Robert De Niro is removing the anti-vaccination documentary “Vaxxed” from the lineup of his Tribeca Film Festival, after initially defending its inclusion.
“Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Conspiracy,” was set to be part of the film festival when it opened next month. The decision to include the film by anti-vaccination activist Andrew Wakefield came under fire from the mainstream medical community.
While De Niro on Friday defended the decision to include the film, he released a statement Saturday saying he had reversed his decision.
De Niro, who has a child with autism, said he had hoped to provide an opportunity for conversation around an issue “that is deeply personal to me and my family.”
However, he said after he and Tribeca organizers reviewed it, “We do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for.” He said members of the scientific community also had reviewed it with him.
“The festival doesn’t seek to avoid or shy away from controversy. However, we have concerns with certain things in this film that we feel prevent us from presenting it in the festival program,” he added.
A statement from Wakefield, the film’s director, and Del Bigtree, its producer, decried De Niro’s decision, saying they didn’t get a chance to defend themselves against critics of the film.
“We have just witnessed yet another example of the power of corporate interests censoring free speech, art and truth,” the statement read. “Tribeca’s action will not succeed in denying the world access to the truth behind the film ‘Vaxxed.'”
The Tribeca Film Festival runs from April 13 to April 24.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
i sincerely hope that DeNiro’s caving will contribute to the popularity and viewing of Vaxxed – and i also hope that DeNiro will take some of his time to allow a rebuttal of Establishment “experts” who apparently convinced him to remove the film from his festival.
Big Pharma at work. Vax for pneumonia, flu, shingles, cervical cancer, etc…. you name it. ALL depress the immune system and make people sick. Pharma doesn’t care…follow the $$$.
Naturally, the left does not want their agenda exposed. Payoff for DiNiro.
The Left is all about that which is evil. Obama at the top of the heap.
He was probably going to be Blackballed in Hollywood if he showed it! He needs money
for his family too!
NVIC is a great site to keep us informed on vaccinations. As a health consultant I have preached for years the dangers and deaths of vaccinations and especially the flu and the HPV vaccinations – they truly kill! and no infant nor child should ever receive all vaccinations while their brain is not yet fully developed. I think many of the unusual cancers and sicknesses are directly pointing to vaccinations of poisons. Smallpox, yes, a vaccination especially needed now with so many invaders on our soil bringing in old sicknesses, and as well for Diphtheria, another killer. Our family doctor always said we need to develop antibodies through mother’s milk and suffering from a disease to strengthen the body’s fortresses. Still rings true and works! This is why legal immigrants are health checked to avoid bringing in diseases and we are seeing that being completely avoided by this administration and Congress!
As a person who is severely chemical intolerant I will NEVER have another vaccine. I got fibromyalgia from a flu shot
which was mandatory back in the day if you worked in a nursing home. My immunity is now zilch and the body aches
alone are horrendous. The arthritis meds I was on for years have given me lupus. I now do herbal suppliments for
most of my issues as I don’t react to them. Every day I see on the tube another lawsuit against big pharma for their
wonderful “FDA approved” garbage.
Do you think big pharma had a hand in that decision? I bet TriBeCa got a nice payout. Shame on you DeNiro.