Jeannette Garcia – Another Baseless Claim?
“A member of the Avondale City Council embraced her inner QAnon and accused Tom Hanks of pedophilia. Then came the payoff. Elon Musk reposted her accusation to his 218 million followers.” [AZCentral.com, Laurie Roberts, February 20, 2025 – Tom Hanks should sue Elon Musk and an Arizona official for libel – An Avondale city councilwoman called Tom Hanks a pedophile. Then Elon Musk made sure the world heard it.]
“A far-right member of the Avondale City Council said she had received threatening emails after she took to social media to make baseless claims against actor Tom Hanks. Freshman Councilmember Jeannette Garcia took aim at the Oscar-winning actor after he appeared on the 50th anniversary show of “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend to reprise his comedic portrayal as “Doug,” a Trump supporter who dons a “Make America Great Again” hat.” [AZCentral.com, Shawn Raymundo, February 20, 2025 – Why is Elon Musk praising an Arizona councilmember for attacking Tom Hanks on X?]
“Saturday Night Live celebrated its 50th anniversary over the weekend, and while it’s more or less impossible to mount a three-and-a-half-hour variety show that pleases everyone, a single joke in this marathon running time has deeply upset thin-skinned Trump voters. Back in 2016, before Donald Trump was first elected president, SNL aired an installment of their long-running “Black Jeopardy!” series, in which Kenan Thompson presents a skewed version of the quiz show with more colloquial questions and irreverent answers — and non-Black contestants find themselves at a certain disadvantage. But this wasn’t the case for Doug, a MAGA-hatted character played by host Tom Hanks, who despite his background ended up being a big winner on the show.” [Rolling Stone, Miles Klee, February 18, 2025 – MAGA Couldn’t Handle Tom Hanks Playing a Racist Trumper on ‘SNL’
The show’s 50th anniversary special featured a surprise visit from a past ‘Black Jeopardy!’ contestant]
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