Richard Dreyfuss accused of sexist, homophobic rant at ‘Jaws’ screening

Hollywood star Richard Dreyfuss is going through backlash after he allegedly launched right into a sexist and homophobic rant at a particular screening of the film, Jaws.

Saturday’s occasion, “An Night With Richard Dreyfuss”, on the Cabot Performing Arts Heart, in Beverly, Massachusetts, was billed as a screening of the 1975 film and a dialogue with the actor, who starred in it.

Nonetheless those that attended the occasion later reported on-line that the Oscar-winning actor had used sexist and homophobic language which brought about greater than a dozen individuals to stroll out.

One wrote in reply to a Fb put up from The Cabot: “We walked out of his interview tonight together with a whole lot of others due to his racist homophobic misogynistic rant.”

One other attendee steered the occasion be renamed “An Night of Misogyny and Homophobia With Richard Dreyfuss.” “Disappointing doesn’t even start to cowl it,” the particular person posted.

In line with one other social media person, who stated her girlfriend’s mother and father attended the occasion, Dreyfuss made offensive remarks together with disparaging feedback about Barbara Streisand, his co-star within the 1987 thriller Nuts. He reportedly additionally described director Steven Spielberg as “a genius however an fool”.

In line with X person @sasysquatchgirl, who claimed to be on the occasion: “In a flip of a swap [Dreyfuss] began to speak a couple of film he did with Barbara Streisand whom he insulted, then actually insulted all girls. Then he insulted trans youngsters, I can’t even start to say how horrible it was.”

Some individuals allegedly booed the actor after which walked out, they added.

The Unbiased has contacted representatives of Dreyfuss for touch upon the incident.

In an announcement shared with The Hollywood Reporter on Monday, Cabot Performing Arts Heart apologized to attendees.

“We’re conscious of, and share critical issues, following the latest occasion with Richard Dreyfuss previous to a screening of the movie Jaws at The Cabot.

“The views expressed by Mr Dreyfuss don’t replicate the values of inclusivity and respect that we uphold as a company. We deeply remorse the misery that this has brought about to a lot of our patrons.”

The assertion continued: “We remorse that an occasion that was meant to be a dialog to have fun an iconic film as a substitute grew to become a platform for political beliefs. We take full duty for the oversight in not anticipating the route of the dialog and for the discomfort it brought about to many patrons.

“We’re in energetic dialogue with our patrons about their expertise and are dedicated to studying from this occasion find out how to higher enact our mission of entertaining, educating and provoking our group.”

The Unbiased has contacted The Cabot for remark.

Dreyfuss starred in Jaws alongside Roy Scheider and Robert Shaw. The movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, was nominated for Finest Image on the 1976 Academy Awards. The actor can be recognized for his performances in different hit 70s films like American Graffiti and Shut Encounters of a Third Type, additionally directed by Spielberg.