Twitter Schools Fox News On ‘What Movies Are’ After Gun Story Knocks Jamie Lee Curtis

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People on Twitter poked fun at Fox News over an online article that appeared to criticize gun control-campaigning actor Jamie Lee Curtis for brandishing a firearm in her new movie “Halloween.”

Curtis’ “on-screen actions stand in contrast to her real-life persona as an advocate for gun control,” Fox News wrote in the article published Wednesday. She was “one of several Hollywood actors who use firearms in their films while preaching against them away from the set,” it added.

Jamie Lee Curtis wields firearms in new 'Halloween' movie despite advocating for gun control https://t.co/OL2q5nXtUx
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 10, 2018

Curtis has repeatedly called for gun law reform and has advocated banning assault weapons:

Assault weapons ban now! Assault weapons ban now! Assault weapons ban now! Assault weapons ban now! Assault weapons ban now!
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) September 17, 2013

Can't we take the word CONTROL out of the debate & call it GUN SAFETY? #nothingchangesunlesssomethingchanges
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) December 3, 2015

Be it Pulse or the Congressional baseball game we need to address the gun issue in 🇺🇸#assaultweaponban #commonsensegunlegislation pic.twitter.com/pjFQq102u1
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) June 18, 2017

All previous light hearted tweets get dismissed immediately as the heavy heart reality of another school shooting takes us back to the need for stronger gun legislation.
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) May 18, 2018

WHAT IF ALL children in America, supported by their parents, STOP going to school in protest until this administration & congress come up with bipartisan legislation and ACTION about assault weapons & gun violence to keep them safe. #letthechildrenspeak #ActionsNotJustPrayers
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) February 16, 2018

Some people on Twitter, replying to Fox News’ tweet, argued that Curtis should not glorify gun violence in her films if she’s against using firearms in real life.

But most of those who responded pointed out Curtis was playing a fictional role (whose Laurie Strode character arms herself in defense of serial killer Michael Myers), and asked if Fox News actually knew “what movies are” and had “heard of acting.”

Do u guys know what movies are
— Rogue WH Snr Advisor (@RogueSNRadvisor) October 10, 2018

Leonardo DiCaprio crusades for the environment despite battling the sea in Titanic. https://t.co/8btc5b1rqU
— Anne T. Donahue (@annetdonahue) October 10, 2018

Don’t worry, the actor who plays Michael Myers in this LOVES to murder in real life, so it all balances out.
— (feat. Jools Evelyn) (@joolsevelyn) October 10, 2018

Jeff Goldblum becomes a fly in movie ‘The Fly’ movie despite advocating for human causes https://t.co/EfCtXMREWN
— Fret Redacted (@BrettRedacted) October 10, 2018

Hey Fox do you not realize the difference between fantasy/fiction and reality?
— AltNSA (@AltNatSecAgency) October 10, 2018

lady gaga plays an unfamous person in her new movie despite being very famous in real life https://t.co/XZ3pN1zYrJ
— Ziwe (@ziwe) October 10, 2018

Daniel Radcliffe "not a wizard despite wielding wand in Harry Potter movie" BREAKING from Fox News https://t.co/I4UsStUyTL
— Darren J (@teessidedazza) October 10, 2018

Amazing. You can be for gun control but not anti-gun. I doubt any right wingers can comprehend this concept.
— frank (@ratdog69) October 10, 2018

Have you heard of acting? It's very similar to what your presenters do when they fake outrage about things like this.
— David (@PermaConfused) October 10, 2018

“Actor does job.”
— Ś/-\\/ \/ ¥ (@Liam_Savvy) October 10, 2018

Fox News doesn’t understand the difference between fiction and reality. Because to them, the fiction they create is their reality.
— HasTrumpTraumaSyndrome (@myeucatastrophe) October 10, 2018

It's a movie. She is an actor. They aren't real guns.
— Les Gillon (@LGillon2) October 10, 2018

Breaking News! Josh Brolin kills half of universe despite advocating for life. Hypocrite! https://t.co/1w5aKKUdlR
— Funny Cgullz (@CgullzNS) October 10, 2018

Wait until they hear about how anti-eating-humans Anthony Hopkins is. https://t.co/XFrldli1Li
— Chris Sutcliffe (@NotQuiteCool) October 10, 2018

Don’t even get me started on Ralph fiennes pic.twitter.com/VUo7opgvxh
— Deej (@djx1984) October 10, 2018

Guys - I have another scoop for you - Robert England murdered loads of kids during the 1980s, despite being a nice guy.
— John Rain (@MrKenShabby) October 10, 2018

Fox News don't understand acting lol https://t.co/VMWRtDNoaq
— 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂𝒉 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓 (@goodjobliz) October 10, 2018

It's a MOVIE, and FICTIONAL you actual idiots. Talk about a pointless article. 🙄 https://t.co/LLWuuiIqOw
— Lucy(fer) Goes To Hollywood 😈 (@LGTHBlog) October 10, 2018

“Halloween” hits theaters on Oct. 19.

Check out the trailer here:

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