NPR Journalist Rebukes Fox News After Network Claimed His Op-Ed Tried To ‘Cancel’ Tom Hanks

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“Fox News associating my column with cancel culture is disingenuous and inaccurate,” NPR’s TV critic Eric Deggans said after the network ran a segment based on his op-ed claiming Hanks had been “canceled.”

claiming Hanks has not done “enough” to combat racial injustice in America, Fox News ran a segment on Monday claiming the article was a sign the left was trying to “cancel” the American actor.a chyron on the screen during the network’s coverage of the story beneath a graphic that labeled Hanks “canceled” in big red letters.

Fox News contributor Joe Concha called Deggans’ article “profoundly stupid,” while co-host Martha MacCallum said she hopes Hanks comes out “swinging.” “Apparently he’s proud of what he wrote,” Fox News co-host Bill Hemmer said, “but being white in America apparently has...a lot of pitfalls.” Deggans hit back at Fox News on Twitter, arguing it is “disingenuous and inaccurate” for the network to associate his column with cancel culture.

The TV critic said he was trying to encourage Hanks to “use his power” and platform for good, not to blackball him.

 

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