito, Don Johnson, James Woods, Kelly Preston, Patricia Heaton and William Hurt.

Directors Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Michael Mann, Dick Donner and Sam Raimi also signed their names.

Other Hollywood powerplayers supporting the ad included Sumner Redstone, the chairman and majority owner of Paramount Pictures, and billionaire mogul, Haim Saban.

I'm happy to see that there are some in Hollywood who are still grounded in reality and understand what's at stake.

Update: See the advertisement here.

Hat tip: Dan Riehl

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Comments (29)

They're a little late getti... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Ken McCracken | August 16, 2006 9:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Ken McCracken:

They're a little late getting into the game here, but it is good to see them on board.

Posted on August 16, 2006 21:48

Yes, Better late then never... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by virgo1 | August 16, 2006 10:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

virgo1:

Yes, Better late then never..

Posted on August 16, 2006 22:17

About f#king time.... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by lunacy | August 16, 2006 10:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

lunacy:

About f#king time.

Posted on August 16, 2006 22:21

That's this week. Wait a l... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by Bill M | August 16, 2006 10:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Bill M:

That's this week. Wait a little while. Never underestimate the cynical nature of a true Hollywoodite. If Israel has to go back after hezbollah, they'll be back in with the braying pack.

Posted on August 16, 2006 22:27

I hate to sound cynical, bu... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by kirktoe | August 16, 2006 10:30 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

kirktoe:

I hate to sound cynical, but do they really mean this or is there something else behind it?

If it's real, then Nicole Kidman will be shunned by the Hollywood community.

Posted on August 16, 2006 22:30

Nicole Kidman dumps Tom Cru... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by Red Fog | August 16, 2006 10:46 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Red Fog:

Nicole Kidman dumps Tom Cruise and now this. Wow. Some people do learn from their mistakes.

Posted on August 16, 2006 22:46

7. Posted by Red Fog | August 16, 2006 10:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 16, 2006 22:48

8. Posted by Red Fog | August 16, 2006 10:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

9. Posted by John F Not Kerry | August 16, 2006 11:18 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

John F Not Kerry:

Posted on August 16, 2006 23:18

Step two: Go to Iraq and Af... (Below threshold)

10. Posted by eman | August 16, 2006 11:25 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

eman:

Step two: Go to Iraq and Afganistan and put on a show.

Step three: Visit some wounded GI's and Marines.

Step four: Repeat steps two and three.

Posted on August 16, 2006 23:25

It didn't matter when the H... (Below threshold)

11. Posted by SmartGuy | August 16, 2006 11:46 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

SmartGuy:

It didn't matter when the Hollywood morons were bashing Bush and America. It still doesn't matter what they say. Wealth and celebrity status does not make them any more relevant when discussing politics, even if they happen to get it right occasionally.

Posted on August 16, 2006 23:46

You mean even after they ha... (Below threshold)

12. Posted by krazy kagu | August 16, 2006 11:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

krazy kagu:

You mean even after they have glorified terrorists in some of their movies like RUNNING ON EMPTY and that ltest trash HOOT?

Posted on August 16, 2006 23:56

its interesting to see Ridl... (Below threshold)

13. Posted by jp | August 17, 2006 12:15 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

jp:

its interesting to see Ridley Scotts name on this...after the reported behind the scenes stuff while filming his film, "Kingdom of Heaven"

Posted on August 17, 2006 00:15

Eh, I don't know that Kidma... (Below threshold)

14. Posted by SilverBubble | August 17, 2006 12:23 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

SilverBubble:

Eh, I don't know that Kidman and the rest will be out of work in Hollywood. There were enough people signing the article to make their own damn movie if they want, and screw the rest of Tinseltown.

Posted on August 17, 2006 00:23

Maybe they finally figured ... (Below threshold)

15. Posted by Scrapiron | August 17, 2006 12:25 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Scrapiron:

Maybe they finally figured out that Holywood is an excellent terrorists target. Lax laws and dumb a** politicians have made it easy for anyone to hit the entire state of Ca. You could bring a 50 ton nuclear weapone into LA and they'd block traffic and help you position it for the most damage. 90% of the time you could carry a fully assembled machine gun onto a commercial airliner at LAX. Security to the idiots in Ca. is having a cellar full of fine wine you bought on credit. L.A. is fast becoming one of the slum cities of the world. Loss of a few more working class families and businesses coupled with the influx of criminals from across the border will doom LA and Holywood within a few years. It'll look like the Mexician side of the border in Nogales. A drug infested dump...

Posted on August 17, 2006 00:25

I hope to see more of this.... (Below threshold)

16. Posted by teqjack | August 17, 2006 12:52 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

teqjack:

I hope to see more of this. Bruce Willis has been outspoken for quite a while, and gotten most of what publicity has been done, and I vaguely recall a mention of Sam Raimi. I am glad they are not alone.

Posted on August 17, 2006 00:52

For those among the signers... (Below threshold)

17. Posted by Jim Addison | August 17, 2006 1:06 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Jim Addison:

For those among the signers who are sincere - and I have no reason to believe any are not - I offer thanks, and a welcome back to our world.

We call it, "reality."

Posted on August 17, 2006 01:06

James Woods and Patricia He... (Below threshold)

18. Posted by Harry | August 17, 2006 1:24 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Harry:

James Woods and Patricia Heaton are not surprising either, but Michael Douglas is a major shock

Posted on August 17, 2006 01:24

Where was Babs, the Sheens,... (Below threshold)

19. Posted by LJD | August 17, 2006 7:18 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

LJD:

Where was Babs, the Sheens, C.Looney, and the rest of the lunatic fringe? I'm surprised the Ditsy Bitches didn't want to perform too.

Posted on August 17, 2006 07:18

... and yet, no real attent... (Below threshold)

20. Posted by yo | August 17, 2006 8:16 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

yo:

... and yet, no real attention is given to this by the media. We get inundated with images and stories of the anti-war crowd, and the hezbollah supporters and this barely registers a blip. If not for Kim, I'd probably not even heard of it.

Posted on August 17, 2006 08:16

There are a few names here ... (Below threshold)

21. Posted by Cousin Dave | August 17, 2006 8:46 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Cousin Dave:

There are a few names here that surprise me. Harry mentioned Mike Douglas, and Bill Hurt's name jumped out at me too. I have to admit I'm impressed. And until/if the signers demonstrate future cynicism on the issue, I'm willing to take this at face value.

Posted on August 17, 2006 08:46

The real sad part is that t... (Below threshold)

22. Posted by John F Not Kerry | August 17, 2006 9:17 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

The real sad part is that they had to pay for it for their views to even get noticed. Any moonbat gets free coverage from the fawning MSM.

Posted on August 17, 2006 09:17

I say good for them.<... (Below threshold)

23. Posted by P. Bunyan | August 17, 2006 10:03 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

P. Bunyan:

I say good for them.

The disparaging comments in this thread are out of line in my opinion.

It is much more productive to heap praise on them when they get something right than it is to chastise them when the get things wrong.

Still continuing to chastise them when they do get things right is just plain wrong.

Posted on August 17, 2006 10:03

George Clooney and Alec Bal... (Below threshold)

24. Posted by daleyrocks | August 17, 2006 11:27 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

daleyrocks:

George Clooney and Alec Baldwin must have been out of town when they put this together. Maybe they can run a revised ad later to let everyone else jump on the bandwagon.

Then again......

Posted on August 17, 2006 11:27

Blaming the Hezbollah entir... (Below threshold)

25. Posted by Steve Crickmore | August 17, 2006 2:12 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Steve Crickmore:

Blaming the Hezbollah entirely for the heavy civilian casualties in Lebanon seems a bit rich and one sided. I think the reason so many indepedently minded film stars and the like, signed this petition is they want to assure they keep working in Hollywood.. Terrorists are definitely a threat to democratic societies, but unfortunatlly, judged by recent election results, in Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon, the Muslim fundamentalist leaning parties don't seem to fear elections, as long as the United States including Israel are seen as occupiers.

Posted on August 17, 2006 14:12

the last line should be of ... (Below threshold)

26. Posted by Steve Crickmore | August 17, 2006 2:15 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

the last line should be of course, the United States and Israel, not including Israel.

Posted on August 17, 2006 14:15

Good on them.Finally... (Below threshold)

27. Posted by GJ Klaver | August 18, 2006 4:22 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

GJ Klaver:

Good on them.
Finally some people with brains and their hearts on the right place.

The world should realise where the terror comes from: Islam.
Hamas & Hezbollah AND Iran = Islam.

Check where Muslims kill:

There's Iraq [where Muslims kill Muslims] AND
India and the Sudan and Algeria and Afghanistan and New York and Pakistan and Israel and Russia and Chechnya and the Philippines and Indonesia and Nigeria and England and Thailand and Spain and Egypt and Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia and Ingushetia and Dagestan and Turkey and Kabardino-Balkaria and Morocco and Yemen and Lebanon and France and Uzbekistan and Gaza and Tunisia and Kosovo and Bosnia and Mauritania and Kenya and Eritrea and Syria and Somalia and California and Kuwait and Virginia and Ethiopia and Iran and Jordan and United Arab Emirates and Louisiana and Texas and Tanzania and Germany and Pennsylvania and Belgium and Denmark and East Timor and Qatar and Maryland and Tajikistan and the Netherlands and Scotland and Chad and Canada and...

This ought to stop.
I praise the Hollywood stars for their courage to step out of the [has-been] trendy and stupid-think of blaming ordinary [Western] citizens and put the responsibility where it lies: At the Islam-fascists.

Here, in the Netherlands, we had a movie-director - Theo van Gogh - critizising Islam.
He was butchered in broad daylight by a muslim, while driving his bike in Amsterdam.

I hope Nicole Kidman and her brave colleagues stay safe.
You rock, Nicole.
Love from Amsterdam.

Posted on August 18, 2006 04:22

I hope this is a sign that ... (Below threshold)

28. Posted by BigCatGirl | August 18, 2006 9:18 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

BigCatGirl:

I hope this is a sign that Hollywood now "gets it" because of what all of us is up against.

Posted on August 18, 2006 09:18

The Liberal Democrats are i... (Below threshold)

29. Posted by Chuck | August 19, 2006 10:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Chuck:

The Liberal Democrats are in serious trouble
now. This is going to divide the party.

Posted on August 19, 2006 22:55

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