Robert De Niro disclosed that he was unaware that his speech at the Gotham Awards in New York was being censored, mainly due to his criticism of Trump.
As a part of the Gotham historical figure and creator tribute for Martin Scorsese’s film “Killers of the Flower Moon,” De Niro took the stage. Following his comments regarding the movie, he revealed that the first part of his speech had been removed from the prompter.
Robert De Niro put himself in an awkward position at the 33rd Gotham Awards when he claimed that his remarks criticizing Donald Trump had been removed from his speech after they had already been shown on the teleprompter.
This incident transpired during his performance as the Historical Icon and Creator Tribute recipient for “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
Two Apple employees sent an email to the teleprompter company
According to people familiar with the show, the teleprompter received a modified version of the speech less than ten minutes before the event started.
The teleprompter operator received instructions from a woman who introduced herself as an Apple employee to upload a new speech.
Two Apple staff members amended the text and omitted any direct mention of Trump in an email to the teleprompter company at 6:54 p.m. De Niro stated instead that “watching the news today” proves “we actually are living in a post-truth society.”
A copy of this email has been reviewed by Variety. Insiders claim that the “Killers of the Flower Moon” star’s comments were edited without permission from the Gotham Awards, an annual celebration of film and television. According to a representative for De Niro, the actor was not aware of the modifications.
A person with knowledge of the movie denied any censorship, claiming that there was a misunderstanding that led to the incident. According to the source, De Niro’s speech was recorded in multiple takes, with the goal being to focus exclusively on the filmmakers’ creative contributions.
The insider claims that neither Apple nor the filmmakers knew De Niro had not approved the final draft.
Robert De Niro read the other part through his phone
He continued by reading the deleted passage from his phone and saying, “History isn’t history anymore. Truth isn’t always truth.
Conspiracy theories and ugly ideas are displacing even the facts with alternate ones. Young students in Florida were taught that slaves acquired abilities that they could use for their own gain.
The entertainment sector is not exempt from this rotten illness. John Wayne, the Duke, is credited with saying, “I don’t feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from Native Americans.” The Indians were attempting to keep the new land for themselves out of selfishness, even though a large number of people needed it.”
“Lying has become just another tool in the charlatan’s arsenal,” stated De Niro. Over the course of his four years in office, the former president lied to us more than 30,000 times, and he is continuing this pattern of deceit in his current campaign of revenge.
He can’t conceal his soul, though, despite all of his lies. He dehumanizes the helpless, ruins nature’s gifts, and behaves disrespectfully—using the name “Pocahontas” as an example.”
Referring to the section of his speech that was cut out, De Niro then decided not to thank Apple, the company that funded the movie: “I don’t feel like thanking them at all for what they did.” Really, how dare they do that.” We have contacted Apple and the Gotham Awards to get their comments.
More about Robert De Niro
American actor Robert De Niro is regarded as one of the most important performers of his time because of his work with Martin Scorsese.
De Niro is the recipient of multiple honors, such as the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Academy Awards. U.S. President Barack Obama bestowed upon him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, following his 2009 Kennedy Center Honor.
De Niro trained as an actor at Lee Strasberg’s Actors Studio, Stella Adler Conservatory, and HB Studio.
Mean Streets, released in 1973, marked the beginning of his first collaboration with Scorsese. Interestingly, De Niro won two Academy Awards: one for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Part II (1974), and another for Best Actor for his role as Jake LaMotta in Scorsese’s Raging Bull (1980).
Awakenings (1990), Cape Fear (1991), The Deer Hunter (1978), Taxi Driver (1976), and Silver Linings Playbook (2012) are other roles that have been nominated for Oscars.
