Angela Bofill, who had numerous hits on the R&B charts in the 1970s and 1980s, died Thursday at her daughter’s home in Vallejo, California at 70. No cause was given by her manager and on her personal Facebook account.
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Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor In recent years, “Jaws” star Richard Dreyfuss has come under fire for speaking out on subjects such as Oscar diversity requirements and the use of Blackface. At a “Jaws” retrospective screening in Beverly, Mass. on Saturday evening, he appeared to take his inflammatory remarks even further as he ranted about subjects reported to include trans people, Barbra Streisand and women in general.
The Cabot sent an email to patrons to ticket purchasers, according to New Bedford, Mass. radio station WBSM, and apologized for comments it characterized as “offensive and distressing.” According to WBSM, which obtained the email from a patron, it read: “Dear Cabot Patrons, I am writing to address an important matter concerning last night’s event with Richard Dreyfuss at The Cabot. We deeply regret that Mr.
Dreyfuss’s comments during the event were not in line with the values of inclusivity and respect that we uphold at The Cabot. We understand that his remarks were distressing and offensive to many of our community members, and for that, we sincerely apologize. At The Cabot, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all members of our community.
The views expressed by Mr. Dreyfuss do not reflect our beliefs, and we do not endorse them in any way. We take full responsibility for the oversight in not anticipating the direction of the conversation and for any discomfort it caused.
We are taking immediate steps to ensure that such an incident does not happen again. This includes more rigorous vetting of our event participants and more proactive communication strategies to keep our audience informed. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of The Cabot.
Angela Bofill, who had numerous hits on the R&B charts in the 1970s and 1980s, died Thursday at her daughter’s home in Vallejo, California at 70. No cause was given by her manager and on her personal Facebook account.
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sexist and homophobic rant — and now his son is weighing in.The 76-year-old actor participated in a “Jaws” screening at a Massachusetts movie theater on Saturday and reportedly went on a rogue rant that caused attendees to walk out.Dreyfuss allegedly went off about topics like Barbra Streisand, transgender youth and gender affirmation, and the Academy Awards’ inclusivity rules.His son, Ben Dreyfuss, 37, reacted to the controversy the following day on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Re: my father: well, now you know why I refused to give him the password to his own twitter account for a decade lol,” he wrote.
Richard Dreyfuss allegedly made comments many patrons considered to be sexist and homophobic.The Cabot Theater hosted “An Evening With Richard Dreyfuss + Jaws Screening,” where attendees were likely fans of the Steven Spielberg classic, hoping for anecdotes about the film.However, Dreyfuss, 76, reportedly went on a rogue rant that ranged from talking about Barbra Streisand to his opinions on transgender youth and gender affirmation, as well as the Academy Awards’ inclusivity rules.Attendees took to social media to express their disappointment.“We walked out of his interview tonight along with hundreds of others because of his racist homophobic misogynistic rant,” one person commented on the Cabot’s recent Facebook post.“Richard Dreyfuss is an embarrassment to society. I walked out tonight because of his small minded bigoted view of women and choice,” another wrote.One commenter shared that the audience thought the event would be “a light, fun evening listening to stories and anecdotes about RD’s time on the Vineyard making Jaws.”They wrote, “This was disgusting.