Dee Snider dissects twisted logic of anti-maskers vs. sovereignty defenders in Ukraine for use of ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’

Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider is busy untangling the logic employed by people who don’t understand why the rock band’s iconic hit “We’re Not Gonna Take It” would be sanctioned for use by the Ukrainian resistance as they fight off Russian aggression and not for use by anti-maskers.

“People are asking me why I endorsed the use of ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ for the Ukrainian people and did not for the anti-maskers,” Snider said in a tweet, after endorsing the song’s use as a rallying cry in the face of the unprovoked invasion. “Well, one use is for a righteous battle against oppression; the other is an infantile feet stomping against an inconvenience.”

In September 2020, the heavy metal band frontman blasted anti-maskers for appropriating his 1984 hit song after a flash mob descended on a Target store in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

“No, these selfish (expletive) do not have my permission or blessing to use my song for their moronic cause,” he tweeted at the time.

Flash forward to 2022, when Russia’s President Vladimir Putin started bombarding a defiant Ukraine, whose citizens have been fighting in the streets. In doing so, Snider invoked his own heritage.

“I absolutely approve of Ukrainians using ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ as their battle cry,” he said on Twitter. “My grandfather was Ukrainian, before it was swallowed up by the USSR after WW2. This can’t happen to these people again! (Expletive) Russia.”

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is indeed the voice of ‘Paddington’

The U.S. of A isn’t the only country whose political leaders have graced movie and television screens.

Before he became the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a comedian and a television star.

The former “Dancing with the Stars” winner was also the voice of Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian version of the hit 2014 live-action comedy film and its sequel.

Social media chatter erupted Sunday about Zelenskyy serving as the voice of the beloved children’s literature character.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Paddington” producer StudioCanal confirmed on Monday that the 44-year-old creator and star “Servant of the People” is indeed the Ukrainian voice heard in 2014′s “Paddington” and its 2017 sequel “Paddington 2.”

Production of “Paddington 3″ is reportedly in the works, with actor Ben Whishaw attached to the project.

No word if Zelensky will revive his involvement, considering his new role as the Russian resistance leader.

Based on the bestselling series of children’s stories by British author Michael Bond, “Paddington” has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over 40 languages.

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LOS ANGELES — “Dopesick” star Michael Keaton’s big win Sunday at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards was followed by applause, and then crickets, after the performer was nowhere to be found.

Consequently, presenter Salma Hayek was left hanging when Keaton failed to immediately accept the award for actor in a limited series. Scattered laughter ensued as the “House of Gucci” actor’s eyes frantically searched the crowd to no avail.

“Are you kidding me?” Hayek joked, still gripping Keaton’s trophy. “I have stage fright. Come on, Michael! Come on, Michael!”

Nearly 30 seconds passed before Keaton finally sprinted through the audience, dramatically somersaulted onto the stage Batman-style, relieved Hayek of the little green statue and blamed his tardiness on an ill-timed bathroom break.

“Thank you very much!” he said. “Sorry, quick trip to the men’s room. It’s packed, by the way.”

On a more serious note, Keaton noted how “fortunate” and “blessed” he is to act for a living. The veteran actor received the award for his portrayal of Samuel Finnix, a doctor struggling with addiction to painkillers, in Hulu’s “Dopesick.” He was nominated alongside Murray Bartlett (“The White Lotus”), Oscar Isaac (“Scenes From a Marriage”), Ewan McGregor (“Halston”) and Evan Peters (“Mare of Easttown”).

“There’s massive inequity in the world,” Keaton continued. “In ‘Dopesick,’ when you talk about addiction, the way to heal the problem is to accept that you have a problem. ...

“There’s massive inequity in the world. There just is. There’s fair and there’s unfair. There’s not a lot of room in between. I can feel right now the rolling thunder of eye-rolling coming across — people saying to me things like, ‘Shut up and dribble,’ or, ‘Shut up and act.’ The acting, I’ll quit. The shutting up, not so much.”

From Combined Wire Services