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Tone-deaf ‘SNL’ opener proves how little cultural capital the show has now

tackled the sensational congressional hearings of December 5, when New York’s Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik grilled the presidents of MIT, Harvard and UPenn — who all refused to condemn students calling for the genocide of Jews on their campuses. A worthy topic, but a disastrous, embarrassing rendering: “SNL” came out swinging — on the side of antisemitism.The sketch’s target wasn’t the university presidents, who failed so spectacularlyat the Capitol Building that Liz Magill of UPenn has already quit and critics are clamoring for Harvard’s Claudine Gay and MIT’s Sally Kornbluth to tender their own resignations.Instead, “SNL” writers turned their poison pens on Stefanik, who actually trounced the three in a public beating like we haven’t seen since Ivan Drago killed Apollo Creed onscreen back in ’85.
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Dolph Lundgren and fiancée Emma Krokdal enjoy lunch in LA after clearing air with Sylvester Stallone
Dolph Lundgren and his fiancée Emma Krokdal enjoyed lunch at Il Pastaio in Beverly Hillsafter Sylvester Stallone slammed his involvement in a possible Drago spin-off.Just a day after responding to his longtime pal's furious comments about being left out of the project via social media, theactor, 64, and fitness trainer, 25, stepped out for some upscale Italian food at the celebrity hotspot.Before getting into his white Porsche, in video footage obtained by DailyMail.com, he told photographers he that he was 'sure everything would work out' between him and Stallone and that they were able to talk through their recent 'misunderstanding.' Relaxing: Dolph Lundgren and his fiancée Emma Krokdal enjoyed lunch at Il Pastaio in Beverly Hills after sparking drama with Sylvester Stallone over a possible Drago spin-off film For their excursion, the Swedish filmmaker looked handsome in a black polo shirt, white trousers and black aviator sunglasses.Meanwhile, his bride-to-be sported a cropped white t-shirt, a ripped jean skirt, which showcased her toned legs, and a pair of white platform sandals. Across town, in Burbank,Rocky producer Irwin Winkler and his sons, Charles and David, were spotted running into a studio.Their latest sighting comes afterStallone expressed outrage thatWinkler and his sons are creating a Drago spin-off, that would tell the origins of Ivan Drago.
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Sylvester Stallone swipes at producers who 'sucked Rocky dry' as spin off debuts
Sylvester Stallone is throwing punches at the producers behind the Rocky franchise as he slams the upcoming spin-off film, Drago.The 76-year-old unleashed on Instagram over the weekend to drag actor Dolph Lundgren and producer Irwin Winkler by name for allegedly cutting him out of the famous franchise he created.The famed actor shared a gruesome photo featuring him as Rocky Balboa and Winkler edited to have vampire fangs with both of them covered in blood.READ NEXT: Ulrika Jonsson reveals she had secret steamy romp with Sylvester Stallone's brotherIn the photo's caption, Stallone pointedly wrote, "After IRWIN WINKLER And FAMILY SUCK ROCKY DRY ! Presumed to be the most hated , untalented , decrepited , Producer in Hollywood and his cowardly children have found their next meal… Drago.”He continued by dubbing them blood suckers and demanded they give him his rights back: “RETURN MY RIGHTS BLOODSUCKERS! Throughout history so many artists in every industry, recording, painting, writing you name it have been destroyed by these blood suckers who have destroyed so many families, lining their pockets with other people!”Stallone played Rocky Balboa in eight films, directed four of them, and served as a writer or co-writer on all the Rocky films and Creed II.After throwing major shade at the producer, the actor then set his sights on Dolph Lundgren, who played Russian fighter Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, and is planned to be at the center of the story of this potential new spinoff.“By the way, I once had nothing but respect for Dolph but he NEVER told me about what was going on behind my back with the character I created for him!!! REAL FRIENDS Are more precious than gold."For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure
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Sylvester Stallone criticises “parasite producers” over ‘Rocky’ spin-off ‘Drago’
Rocky spin-off Drago.As reported by TheWrap on Thursday (July 28), screenwriter Robert Lawton has penned a script for a spin-off film around Dolph Lundgren’s character Ivan Drago, who appeared in 1985’s Rocky IV and 2018’s Creed II.Stallone shared the report on Instagram on Sunday (July 31), where he criticised longtime Rocky producer Irwin Winkler and Lundgren for allegedly going “behind his back” in regards to the project.“Another Heartbreaker… Just found this out,” Stallone wrote. “ONCE AGAIN, IRWIN WINKLER, this PATHETIC 94 year old PRODUCER and HIS MORONIC VULTURE CHILDREN, Charles and David, are once again picking clean THE BONES of another wonderful character I created without even telling me.A post shared by Sly Stallone (@officialslystallone)“I APOLOGISE to the FANS, I never wanted ROCKY characters to be exploited by these parasites… By the way, I once had nothing but respect for Dolph but he NEVER told me about what was going on behind my back with the character I created for him!!! REAL FRIENDS are more precious than gold.”Stallone shared a second post where he called Winkler a “blood sucker” and “parasite producer”.In a post addressing Stallone’s remarks, Lundgren claimed he was “under the impression” that Stallone was involved in the project.“Just to set the record straight regarding a possible Drago spin-off,” Lundgren wrote.
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Sylvester Stallone calls out Rocky producer Irwin Winkler and Dolph Lundgren
Sylvester Stallone is none too happy with Rocky producer Irwin Winkler and his sons, Charles and David, for their involvement in a Rocky spin-off they're making without him, centering on the character Stallone in Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren's Ivan Drago.Stallone, 76, took to Instagram on Saturday, reacting to a Thursday report fromThe Wrapthat Robert Lawton was brought on to write the screenplay for a Drago spin-off, that would tell the origins of Ivan Drago.Stallone has no involvement in this spin-off, calling Winkler 'pathetic' and his sons Charles and David, 'moronic vulture children.' Spin-off:Sylvester Stallone is none too happy with Rocky producer Irwin Winkler and his sons, Charles and David, for their involvement in a Rocky spin-off they're making without him, centering on the character Stallone in Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren's Ivan DragoStallone took to Instagram on Saturday, sharing photos of the headline from The Wrap, plus a headline from November 2021 when Lundgren teased the possibility of a Drago spin-off.'Another Heartbreaker… Just found this out…ONCE AGAIN , IRWIN WINKLER , this PATHETIC 94 year old PRODUCER and HIS MORONIC VULTURE CHILDREN, Charles And David , are once again picking clean THE BONES of another wonderful character I created without even telling me,' Stallone began. 'I APOLOGIZE to the FANS , I never wanted ROCKY characters to be exploited by these parasites…' he added.
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