Denzel Washington says both political parties in America are manipulating people. Washington shared his thoughts about American politics while promoting his new movie “Gladiator II” in London, England.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, the American actor responded to a question about the 2024 presidential election. Against all odds, Republican Donald Trump defeated Democratic candidate Kamala Harris on Nov. 5.
“It’s all politics,” Washington, 69, responded. “All promises unkept. And now with the information age the way it is – if anything – left, right, whatever had better learn how to use those tools to manipulate the people. There was a great line in the first movie I did, [1981’s] Carbon Copy: ‘Power to the people? Yeah, they had it once – it was called the Stone Age.'”
He continued: “We’re all slaves to information now. We really are. We’re all slaves. So whatever you feel about the leaders, like this guy’s crazy or the other one is sane, you’d better realize you’re being manipulated by both sides. Period. Yeah. So go to the movies.”
The “Training Day” star made headlines in America last week when he revealed he kissed another actor in Gladiator II. But he said the kiss ended up on the cutting room floor because the filmmakers “got chicken” and “they weren’t ready for that yet.”
A production source tells TMZ the kiss was totally unscripted and that Washington “improvised” the scene. The source said the kiss was not in the script — and it was done multiple times.
“Gladiator II” won the international box office with $87 million in ticket sales over the weekend. The movie opens in the U.S. and Canada on Nov. 22.
So him being a slave in Glory is fine. Killing his wife in He Got Game is cool. No problem with him being a murderer and drug dealer in Training Day. Being an alcoholic in Flight is normal. Being gay in a movie is where you draw the line.
— SiL (@Kill_SiL) November 14, 2024