CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline Hollywood reports:

“We are in the throes of yet another award season. Some in our tribe have been known to use the spotlight to advocate for issues addressed in their nominated works –climate change, universal health care, voting rights, LGBTQ advocacy and others.

“And I know for some in the audience, in some audiences, have been known to create, how should I say, a mild discomfort. For others, heart palpitations,” said EGOT winner Rita Moreno.

“After all, who are these actors, these Hollywood types think they are? Citizens in a democracy?” she added before exclaiming, “Well, fuck ’em! I promise I’ll be more charming on another occasion.”

Read the full article.

Rita Moreno Has A Message For Those Criticizing Actors’ Political Stands: “F*** ‘Em!” – PGA Awards https://t.co/FfJM4zTMnJ

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) March 20, 2022

Rita Moreno Defends Actors Sharing Political Views: “Freedom of Speech Belongs to All of Us” https://t.co/KNwT2Xw3ff

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 20, 2022

Jessica Chastain presents the PGA’s Stanley Kramer Award to Rita Moreno, 90, who Chastain says introduced herself to Chastain a decade ago by complimenting Chastain’s breasts. Moreno dances to stage, recounts being at MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech, gives a great speech of her own pic.twitter.com/ly2amCkCE7

— Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg) March 20, 2022