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Seth Rogen attack on Trump edited out of science awards show coverage

Presenting an award at the Breakthrough prize ceremony, the actor and writer allegedly accused the president of destroying American science

Along with actor Edward Norton, Rogen was presenting a special prize in fundamental physics to Gerardus ‘t Hooft. Addressing the audience, which included Brin and Zuckerberg as well as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Rogen appeared to refer to Elon Musk (who was not present) by saying: “It’s amazing that others [who have been] in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science.” Robert Kennedy Jr, one of the US’s most prominent vaccine skeptics, was appointed health secretary in February and, among other controversies, has been accused of giving Americans “false hope” that the cause of autism would be discovered before the end of 2025.

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