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    Angels manager Ron Washington to remain on medical leave for remainder of season
    The Los Angeles Angels announced that manager Ron Washington will stay on medical leave for the remainder of the 2025 season with an unspecified medical issue.Washington, 73, has been sidelined for the last week after he experienced shortness of breath at the end of the Angels series against the New York Yankees that ended on June 19.Following that series, Washington flew back to Southern California and was placed on medical leave after he underwent a series of tests. Washington is currently the oldest manager in MLB.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Were starting to see the personality of the team take the personality of (Ron Washington)," Angels general manager Perry Minasian said in a statement. "Theres some resiliency, theres some toughness, and thats exactly what Ron is."(The players) are going to go out there and play as hard as they play for Ron, day in and day out."Angels bench coach Ray Montgomery, who filled for Washington when he was initially placed on medical leave, was named interim manager.CARDINALS COMPLETE DOUBLE PLAY AFTER CUBS STAR IAN HAPP COMMITS BASERUNNING BLUNDERWashington was hired by the Angels prior to the 2024 season, and is 103-140 in 243 games with the team. He was the manager of the Texas Rangers for eight seasons (2007-2014) and had a 664-611 record with them.He led the Rangers to back-to-back World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011 before stepping down abruptly in September 2014.The Angels are 40-41 on the season, and have a 7-4 record with Montgomery at the helm.This is Montgomery's first time as an MLB manager in his coaching career. He joined the Angels as their director of player personnel for the 2020 season and became the teams bench coach in 2021.The Angels lost 15-9 to the Washington Nationals on Friday and will look to rebound when they play the Nationals in the second game of their three-game series at 9:38 p.m. ET on Saturday.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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    '60 Minutes' Kamala Harris interview at center of Trump lawsuit runs afoul of Cronkite-era CBS guidelines
    The infamous "60 Minutes" interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris that sparked President Donald Trumps $20 billion "election interference" lawsuit conflicted with Walter Cronkite-era CBS News guidelines.Cronkite, who was the face of "CBS Evening News" from 1962 to 1981,was the premier anchorman of Americas golden age of network news. In 1976, at the height of Cronkites reign as "the most trusted man in America," CBS News president Richard Salant penned a 76-page document outlining CBS News standards.Page 58 is focused on editing and suggests the "60 Minutes" interview at the center of Trumps lawsuit against CBS News would have been frowned upon during the Cronkite era."The objective of the editing process is to produce a clear and succinct statement which reflects fairly, honestly and without distortion what was seen and heard by our reporters, cameras and microphones," Salant wrote in the 1976 document, which has come to the attention of the Trump legal team.MEDIATOR IN TRUMP'S LAWSUIT AGAINST PARAMOUNT, CBS NEWS PROPOSES $20 MILLION SETTLEMENTTrumps lawsuit alleges CBS News deceitfully edited an exchange Harris had with "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker, who asked her why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasn't "listening" to the Biden administration.Harris was criticizedfor the "word salad" answer that aired in a preview clip of the interview on "Face the Nation."However, when the same question aired during a primetime special on the network, she gave a different, more concise response. Critics at the time accused CBS News of editing her answerto shield the Democratic nominee from further backlash leading up to Election Day.The raw transcript and footage released earlier this year by the FCC showed that both sets of Harris' comments came from the same lengthy response, but CBS News had aired only the first half of her response in the "Face the Nation" preview clip and aired the second half during the primetime special.CBS BLASTS TRUMP'S LAWSUIT AS MERITLESS DESPITE RECENT $15 MILLION SETTLEMENT OFFERCBS News, which has denied any wrongdoing and stands by the broadcast and its reporting, did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital when asked if the Cronkite-era standards have changed."If more than one excerpt from a speech or statement is included in a documentary broadcast, the order of their inclusion in the broadcast will be the same as the order of their inclusion in the speech or statement, unless the broadcast specifically indicates otherwise," Salant wrote in the 1976 CBS News Standards guide.When Cronkite died in 2009 at age 92, his Associated Press obituary said the famed anchor "valued accuracy, objectivity and understated compassion" and "always aimed to be fair and professional in his judgments" regardless of personal views on a topic.Two polls pronounced Cronkite the "most trusted man in America": a 1972 "trust index" survey in which he finished No. 1, about 15 points higher than leading politicians, and a 1974 survey in which people chose him as the most trusted television newscaster, according to the AP.60 MINUTES PRODUCERS RAIL AGAINST TRUMP'S BULLS--- LAWSUIT, DREAD PROSPECTS OF PARAMOUNT MAKING SETTLEMENTSalant, who was running CBS News when "60 Minutes" was launched, was lauded by The New York Times when he died in 1993."He was credited with raising professional standards and expanding news programming at CBS," the Times wrote.CBS News, along with parent company Paramount, are currently in mediation with hopes of settling with Trump. The mediator recently proposed the network end the president's $20 billion lawsuit with a $20 million settlement, according to the Wall Street Journal.Last month, Trumprejected Paramount's $15 million settlement offeras he sought at least a $25 million payout as well as an apology. According to the Wall Street Journal, Paramount "isnt prepared" to give one.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News Digitals Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
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    Padraig Harrington clashes with ex-PGA Tour pro Roger Maltbie over golf etiquette at US Senior Open
    Padraig Harrington does not take the unwritten rules of golf lightly. That was apparent after the three-time major winner got into a heated conversation with formerPGA Tour pro Roger Maltbie during the second round of the U.S. Senior Open on Friday.The dispute between the twogolfers was captured on video and appeared to be a matter of golf etiquette.In a video posted by KOAA reporter Brett Forrest, Harrington can be heard saying, "Never on agolf course stand and look at somebody looking for a golf ball."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.Maltbie, a five-time PGA Tour winner and current on-course analyst for NBC, appeared to push back, but Harrington was unrelenting."Youve played golf all your life," he said.Harringtons caddie, Ronan Flood, then walked into the conversation in an attempt to defuse the situation, but Harrington continued on."You dont stand looking at somebody looking for a ball."TWO-TIME MAJOR CHAMPION COLLIN MORIKAWA HAS CONTENTIOUS CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER: 'DON'T PUT ME DOWN'For his part, Maltbie didnt appear to disagree with the sentiment of good sportsmanship, but as he explained it, he had a job to do."I understand, but I have a company that pays me," he began before Harrington interrupted.The confrontation carried on without any resolution. Maltbie said he believed Harrington was "dead wrong," and reminded the pro, "Im not a player."The two eventually separated, seemingly to agree to disagree.Despite the minor hiccup, Harrington entered the weekend tied for first with Stewart Cink and Mark Hensby. The trio sit at the top of the leaderboard at 6-under 134.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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    Anti-Trump rock stars vow to ditch politics at shows doesnt seem to last very long
    Matty Healy, lead singer for the British rock band The 1975, told fans at the Glastonbury Festival set on Friday night that the group would no longer be infusing politics into their live performances. Despite Healy's assertion, politically charged visuals soon appeared.The rocker addressed the crowd after their opening tracks and noted that while some may be disappointed in the "lack of politics" during their set, telling fans the band wants to move on and ensure their legacy "won't be one of politics.""People who are watching this may I dont know they may be disappointed in the lack of politics in this show and our forthcoming shows and probably our future shows. I want you to know that its a conscious decision," he told the crowd. "We honestly dont want our legacy to be one of politics. We want it to be that of love and friendship. Im not trying to be too earnest, but you can go out into the world and theres loads of politics everywhere. And I think we dont need more politics. We need more love and friendship."TAYLOR SWIFT, BRITISH SINGER MATTY HEALY DATING WEEKS AFTER JOE ALWYN SPLIT: REPORTThe singer called his comments "really basic," but lobbied the audience to "aspire to this level of friendship."Following the speech, it only took the band one song before politics made an appearance.As noted by Variety, "Love It if We Made It," one of the band's most politically charged songs, was accompanied by a montage displaying images of President Donald Trump, Kanye West and depictions of the plights of immigrants.Healy, who is an ex-boyfriend of Taylor Swift, is no stranger to controversy. He landed the group in hot water in 2023 after he kissed the band's guitarist, Ross MacDonald, on-stage in Malaysia to protest the country's anti-LGBTQ laws.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURENot only did the moment result in the three-day festival they were playing at being canceled and the band being banned from performing in Malaysia, it may have had a negative impact on the country's LGBTQ-identifying citizens.As reported by Variety, some locals feared that the band's actions could lead to a further crackdown by the government on its gay citizens.In response to the incident, a spokesperson for the band told Variety: "Matty has a long-time record of advocating for the LGBTQ+ community, and the band wanted to stand up for their LGBTQ+ fans and community."According to the entertainment site NME.com, Healy cried when Trump won in 2016. He added, "I was tired and we felt a bit defeated."
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    Norwegian royal charged with rape; police say victim count in double digits
    The eldest son of Norways Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, Marius Borg Hiby is facing charges of multiple counts of rape, sexual assault and bodily harm.The charges come after a month-long investigation following Hibys multiple arrests in 2024. Oslo Police Attorney Andreas Kruszewski confirmed that the number of victims is in the "double-digits."HARVEY WEINSTEIN FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, ACQUITTED ON ANOTHER CHARGE IN METOO RETRIALKruszewski said the charges include one case of rape with intercourse, two cases of rape without intercourse, four cases of sexual assault and two cases of bodily harm, the Associated Press reported. Kruszewski also reportedly said that 28-year-old Hiby was cooperative during police questioning.SWISS-BORN LIBERAL MEGADONOR SLAPPED WITH LAWSUIT FOR ALLEGEDLY GROPING, SEXUALLY HARASSING WINERY EMPLOYEEThe Oslo Police District put out a statement saying that they carried out a "thorough investigation", with a "large number of witness interviews, several searches and a review of extensive digital material," according to a BBC translation.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News Digital has reached out to Hibys attorney, Petar Sekulic, for comment, but according to multiple reports he said that his client does not acknowledge any wrongdoing, particularly in the cases involving sexual abuse and violence.Several outlets also reported that the Royal House of Norway said that the case was proceeding through the legal system and it had nothing to offer, though the palace has not yet replied to Fox News Digital.
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    Prosecutors tied to Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases fired by Justice Department: reports
    The Justice Department, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, has abruptly fired at least three federal prosecutors involved in cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, according to multiple reports.Among those dismissed were two supervisory attorneys who oversaw Capitol riot prosecutions in the U.S. attorneys office in Washington, D.C., and a line prosecutor directly involved in trying several related cases, according to the Associated Press, citing sources familiar with the matter. NBC News is also reported to have independently confirmed the firings.BONDI'S DOJ DAY 1 DIRECTIVES: FIGHT WEAPONIZATION OF JUSTICE, ELIMINATE CARTELS, LIFT DEATH PENALTY BANThe prosecutors received termination letters signed by Bondi. According to both outlets, the letters provided no specific reason for the removals, citing only "Article II of the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States." That phrase is often used in federal employment law to indicate the executive branchs constitutional authority to appoint or remove personnel.Fox News Digital contacted the Justice Department for confirmation and comment but did not immediately receive a response.President Trump has repeatedly referred to the Jan. 6 defendants as political prisoners. On his first day back in the White House in January 2025, he pardoned or commuted the sentences of approximately 1,500 individuals who had been convicted or were incarcerated in connection with the Capitol attack.JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FIRES MORE THAN A DOZEN KEY OFFICIALS ON FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH'S TEAMThe latest terminations follow a broader reshuffling of senior DOJ personnel.In January, the department dismissed more than a dozen officials who had worked on Special Counsel Jack Smiths investigations into Trump. ThenActing Attorney General James McHenry justified the removals by stating those individuals could not be trusted to "faithfully implement the presidents agenda."During his time as interim U.S. attorney in Washington, Ed Martin also demoted several prosecutors in the Capitol Siege Section, including two attorneys who had helped secure seditious conspiracy convictions against Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio.In February, Attorney General Bondi ordered a review of the federal prosecution of Donald Trump and launched a broad internal audit aimed at "realigning the Justice Departments priorities" in line with the White House agenda. That effort included the creation of a "weaponization working group" tasked with examining perceived "politicized justice" across federal law enforcement.The group is also reportedly reviewing the actions of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought civil and criminal cases against Trump and his family.The Associated Press and Fox News Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
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    House GOP freshman celebrates young American's safe homecoming amid Iran-Israel conflict
    Rep. John McGuire, R-Va., welcomed 21-year-old Seth McCready home from Israel this week, as the State Department issued a security alert for U.S. citizens traveling worldwide and the conflict between Israel and Iran raged on.McCready talked to Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview at the Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday after he traveled from Israel to Jordan to Egypt before catching his final flight home.The Virginia native was greeted by his father and two brothers at the International Arrivals Gate, all sporting big smiles and embracing as their congressman stood by with red, white and blue balloons and an American flag that was flown over the U.S. Capitol."God protected me and the people I was with, and he's protecting Israel too," McCready said. "I 100% believe Israel's gonna pull through, no problem."REPUBLICANS CONGRATULATE TRUMP AMID IRAN CEASEFIRE AS DEMS HOLD BACK APPLAUSEMcGuire's office was in constant contact with McCready during his days-long journey home from Israel, according to the young American.TUGBOATS, CRUISE SHIPS AND FLIGHTS: ISRAEL BEGINS EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF CITIZENS AMID IRAN WARWhen the Jewish state launched its initial attacks on Iran, which President Donald Trump has referred to as the "12-day war," McCready was visiting family in Israel. He told Fox News Digital that he was later able to volunteer with a ministry group, preparing rooms and even delivering food to those in need as the strikes continued."We did get a couple impacts. There was one that was like a kilometer away from me, and the whole building shook," McCready said, describing a strike that slipped through Israel's defenses.McGuire, who joined McCready's family to welcome him home on Tuesday, said, "I'm just so happy for his family. You can't always help somebody, but when you can, that's the best part about this job."The freshman Virginia congressman said he worked with the State Department to secure McCready's path home. Both McCready and McGuire thanked his political director, Ramona Christian, for her vital role in getting McCready home."It's just a big team effort, and this is the second young person we helped get home in a week. And now we've got a couple of other folks that have reached out to our office, and we're hoping to be able to help them as well," McGuire told Fox News Digital in an interview.McGuire celebrated McCready's homecoming as the fragile ceasefire deal between Iran and Israel had just begun.Questions remained about whether the ceasefire would hold when Trump announced on Monday evening that "It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE."Trump said the U.S. successfully struck three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday night, but questions remain on Capitol Hill as to what degree the strikes set back Iran's nuclear program.McGuire, a Trump loyalist who secured his endorsement in 2024, said the "ability for Iran to project power has been greatly diminished.""We had an imminent threat of a nuclear weapon in Iran, and we just couldn't have that," McGuire added. "That threat has been eliminated."Israel had launched a series of coordinated attacks on Iran on June 13, which Iran retaliated against, prompting the countries to exchange strikes for 12 days. After the U.S. struck Iran, the Islamic Republic launched retaliatory attacks on a U.S. air base in Qatar.But McGuire affirmed he is "very hopeful" that the ceasefire between Israel and Iran will hold and that there will be peace in the Middle East.The Virginia Republican is a member of the House Oversight Committee and the House Armed Services, bringing his 10 years of experience as a Navy SEAL to the position.
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    Trump does UNs job on world stage, leads on peace while secretary-general earns more at anti-US body
    Following President Donald Trump's successful brokering of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, India and Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, critics say the U.N. secretary-general, Antnio Guterres, could do well to follow Trump's lead as a peacemaker.However, as American taxpayers still continue to pay billions to the United Nations, and while Trump outshines Guterres on the world stage, Guterres' base salary is more than the commander in chiefs.At $418,348, Guterres earns a higher base salary than President Donald Trump while running a body accused of anti-American bias, corruption and waste.UN SAID TO BE STALLING REFORMS IN HOPES DEMOCRATS FLIP HOUSE IN MIDTERM ELECTIONSHugh Dugan, former National Security Council special assistant to the president and senior director for International Organization Affairs, told Fox News Digital, "Frankly, we put [Guterres] on this plateau as being on par with a pope or head of state, when, in fact, he's really an employee, and he's the country club manager, not the father of the bride, but he's calling all the shots when it comes to the ceremony and who sits where."You flatter him right away," Dugan said, when comparing Guterres with Trump, "when in fact he is one of the presidents employees in fact, the employee of all the heads of state. And to outearn [him] is really indicative of managerial capture of the organization and of the Deep State U.N. on the books."The spotlight on the salaries and perks comes at a time when the world body is facing serious financial constraints.Not including expenses and extras, Trump receives some $18,348 less than Guterres at $400,000. The presidential extras include a $50,000 expense allowance and other benefits.Guterres salary, provided to Fox News Digital by his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, only includes his salary and multiplier. It does not include the considerable array of other benefits that Guterres enjoys. In an email to Fox News Digital, Dujarric said the "Net base salary as of Jan 2025 $238,375 per year (reference resolution 58/265 adjusted in accordance with the same procedures as those applicable to staff in the Professional and higher categories)."Post adjustment as of February 2025 $179,973 per year. Adjustments to salaries are based on geographic locations."The spokesman later confirmed to Fox News Digital that the U.N. chief's salary was $418, 348. Those earnings do not include some of the lavish extras he gets, such as a plush Manhattan residence and a personal chauffeur.While the U.S. doesn't directly pay the salary of the secretary-general, it does continue to fund around a quarter of the organization's budget, and critics continue to question outlays that they believe harm U.S. interests.Just last month, U.S. Charg dAffaires Dorothy Shea issued a veiled warning to the world body upon vetoing an anti-Israel draft resolution at the U.N. Security Council."Engaging in this performative process at a time when serious questions are being asked about the utility of the U.N., its funding and use of resources is shameful. This council should not be used in this way. This council must hold itself to a higher standard."A senior Republican congressional staffer who works on international organizations complained, "United Nations officials are the ultimate global elites. They earn lavish salaries and live in lavish New York penthouses, paid for largely with American taxpayer money. A large number of the U.N. organizations they lead are controlled by China. When they're not in New York, they spend their time and resources traveling all over the world attacking America and American allies."The work of DOGE isn't done yet, and one step needs to be cutting off these officials from U.S. taxpayer money."
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    DAVID MARCUS: Dems' Kennedy Center gay Guerrilla Theater stunt is why their act wears thin
    Im sorry to report that the theater kids in the Democrat Party are at it again, this time quite literally and in Washingtons jewel of the performing arts, the Kennedy Center.On Monday night, Sen.John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., put on the "Love is Love" concert co-hosted by Democrat Sens. Tammy Baldwin , of Wisconsin; Jacky Rosen, of Nevada; Brian Schatz, of Hawaii; and Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, as an affair to protest what they claim is anti-LGBT bias at the arts center.DEMOCRATIC SENATORS HOST PRIDE CONCERT AT KENNEDY CENTER TO PROTEST TRUMP TAKEOVERThe show, featuring Broadway stars and a gay mens chorus in the 144-seat Justice Forum was invitation only, and no, you were not invited.It turns out Hickenlooper had reached out to Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller, to co-produce the show, the same Seller behind the hit musical "Hamilton," and who recently canceled a production at the Kennedy Center, along with the shows creator Lin Manuel-Miranda, also in protest against alleged anti-gay bias.The senators used a little-known provision that allows them to rent space at the Kennedy Center as a perk of the job. Who knew?Setting aside the fact that the merits of the claim that the Kennedy Center has somehow become anti-gay fall somewhere between wet tissue paper flimsy and non-existent, the form of this protest by powerful Democrats warrants some scrutiny, and can tell us a lot.According to The New York Times, Hickenlooper reached out to Seller and asked if he wanted to make some "guerrilla theater," which, for anyone who knows anything about theater, is absolutely hilarious.Guerrilla theater, often associated with the Living Theater founded in 1947, is when a company just takes over a space and starts putting on a show. In the 1980s, they used to have stage lights they could plug into municipal light poles, for example.What guerrilla theater is definitively and unquestionably not, is 5 of the most powerful human beings on earth asking a super-rich Broadway producer to put on a concert in one of the most venerated performance spaces in America that they can rent by Congressional prerogative.That is, in fact, the perfect polar opposite of guerrilla theater.This confusion by Hickenlooper and Seller is an incredibly illuminating window into the current mindset of the far-left elites in the Democrat Party and their cultural wingmen. They think they are being raw and edgy, when actually, they just look ridiculous.We see this performative nonsense everywhere from Democrats, whether in Corey Bookers farcical filibuster, Rep. Eric Swalwells cringeworthy TikTok skits, or elected officials getting themselves arrested on purpose for eager cameras.They think all of these things, like their "guerilla theater," are provocative and brave, a counter-culture that stands up to Trump and all his alleged crimes.What these prancing Democrats fail to understand is just how inauthentic their antics are to the everyday Americans who can see through them like Superman checking what's in the fridge without opening the door.Democrats and their advisers have lost sight of the difference between symbolism and reality, Booker wasnt filibustering any real bill, members of Congress arent really being arrested in any meaningful way, and 5 senators sure as hell did not really "occupy" the Kennedy Center.Everybody knows it's all for show, because they have seen the show before.Hickenlooper and Seller thought they were speaking their truth to the power of Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell, a gay man who they absurdly accuse of anti-gay bias because he wants the institution he leads to focus on artistic excellence instead of identity grievance.In fact, it is Grennell and the new board of directors at the Kennedy Center who are pushing back against decades of hegemonic left-wing power in arts and culture, and at the slightest threat to its power, the political and artistic left has thrown a hissy fit.Americans dont need guerrilla theater from our elected officials, especially those who have no idea what guerrilla theater actually is.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONDemocrats need to wake up to the fact that just doing one more performative stunt isnt going to convince Americans they are living in a fascist dictatorship and should come running back to their party.While Republicans are tackling the budget and the border, the Democrats are making sure that gay people arent underrepresented in theater, which is like making sure that guys named "Cheech" arent underrepresented in the mafia.The American people have no idea who leads the Democrats, what they stand for, or what policies they would enact, it is my job to know these things and I dont even know, because they wont tell us.For now at least, the theater kids are gonna be theater kids, so keep your Playbills handy, you never know what mind numbingly awful show these Democrats may put on next.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DAVID MARCUS
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    James Cameron slams 'Oppenheimer' avoiding aftermath of atomic bombings on Japan as 'moral cop-out'
    Prolific filmmaker James Cameron called the movie "Oppenheimer" a "moral cop-out" because it did not show the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki."Yeah, its interesting what he stayed away from. Look, I love the filmmaking, but I did feel that it was a bit of a moral cop-out," Cameron said in an interview with Deadline.Cameron, best known for "Titanic," "The Terminator," and "Avatar," is currently developing a film called "Ghosts of Hiroshima," to depict the devastation of J. Robert Oppenheimers nuclear weapon that struck Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.TRUMP, HEGSETH SEETHE AT 'FAKE NEWS' MEDIA FOR DOUBTING US STRIKES OBLITERATED IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITES: 'SCUM'While discussing his new project, Cameron criticized "Oppenheimer" director Christopher Nolans creative choice to leave out the effects of the bombing of Hiroshima.Deadline added that in Camerons view, "the choice to keep Oppenheimer locked within its protagonists perspective was a misstep, and one that, he suggests, sidesteps the full weight of the bombs real-world consequences.""Because its not like Oppenheimer didnt know the effects. Hes got one brief scene in the film where we see and I dont like to criticize another filmmakers film but theres only one brief moment where he sees some charred bodies in the audience, and then the film goes on to show how it deeply moved him," Cameron said."But I felt that it dodged the subject. I dont know whether the studio or Chris felt that that was a third rail that they didnt want to touch, but I want to go straight at the third rail."'TERMINATOR' DIRECTOR JAMES CAMERON FLIP-FLOPS ON AI, SAYS HOLLYWOOD IS 'LOOKING AT IT ALL WRONG'Nolan had previously addressed criticism of his decision not to show the Hiroshima bombing in 2023, the year the film was released."The film presents Oppenheimer's experience subjectively," Nolan said."It was always my intention to rigidly stick to that. Oppenheimer heard about the bombing at the same time that the rest of the world did. I wanted to show somebody who is starting to gain a clearer picture of the unintended consequences of his actions. It was as much about what I don't show as what I show."Spike Lee also criticized the decision, saying, "If it's three hours, I would like to add some more minutes about what happened to the Japanese people. People got vaporized. Many years later, people are radioactive.""Oppenheimer" earned 13 Academy Award nominations, making it one of themost-nominated movies in Oscars history.Universal's World War II biopic was also the third highest-grossing movie of 2023, earning $951 million. It was part of a summer phenomenon called "Barbenheimer," which refers to theatergoers who opted to see both the deadly serious "Oppenheimer" and the more bubbly "Barbie" movie after both films were released in July."Ghosts of Hiroshima" does not have a set release date yet.Nolan and Cameron did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment in time for comment.
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