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February 4, 2021, 9:33 am
Taking on the entertainment industry hasn’t been good for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) online as of late. His attempt to brand environmentalists as villains got him in a skirmish with a Watchmen producer earlier this week, and now, that same recorded podcast comment has him fighting with The Princess Bride‘s Cary Elwes.
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Cruz doubled down on the tweet that got him slapped down on Twitter by Watchmen producer Lily Byock. This is Cruz essentially agreeing with himself on Twitter.
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That caught the attention of Cary Elwes, who played Westley in the classic movie.
“How does it feel to know that not only the entire cast and crew of your favorite movie The Princess Bride, but almost the whole entertainment industry, have nothing but rabid contempt for you?” he asked, adding, “#inconceivable? I think not, you miserable ROUS.”
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Cruz then asked, “Does this mean you want your picture back?” He included what appeared to be a signed photo from Elwes to Cruz.
Elwes proceeded to roast him, responding, “Nah you can keep it as a reminder of how tragic it is that you had to have someone forge your name. Which makes sense since you are a forgery.”
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It’s not the first time Cruz and Elwes have fought online regarding the movie. Cruz was displeased this past September that a Princess Bride reunion (specifically, a table read of the script) was done as a Wisconsin Democratic fundraiser.
And as far back as 2015, Mandy Pitinkin told Esquire he’d really like Cruz to stop quoting Inigo Montoya.
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One Texan observed, “I’m very tired of my senator wasting his time picking fights with celebrities on twitter instead of fixing this countries (sic) issues,” adding, “Resign.”
At least Seth Rogen hasn’t jumped in on this latest Ted Cruz vs. Hollywood episode yet. But from the looks of it, that’s the only thing going in Cruz’s favor in this latest round.
*First Published: February 4, 2021, 9:33 am
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