Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Jared Leto and Adam Sandler are among the celebrities who declined invites to Trump’s UFC Freedom 250 event
Several A-list celebrities invited to Donald Trump’s UFC cage fight on the White House lawn later this month have no plans to show up, according to a new report, becoming the latest group to snub a presidential celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
Comedian Adam Sandler, actor and former professional wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, actor and musician Jared Leto and television host Mario Lopez are among the names that UFC President and CEO Dana White told Time were invited to the event on Trump’s birthday, June 14. But representatives for the stars, and one person close to Johnson, told Vanity Fair that none of them plan to attend.
It’s the latest group of high-profile figures to decline an invite to a Trump-linked event in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. Last month, the administration was dealt a blow when several musicians pulled out of performances at the Great American State Fair after learning the event was sponsored by Freedom 250, a Trump-affiliated group.
Wait, is Mario Lopez a “celebrity” UFC fan or something? I can’t for the life of me understand why A.C. Slater is even being mentioned in this article. I heard him doing one of those shitty commercials that get injected into podcasts a couple of weeks ago, and it’s literally the first time I’ve thought of the guy in 15+ years.
He’s right-wing, or at least acts like it.
Any D list celebrity that is openly right wing will show up all.ovwe the place, because there’s nothing better.
Pretty sure he hosted entertainment tonight for many years.
eta: Nope, it was Extra and Access Hollywood. Same idea though.
Ah, that explains it, thanks! I don’t watch those kinds of shows so I guess he’s just been successful in one of my entertainment blindspots.
Wasn’t A.C. Slater a wrestling champion? It’s a tenuous link, but stil a link
he’s stayed ‘busy’ since his sbtb days, just not in anything really all that noteworthy.
He’s still in the Zeitgeist but he just hosts shows like dancing with the stars I think.