Trump Urges Congress to Save Hollywood as Stallone Says 2025 Envoy Role Was Impossible
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 22
Trump Urges Congress to Save Hollywood as Stallone Says 2025 Envoy Role Was Impossible
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 22
Summary
Aug. 31 marked Trump’s latest push on Hollywood: he urged Congress to craft bipartisan legislation to “save” the U.S. movie, television and entertainment business.
The appeal followed meetings with Jon Voight, manager Steven Paul and Scott Karol, who have pressed for policies — especially a federal film tax incentive — to bring production back from foreign countries.
Sylvester Stallone, 80, said he learned of his January 2025 appointment as a special Hollywood envoy from television and later told Trump the role was “not possible” because studios operate like separate “kingdoms.”
Mel Gibson, 70, also said he was surprised by the appointment, while Voight has embraced the role and said Stallone and Gibson were largely occupied even as Paul claimed Stallone signed their letter.
Support for a federal incentive has widened beyond Trump allies, with Senator Adam Schiff and Representative Laura Friedman — both California Democrats — backing the proposal.