Oslo, June 2, 2026 (AFP) - 'Dictatorship of monsters': Richard Gere slams 'maniac' Trump

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2026-06-02

Hollywood legend Richard Gere criticised Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling the US president a "maniac" who has "dismantled almost everything that was good" about the United States. "We're living in the darkest moment that I've experienced on this planet," the 76-year-old "Pretty Woman" star told an awards ceremony in Oslo for the Vaclav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent. "Who ever thought America could turn like this? Who ever thoug......

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