'Toxic' males Trump, Putin, Netanyahu to blame for wars, says star Bardem
CANNES — Spanish superstar Javier Bardem, who is winning rave reviews for his latest film role, slammed the "toxic masculinity" of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday which he said was responsible for their wars.
Bardem plays an overbearing film director with an explosive temper in "The Beloved" by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday to widespread praise from critics.
In an expletive-laden outburst at a press conference on Sunday, Bardem said part of his character's flaws were due to "toxic masculinity" which led to men killing their ex-wives and girlfriends — and starting wars. "That problem also goes to Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin and Mr. Netanyahu," Bardem, 57, said, referring to the U.S., Russian and Israeli leaders. "The big boss man saying, 'My cock is bigger than yours and I'm going to bomb the shit out of you'," he added, saying that it was "creating thousands of dead people." Bardem has been one of most outspoken film stars against Israel's war in Gaza since 2023, triggered by a deadly Hamas attack in Israel that ye
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