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‘Superman: Legacy’ Role Never Offered To Bassem Youssef; Comedian Believes Pro-Palestinian Remarks Got Him Cut From Pic – Update
'Superman: Legacy' Role Never Offered To Bassem Youssef As Character Was Cut Out Of Script; Pro-Palestinian Comedian Disagrees
Egyptian-born comedian Bassem Youssef claims he lost a role in James Gunn ‘s Superman Legacy movie due to his public support of Palestine, however, a source close to production tells Deadline, that’s not the case: Youssef was never formerly offered the role. That is so nice of them because with this logic, if Russian troops started warning Ukrainians before bombing their houses, we’re cool with Putin, right?” Another source close to the situation believes that perhaps this is a case of “He said-he said;” we’re told Youssef feels strongly that his public political opinions got him nixed from production.
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