“There were a lot of dudes looking for a fight…
I’d go back and see who they were.
So many were Trump supporters.”
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Feig recently reflected on all the online hatred his action-comedy endured in the mid-2010s.
“There were a lot of dudes looking for a fight.
When I was getting piled on, on Twitter, I’d go back and see who they were.
Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, and Kate McKinnon in 2016’s ‘Ghostbusters’.Columbia Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection
So many were Trump supporters.”
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Feig noted that the man who would become the U.S.presidentadded fuel to the fire.
“Then Trump came out against us,” he said.
“He was like: ‘They’re remakingIndiana Joneswithout Harrison Ford.
you’re able to’t do that.
And now they’re makingGhostbusterswith only women.
What’s going on?’
and got all upset.”
TheBridesmaidsdirector continued, “Everybody went f—ing cannibal.
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“Harold Ramis had died.
Dan [Aykroyd] and Ernie [Hudson] were there, but half the team felt weird.
