“Less than 12 hours after actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead of an apparent heroin overdose in his Manhattan apartment, conservative commentator Ben Shapiro thought it would be appropriate to mark the occasion by attributing his death to America’s “broken leftist culture.” In what could only have been a hastily-produced, 130-word blog post on the National Review’s website, Shapiro briefly praised the actor’s “talent” before using his untimely death to critique those godless Hollywood liberals.
Below is Shapiro’s post in its entirety:
Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of the most talented actors of his generation, a leading man without leading-man looks, an actor whose magnetism onscreen sprang from intelligence and fervor rather than appearance. But his self-inflicted death is yet another hallmark of the broken leftist culture that dominates Hollywood, enabling rather than preventing the loss of some of its greatest talents…”* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/ben-shapiro-actually-blames-philip-seymour-hoffmans-death-on-broken-leftist-culture/
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