Michael Sheen.

This Blog’s story of yesterday made it clear that aspects of the mass media claims about Michael Sheen were inaccurate (fake news, anyone?). This is simply to provide further clarity.

I may have been the first reporter to re-present his position accurately, in fact. So it seems the social media are beating the tar out of the mass media when it comes to presentation of real news rather than fake news, doesn’t it?

In a statement, the actor has clarified that his comments about activism, Brexit and Donald Trump were blown out of proportion by The Times, The Independent, The Guardian and others.

See for yourself:

“I did one interview with The Times of London a few weeks ago, parts of which (including a headline that is not a quote) have been picked up by a lot of other outlets.

“I DID NOT declare that I’m ‘quitting acting and leaving Hollywood’ to go into politics.

“In the actual original interview I said I have become more involved with community issues back at home over the last few years and because of the political situation it’s something I would like to focus on more.

“The interviewer asked me what that meant for my career and I said it might mean I work less as an actor and maybe even stop for a while AT SOME POINT. But I don’t really know yet.

“I certainly did NOT equate people who voted for Brexit or Trump with a fascistic ‘hard right’ that must be stopped.

“The majority of people in the U.K., including my hometown of Port Talbot, voted for Brexit. That is the will of the people and is to be respected. That is democracy.

“Given the concerns around the economy in the area I come from and its industrial history I totally empathise with the dissatisfaction with the status quo that the vote was partially an expression of.

“What I think must be resisted is the re-emerging spectre of fascism in the West. Our democracy must be defended and each of us needs to decide how we can contribute to that effort.”

Source: Michael Sheen is angry people are misreporting what he said about Brexit voters

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