Los Angeles - Legendary Meryl Streep lauded for her speech lambasting Trump.
Published: Mon 9 Jan 2017, 11:49 AM
Last updated: Wed 11 Jan 2017, 12:35 PM
Hollywood actress Meryl Streep called the US President-elect a bully who humiliates others, prompting Donald Trump to describe the actress as "a Hillary (Clinton) lover".
While anti-Trump comments at the Golden Globe award ceremony on Sunday night in Beverly Hills, California, were relatively restrained, Streep, one of the most outspoken progressives in Hollywood, mounted a powerful critique of Trump's abilities.
"There was one performance this year that stunned me - it sank its hooks in my heart," Streep said.
"Not because it was good; there was nothing good about it. But it was effective and it did its job. It made its intended audience laugh and show their teeth.
"It was that moment when the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter," she said, referring to a speech by Trump in 2015 when he shuddered and flailed his arms, seeming to mock a disabled reporter for The New York Times.
"It kind of broke my heart when I saw it, and I still can't get it out of my head, because it wasn't in a movie. It was real life."
Trump, in a brief telephone interview with the New York Times, said he had not heard Streep's remarks but added he was not surprised he had come under attack from "liberal movie people".
The Golden Globes were the last high-profile Hollywood event before Trump's inauguration on January 20, a transfer of power that many in the entertainment industry have bemoaned.
Trump flatly denied he had intended to make fun of the reporter, Serge F. Kovaleski. "I was never mocking anyone.
"People keep saying I intended to mock the reporter's disability as if Meryl Streep and others could read my mind. I did no such thing," he said.
Trump said that Streep and her allies aside, he was confident celebrities and others would turn out in strong numbers for his inauguration.
"We are going to have an unbelievable, perhaps record-setting turnout for the inauguration, and there will be plenty of movie and entertainment stars," Trump said. "All the dress shops are sold out in Washington. It's hard to find a great dress for this inauguration."
Apart from Streep, British actor Hugh Laurie and US comedian-host Jimmy Fallon, who hosted the awards ceremony, also poked fun at Trump.
There was another political statement made by "Zootopia" co-director Byron Howard.
Without taking any name, Howard said his film, which won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature, aimed to send a message "to adults about embracing diversity, even though there are people in the world who want to divide us using fear", reports time.com.
Fallon takes a jibe at Trump
Comedian and talk show host Jimmy Fallon also poked fun at Trump by cracking jokes on him during his opening monologue.
While talking about this year's nominations, Fallon landed on "Game of Thrones" and compared Trump to one of the show's most hated characters.
"('Game of Thrones') has so many plot twists and shocking twists, a lot of people have wondered what it would've been like if King Joffrey had lived. Well, in 12 days we're going to find out," Fallon said while hinting at Trump's upcoming presidential inauguration on January 20.
Fallon also took a shot at performers at the inaugural ball for Trump.
"The film 'Florence Foster Jenkins' is nominated. The character has been dubbed the world's worst opera singer and even she turned down performing at Donald Trump's inauguration. It's tough to book," he said.
Fallon also talked about the ongoing controversy surrounding Russia's alleged hacking of the presidential campaign in favour of Trump.
When introducing the accounting company that tabulates the Golden Globes votes, Fallon inserted Russia's president into the group, referring to it as "the firm of Ernst and Young and Putin."
The Golden Globes 2017 took place at The Beverly Hiltons.
Laurie roasts Trump, Republicans at Golden Globes
British actor Hugh Laurie took a jibe at US President-elect Donald Trump and the entire Republican party during his acceptance speech at the 74th Golden Globe Awards.
Laurie won the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role in TV show "The Night Manager".
"Thank you, this is obviously a terrible mix-up. Thank you first of all to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for this amazing honour. Of course it's more amazing because I'll be able to say I won this at the last ever Golden Globes," the 57-year-old said while accepting the award.
"I don't mean to be gloomy, it's just that it has the words 'Hollywood' 'Foreign' and 'Press' in the title. I also think to some republicans even the word 'association' is sketchy.
"I accept this award on behalf of psychopathic billionaires everywhere," Laurie said while hinting at Trump.
Laurie won the award after beating actors like Sterling K Brown, John Lithgow, Christian Slater and John Travolta.
The 74th edition of Golden Globes is taking place at The Beverly Hills Hotel, in California.
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