A&E > Uncle Fidel
Hollywood loves a ruthless dictator.
Oliver Stone loves Fidel Castro.
Arthur Miller loves Fidel Castro.
Fidel Castro is, of course, the unelected dictator-for-life of communist Cuba. Less than a year ago he arrested 100 journalists and critics, and has sentenced some journalists to 20 years in prison.
One actor who doesn't like Castro is Robert Duval. Duval was on CBS' 60 Minutes Wednesday night. He criticized Steven Spielberg for buddying up to Castro:
"Spielberg went down there recently and said, 'The best seven hours I ever spent was actually with Fidel Castro.' Now, what I want to ask him, ... 'Would you consider building a little annex on the Holocaust museum, or at least across the street, to honor the dead Cubans that Castro killed.' That's very presumptuous of him to go there," Duvall told Charlie Rose, according to excerpts of the interview released by CBS.
Spielberg's spokesperson denies he made the statement about Castro.
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