Seth Rogen Cancels SiriusXM Interview to Protest Its ‘Support’ of Steve Bannon
Bannon will return to SiriusXM to oversee election coverage for Breitbart
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Published 12:27 pm, Friday, December 8, 2017
Actors Michael J. Fox (L) and Seth Rogen speak onstage during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Actors Seth Rogen (L) and Lauren Miller attend the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Actors Seth Rogen (L) and Lauren Miller attend the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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In this Aug. 2, 2016 photo, Evan Goldberg, left, and Seth Rogen, co-writers and co-producers of "Sausage Party," pose together for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. The film will be released nationwide on Aug. 12. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Seth Rogen attends Sony Pictures' "The Interview" opening on Christmas Day at Cinefamily on December 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA.
Seth Rogen attends Sony Pictures' "The Interview" opening on Christmas Day at Cinefamily on December 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Steve Bannon speaks before introducing Republican Senatorial candidate Roy Moore during a campaign event at Oak Hollow Farm on December 5, 2017 in Fairhope, Alabama.
Steve Bannon speaks before introducing Republican Senatorial candidate Roy Moore during a campaign event at Oak Hollow Farm on December 5, 2017 in Fairhope, Alabama.
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Former advisor to President Donald Trump and executive chairman of Breitbart News, Steve Bannon, speaks at a campaign event for Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama Roy Moore on September 25, 2017 in Fairhope, Alabama.
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Steve Bannon attends a listening session with manufacturing CEOs on February 23, 2017, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)
Steve Bannon attends a listening session with manufacturing CEOs on February 23, 2017, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)
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In this Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 file photo, former White House strategist Steve Bannon speaks at a rally for U.S. Senate hopeful Roy Moore in Fairhope, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
In this Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 file photo, former White House strategist Steve Bannon speaks at a rally for U.S. Senate hopeful Roy Moore in Fairhope, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist to President Donald Trump, speaks at the Macomb County Republican Party dinner in Warren, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017.
Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist to President Donald Trump, speaks at the Macomb County Republican Party dinner in Warren, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017.
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Seth Rogen Cancels SiriusXM Interview to Protest Its ‘Support’ of Steve Bannon
UPDATED at 1:25 pm ET with statement from SiriusXM.
“Free speech is vitally important. We ardently believe that by allowing a virtually unlimited platform of viewpoints, we are doing our best to uphold that core value,” satellite radio service said.
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Seth Rogen has canceled an upcoming interview on SiriusXM scheduled for Tuesday due to its decision “to support Steve Bannon.”
Earlier this week, it was announced the Breitbart chairman and former White House counselor would be returning to SiriusXM’s Patriot channel.
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In a statement to TheWrap, a representative for SiriusXM said: “Since its inception, SiriusXM has promised to deliver a diversity of opinions and viewpoints, from conservative to progressive to everything in between. SiriusXM takes no political position of our own across our more than 175 channels, but we are here to provide an open forum no matter where listeners stand on the political spectrum.
“Free speech is vitally important. We ardently believe that by allowing a virtually unlimited platform of viewpoints, we are doing our best to uphold that core value,” the satellite radio service said.
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In his new role, Bannon will be joining Breitbart Editor in Chief Alexander Marlowe as a regular host on the channel and Breitbart News will add a new daily weeknight show as well as additional weeknight programming.
Bannon, who advised Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign last year and then served as a White House strategist before stepping down in August, is expected to lead the Patriot channel’s coverage of next year’s mid-term elections, as well as the 2020 presidential campaign.
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He previously hosted SiriusXM’s “Breitbart News Daily,” which premiered in late 2015 and became a frequent stop for GOP candidates seeking the 2016 nomination.
Rogen currently stars in “The Disaster Artist” alongside James Franco, Dave Franco and Ari Graynor.
See Rogen’s full tweet below.
I was supposed to do a press tour on @SIRIUSXM on teusday but I'm no longer doing it because I can't bring myself to appear on the same service that has decided to support Steve Bannon. Apologies to the shows I had to cancel. And fuck Steve Bannon.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) December 8, 2017
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