Beverly theater apologizes actor Richard Dreyfuss bigoted rant weekend

Beloved actor Richard Dreyfuss shocks audience with hate-filled speech about women, MeToo, and LGBTQ rights. Many walk out in protest.

"We were excited to hear Richard Dreyfuss talk about his time filming Jaws and his Hollywood experience," Hogg shared on Monday. "But what we heard was completely different."

According to reports from attendees and social media posts, Dreyfuss's speech took a dark turn as he launched into a hateful diatribe about women in film, the MeToo movement, and LGBTQ rights. The audience was left shaken as a beloved actor spewed hurtful remarks, causing some to leave and others to wish they had.

In a video from the event, Dreyfuss made a controversial entrance to a Taylor Swift song, wearing a dress that was ripped off by assistants before he began speaking. Initially, Hogg thought his misogynistic comments about women being submissive and weak were meant as satire, critiquing Hollywood's treatment of women. However, the speech quickly spiraled into hateful rhetoric against the MeToo and LGBTQ movements.

When Dreyfuss began speaking about transgender children, Hogg and Hoffman, along with many others, chose to walk out. Audience member Diane Wolfe recalled Dreyfuss condemning parents who allow their transgender children to transition, suggesting that the kids may change their minds in the future.

One particularly shocking moment captured on video showed Dreyfuss mocking a transgender child, saying, "it's not okay because when the kid's 15, she's going to say, 'I'm an octopus.'" The audience reacted with audible disapproval.

Despite requests for comment, Dreyfuss's representative remained silent on the matter. The Cabot's executive director, J. Casey Soward, expressed serious concerns about Dreyfuss's comments, stating that they do not align with the theater's values of inclusivity and respect.

This incident is not the first time Dreyfuss has made controversial remarks. In a previous interview, he criticized the Film Academy's inclusivity rules, stating that they made him feel nauseated and that he shouldn't be forced to conform to changing moral standards as an artist.

Looking back on the event, Hogg expressed disappointment at having exchanged pleasantries with Dreyfuss before the speech, only to be confronted with such hateful rhetoric on stage.

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