The recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump has sparked a wave of conspiracy theories on social media, with some bizarrely linking the incident to a film released in 1992. According to Deadline, the renowned director behind the film has expressed strong disapproval of these theories. Discover how the director responded and why this controversy has become a major topic in both the film industry and the media.
On July 13, former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was attacked in Pennsylvania and shot in the ear. The attacker targeting Trump was killed at the scene.
However, from the perspective of the film industry, the most interesting theory likens the events surrounding Trump’s assassination attempt to a storyline from a movie.
In the film, Bob Roberts even risks being assassinated to gain public support and win the elections.
Tim Robbins, the 65-year-old director who also starred in The Shawshank Redemption, condemned those who are drawing connections between the assassination and the film in a social media post.
To anyone drawing a parallel between my film Bob Roberts and the attempted assassination of Trump, let’s be clear. What happened yesterday was a real attempt on a presidential candidate’s life.
Those that are denying the assassination attempt was real are truly in a deranged mindset. A human being was shot yesterday. Another killed. They may not be human beings that you agree with politically but for shame folks. Get over your blind hatred of these people. They are fellow Americans. This collective hatred is killing our souls and consuming whatever is left of our humanity.