‘Goodfellas’ Actor’s Widow Questions Oscars Memorial Snub Amid Political Bias Allegations

Dee Dee Sorvino, author and TV personality, is asking why Sunday’s Academy Awards did not include her husband. “Goodfellas” Actor Paul Sorvino, taken from their “In-Memoriam” segment. The widow expressed concern that her husband’s conservative views might have caused him to be at odds with the Hollywood socially liberal gathering. This contributed to the snub.

John Travolta, Actor, presented the “In-Memoriam” Segment paying tribute to his memory “Grease” Olivia Newton-John, Olivia Newton-John’s co-star in the movie, died in August. Lenny Kravitz, an actor and song-writer, performed the song. “Calling All Angels” As the awards show honored dozens of actors, As the memorial segment was ending, viewers began to notice that Sorvino and other notable actresses were not present.

Dee Dee Sorvino criticized the Oscars for their snubs over the past few days. Fox News recently reported that she was upset by her husband’s exclusion and had to cry.

“It’s so cold and callous,” She said.

Dee Dee Sorvino stated that her friends and critics began to reach out via social media. This raised claims that the Academy Awards organizers were unhappy with Paul Sorvino’s support for gun rights in the past.

“I don’t know if that’s the case,” Dee Dee spoke out about the accusations that political bias was a contributing factor to the memorial snub. “It’s just conjecture.”

For now, she said she hopes it was a simple oversight by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)—which hosts the awards show—and not a deliberate decision motivated by politics.

“I just want to give them the benefit of a doubt that it was just a mistake,” Fox News interviewed her.

NTD News was informed by a spokesperson from AMPAS that they receive hundreds of requests to include colleagues from the industry in the Oscars In Memoriam section. The executive committee is responsible for narrowing down the shows to fit a specific time slot. Sorvino has called it a defense of her husband’s exclusion from the memorial section. “pathetic and ridiculous.”

One user of social media suggested that Paul Sorvino and Ray Liotta would have been easy choices. They shared screen time together. “Goodfellas” Tony Sirico, also excluded from the memorial segment, even though he died in July.

A.Frame on the website of AMPAS has a longer list of deceased film industry professionals, including Sorvino.

Sorvino’s Political Views

In a 2017 Fox Business interview, Paul and Dee Dee Sorvino—who has also worked as a Republican political strategist—described the political alienation they felt in Hollywood for supporting Trump.

“I think the studio people, the business people—I think they are a little cooler about it. But it’s these actors, these crazy actors… they are insane… Unless you say you hate Trump, you are not part of their club,” Dee Dee Sorvino spoke at the time.

Paul Sorvino also questioned his comments in the 2017 interview. “Goodfellas” Robert DeNiro was filmed by his co-star and joked about Trump’s face.

Paul Sorvino pulled out a gun and threatened Amanda’s ex-boyfriend with violence after she allegedly approached her at a motel, and started pounding on her doors.

Dee Dee Sorvino posted a June photo of her husband building a double-barreled shotgun. “You liberals who are talking about gun grabs. Try and come get our guns.”

Dee Dee Sorvino said that politics shouldn’t play a role in AMPAS decisions about whether or not to recognize members from the film industry.

“It should be a meritocracy,” Fox News interviewed her. “It should not be about that. And that is why it’s so upsetting, because nobody can say Paul is a bad actor. Nobody can say he was mediocre. Everybody said Paul was one of the best actors ever and that’s what he should be judged on.”

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