James Woods Dropped by Talent Agent Over Politics, Actor Says

[CatWoman]

James Woods is saying he has been dropped by his talent agent.

The news was first revealed by the Emmy award winning actor himself on Twitter, who shared an email he received from his talent agent, Ken Kaplan.

"It's the 4th of July and I'm feeling patriotic. I don't want to represent you anymore. I mean I could go on a rant but you know what I'd say," said Kaplan, who Woods described as a "political liberal"



Kaplan is a partner at the The Gersh Agency. Among his others clients are Hollywood stars like Winona Ryder and Kristen Stewart, according to IMDB.


The agent did not immediately respond to request for comment from TheWrap on Thursday.



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[Ilsa]

1. Well, it's his choice to associate himself how he wishes.

I hope it won't be anything he regrets later.

Personally, I think Woods is just an idiot.

[mitch96]

16. "Hate has it penalties."

Yup, o'l Jimmy can now decorate cakes or be a clerk in Kentucky...
m

[lark]

2. Hate has it penalties.

Sorry, asshole Woods, you got what you deserved. Preach and support hate and it will come back to you in many ways.

[Blue_Adept]

3. Woods let himself be represented by a liberal?

Oh man, I'm losing respect for him!

[lpbk2713]

4. Can't blame the agent. Woods makes his job difficult.

It's hard to find work for someone who has polarized himself the way Woods has.

[Wounded Bear]

20. Well, if Woods could act he could probably get away with it...

People are pretty forgiving of their idols.

[Aristus]

47. That's my problem with him. I think he actually can act.

His twitchy, febrile on-screen persona was kind of appealing to watch.

I just can't get past the repulsive off-screen beliefs...

[Cosmocat]

63. I get what you are saying, but

That isnt "acting."

He is a likeable bad guy, that is his personality, I "like" him like that, too.

But that isnt "acting," its who he is, his personality.

He cant get work because he only fits into roles like that.

[canuckledragger]

54. He's never really 'acted'...

He's just played himself the whole time...a coked out, abusive asshole with no redeeming qualities.

[Cosmocat]

61. This

Nm

[Raster]

5. I may be grasping at straws, James, but...

...you pretty much are a talentless hack whose career has definitely seen it's better days. All you do now is shoot your mouth off. Maybe you and Dennis Miller can get something together.

[Larrybanal]

57. maybe on roseanne's "new" show

[DDySiegs]

6. Got Just The Guy For Woods To Hire

as his replacement agent: Alan Dershowitz. It’ll be great - they can sit around whining to each other.

[SonofDonald]

46. Or Ghouliani

Boy talk about a dream team.

[Greybnk48]

7. How the hell did that dipshit hack win an EMMY?

I have to use the google on this one. I don't believe he has an EMMY.

[SharonClark]

13. Google him, he has a lot of rewards and was a good actor.

He began to fade about 25 years ago, about the time he starting his public craziness.

[whathehell]

34. He was a good actor

at one time, at least.

[brewens]

8. Reminds me of Bo Dereck claiming she was black balled for being a conservative. No dear, you stopped

getting roles because you aged a couple of years. In your biggest role "10", you hardly even had any lines.

She was such a bubble head, I doubt she could have even carried on a conversation about her conservative politics. She wasn't even a real actor.

Woods was pretty good and I liked him in a lot of movies. He was no all-time great that would be in much demand forever.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. When he depicted Lester Diamond he was just channeling his real self.

[SonofDonald]

48. Didn't he play Roy Cohn in a movie?

From what I remember.

[marble falls]

55. Forgot that one, too. He was pretty good in that one, I guess he knew how to portray ...

an unsympathetic character in a compelling way.

Videodrome was half a great movie and half a steaming mess.

[sarge43]

65. Citizen Cohn, an early HBO mini series (1992)

A born for it role.

[marble falls]

21. I last liked him in "Once Upon a Time In America", you know the one where he ...

commits suicide by jumping into the crusher of a garbage truck. Last good role.

[Archae]

45. I confess to enjoying his playing "Hades" in the animated Disney "Hercules."

He played Hades as a parody of a Hollywood agent, and was hilarious.

He ended up punched into the River Of Death, the Styx.

[marble falls]

51. You know what, I forgot about that one. He was very good, there were a bunch of ...

good parts in it!

[get the red out]

9. Big shot cons

Thinking someone not wanting anything to do with them is worse than splitting up families at the border or taking away people's healthcare. Typical.

[Kittycow]

10. Now he can play The Victim to rave reviews!

[Cha]

68. +1! That's what all those trump bullies end

up doing when they're busted. Immediately resort to victimhood

Look at scott pruit and what's his name.. jim Jordan.

[Thomas Hurt]

12. Maybe he can get the same agent that the KKK uses...

[workinclasszero]

14. Aww poor washed up actor/snowflake James Woods

Womp Womp

[geardaddy]

23. +1 to womp womp.

[Fullduplexxx]

15. Well i see a go fund me in his future

[hlthe2b]

17. i.e., NO ONE wants to work with him... Can you imagine how belligerant he gets?

Just SOD OFF, you racist fool (as the Brits would say)

[Clarity2]

18. Good!

The guy should never work again.

I know the news cycle has our heads spinning, but lets not forget he is also a sexual predator. A then 16 yr old actress Amber Tamblyn, and Elizabeth Perkins...at the very least.

[marble falls]

19. I don't think it was really over the politics, I think the agent was trying not to tell ...

Woods that his "talents" have no takers.

[ToxMarz]

22. Politics?

Is that what the kids are calling a lack of talent these days?

[Gothmog]

24. James Wood is a washed up actor

[jayschool2013]

25. James Woods Dropped by Agent Over Talent, RWNJ Says

FIFY

[PoorMonger]

26. Womp Womp

[MrsCoffee]

27. Womp womp.

[peekaloo]

28. I haven't seen everything he's done

but he seems to be typecast in the ones I have seen. Loudmouth, cockroach, weasel, asshole, murderer, coke head, dickwad, sleazebag, all around general putz.



He was really good in those roles.

[WhiteTara]

29. wimp womp as they say.n t

[muntrv]

30. Or maybe it's because Jimmy is a giant douchebag.

[Scurrilous]

31. Alas...

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

32. He's so method he got stuck playing Byron De La Beckwith since the 90s. nt

[nmgaucho]

33. No, It's because your a piece of shit human being asshole. Have fun doing B movies!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

35. Don't you need talent to have use for a talent agent?

[Initech]

36. I don't really care. Do u?

[NurseJackie]

38. Only for the amusement value of it all.

[Initech]

40. Oh mine was in reference to Melania's jacket.

But I will second the Ha Ha!

[NurseJackie]

41. :-)

[workinclasszero]

44. heh

[NurseJackie]

37. Not because of politics... because of being an asshole douche! Kelsey Grammer is a Republican and...

Not because of politics... because of being an asshole douche! Kelsey Grammer is a Republican and he hasn't been dropped by HIS agency. Why? Because he's not an asshole douche!

[Throck]

39. If a bear shits on the Woods?

Does anyone really care?

[JI7]

42. He still had a talent agent ?

[Orsino]

43. Therefore he was dropped for being an asshole.

Not for mere politics.

[kimbutgar]

49. I heard he is difficult person to work with and is rude to the crew

I used to know Paul Winfield and he told me that to be successful in Hollywood, longevity is having talent, knowing your lines, being on time and being polite or the crew.

James Wood lacked those 4 qualities. Plus he was leachous to women on the set.

[RockRaven]

50. He has been accused of sexual misconduct/predation by 3 actresses

combine that with his noxious behavior on twitter and it is easy to see why representing him as a talent agent would be a waste of time, and a drag on your own reputation.

[CrispyQ]

52. Hey Woods, misogynistic asshole isn't a protected class. -nt

[Honeycombe8]

53. Freedom of association. That's right. Those on the left are finally exercising that right...

that those on the right have been doing for a couple of decades, now.

[Freethinker65]

56. Thoughts and prayers

[Jake Stern]

58. Clint Eastwood has enough talent in front of and behind the camera to offset his right wing BS

James Woods, on the other hand, has no more talent than portraying weaselly goons and/or total assholes.

[Leith]

59. I Looked Woods Up on imdb

He hasn't done anything for a decade except bit parts (a couple were uncredited!) and voices for cartoons and video games.

In addition to being an asshole, he's not economically viable.

The jerk should just officially retire.

[cyclonefence]

60. And James Woods announced it himself

When are these guys going to understand that it's nothing to be proud of when your political stance is so repugnant that people don't want to work with you? I suspect he, like Smokey Sanders, wants shocked intakes of breath over the vicious liberal who is so mistreating him when he's only trying to do his job. Don't they get it that thinking, sensitive people don't want to be associated with Trump supporters?

So proud of businesses who are willing to put principle before money in these cases. I don't know how much money Woods makes for his agent, but whatever it is, the agent decided it wasn't enough to justify even third-hand support of Trump. The worms are turning.

[trixie2]

62. Who?

[Bengus81]

64. LOL...uhhhh,this isn't the 80's anymore James

Every actor will have their star fade but I think calling kids that went through a horrendous school shooting,the death of friends and classmates a bunch of actors/fakers might have something to do with it eh??

Sure...you have your RW hate filled freedom of speech to say that and your agency has the freedom to drop your ASS like a ROCK.

[Docreed2003]

66. Politics...plus the fact Woods is a gigantic asshole who spews hate all over Twitter!!

[AwareOneII]

67. I'll never forget or forgive James Wood

For booing Michael Moore at the Oscars as Michael was receiving his award for Bowling for Columbine. What a dick move.

[Cha]

69. Good on Ken Kaplan on the Fourth of

July!

Link to tweet

Oh and..

"Despite once being a Hollywood A-lister, Woods has seen his career fall off dramatically in his elders years, a development he has attributed to being "blacklisted" for his conservative views. The actor has stirred controversy in the past for statements and opinions, like this one in which he appeared to call Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson a "saloon hooker"

"conservative views".. a long ass word for major asshole.