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Actors React to Controversial Events

Updated 2026-06-13 13:40 UTC 2 sources Neutral

Russell Crowe criticized the lack of moral core in Gladiator II, while Jane Fonda is leading a protest against Donald Trump’s UFC-themed birthday party. Both events highlight ongoing debates among actors and public figures.

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Rolling Stone
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Russell Crowe has suggested Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II failed to ignite audiences in the same way as the original film because it lacked a “moral core”. He recalled how he had pushed back against studio moves to give his Gladiator character Maximus sex scenes back in 2000, in his belief that
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