James Woods Shares Why He Stayed Friends With Rob Reiner Despite Political Differences
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The actor, who starred in Reiner's 1996 film "Ghosts of Mississippi," weighed in on the "horrible" takes about the slain director.
Outspoken conservative actor James Woods on Monday opened up about why he remained friends with Rob Reiner despite his political views following the stabbing deaths of the director and his wife Michele.
“When people say horrible things about Rob right now, I find it, quite frankly, infuriating and distasteful,” said Woods in a Fox News appearance.
Woods told host Jesse Watters that Reiner “literally saved” his career by rallying behind him to join the cast of “Ghosts of Mississippi,” the director’s 1996 film on the trial of white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith, who murdered civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963.
Woods, who starred as De La Beckwith, went on to earn an Oscar nomination for his supporting role and remained friends with Reiner, a staunch liberal and political activist who championed progressive causes.
He recalled people seeing the two laugh and kidding each other at parties, interactions they later asked him about considering their political differences.
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