Ben Stiller Slams White House’s Use Of Film Clips Without Permission | EUROtoday

Ben Stiller blasted the White House on Friday after it used a clip from his 2008 comedy, ”Tropic Thunder,” for a social media publish that appeared meant to get Americans pumped up for a warfare with Iran.

The White House posted a 42-second testosterone-drenched clip on Thursday captioned “JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY,” that featured clips from Stiller’s comedy, in addition to “Braveheart,” “Gladiator,” “Breaking Bad,” and “The Matrix.”

The clip obtained a whole lot of mockery, in addition to an indignant request from Stiller, who directed and co-wrote “Tropic Thunder.” On Friday, he referred to as out the White House for utilizing scenes from the movie with out permission.

“Hey White House,” Stiller posted. “Please remove the Tropic Thunder clip. We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie.”

HuffPost reached out to the White House, however nobody instantly responded.

However, the publish Stiller criticized seems to be a part of a collection of social media posts that use popular culture references to get Americans enthusiastic about warfare.

On Wednesday, the Trump administration posted a video combining clips from the “Grand Theft Auto” online game franchise with what seemed to be actual footage of strikes on Iranian targets.

The Trump administration has an extended historical past of utilizing movie clips or songs ― sometimes with out permission ― to advertise the president and/or his initiatives.

Earlier this week, Radiohead instructed the Trump White to “go fuck yourselves,” after Immigration and Customs Enforcement used their music, “Let Down,” to talk out in opposition to what it referred to as “criminal illegal alien violence.”

In December, Sabrina Carpenter attacked the White House after it used her music, “Juno,” for a publish of clips exhibiting ICE brokers arresting individuals.

“This video is evil and disgusting,” she wrote on X. “Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”

Back in October, Kenny Loggins lambasted the Trump administration for utilizing his music, “Danger Zone,” for an AI video exhibiting the president dumping feces on Americans protesting his insurance policies.