“Jaws” star Richard Dreyfuss caused a stir at a recent film screening for the classic film with comments he made about transgender kids and the #MeToo movement.
“Jaws” star Richard Dreyfuss reportedly upset some fans with political comments he made at an event celebrating the iconic Steven Spielberg film over the weekend.
The Oscar-winning actor was interviewed on stage at the Cabot Theater in Massachusetts about “Jaws” and his acting career before a screening of the classic shark thriller. However, some patrons walked out of the event before the film even started when the actor shared his opinions on gender ideology.
“He said that the parents of trans youth, allowing them to transition, was bad parenting and that someday those kids might change their minds,” attendee Diane Wolf told .
At one point, the crowd shouted at Dreyfus after he said, “It’s not okay because when the kid’s 15, she’s going to say, ‘I’m an octopus,'” according to the Globe.
“I’m queer, I’m nonbinary. This is personal to me,” attendee Sarah Hogg said. “It’s one of those moments where you feel like you’re having an out-of-body experience. It was horrifying.”
The actor also reportedly caused an uproar after making derogatory remarks about Barbra Streisand and the #MeToo movement, as well.
In a video posted to YouTube, the actor can be seen walking onto the stage wearing a dress over his clothes and dancing to a Taylor Swift song. Commenters claiming to be attendees described what happened afterward.
