Stiller Slams White House for Tropic Thunder Clip

0:00This is entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI and presented by the Daily News now. Ben Stiller has called out the White House for using a clip from his 2009 war comedy, Tropic Thunder, and a social media video. The official post on Thursday showed scenes from movies like Top Gun, Brave Heart, and Iron Man, plus a bit from Breaking Bad and Tropic Thunder, featuring Tom Cruise dancing as Les Grossman. It was captioned to celebrate justice as the American way. Stiller quickly responded on Friday by retweeting the video and demanding they take down the clip. He made it clear that neither he nor the film team gave permission and they want no part in what he called a propaganda effort. Stiller stressed that war is not entertainment. This comes amid a pattern of celebrities pushing back against the Trump administration's use of their work without approval. Singers like Sabrina Carpenter, Kenny Loggins, and Kesha have all spoken are recently over songs featured in White House videos tied to raids.

1:00Protests and other hot topics. The timing adds context as the video dropped just days after coordinating United States and Israel strikes on Iran. It included unclassified style overlays on warfare footage mixed with the pop culture clips. Represent it is for Stiller, Cruise, and the White House have not commented yet. Similar past complaints have led to some content being pulled, but it's unclear what happens next year. This story is made possible by our sponsor. If sleep podcasts are your thing, this is your pillow. Built for comfort and calm, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com