Overview
- At a Cannes press conference for El ser querido, Javier Bardem condemned what he called toxic masculine behavior by Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin, saying it is creating thousands of deaths.
- He asserted that a genocide in Gaza has been committed and continues, with one report citing about 72,000 deaths according to the territory’s Health Ministry.
- He raised the idea of supposed blacklists aimed at performers who support Gaza, said he could not corroborate any names, and warned that those making such lists would face public and social consequences.
- He said he is getting many acting offers in the United States, Europe and South America, which he argued shows the public narrative around pro‑Palestinian voices is shifting.
- He warned about growing media concentration, citing a proposed Paramount–Warner tie‑up as an example, and argued that concentrated control can narrow what people see and hear.