(Photo: Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Īnd on Aug. Singerman the best, and we look forward to giving our fans and athletes a world class experience in September, as we have for decades."Īrnold Schwarzenegger interviews Andre Ferguson after Ferguson was declared a winner at the 2020 Arnold Sports Festival. "Invited Athletes train for years in hopes of receiving an opportunity to compete on the main stage at the Arnold Classic and we unreservedly reject any attempts to politicize, dilute, cheapen, curtail or otherwise harm this once in a lifetime experience for athletes. "The Arnold Classic is the world’s most prestigious bodybuilding competition, hosted by its greatest champion," Powers said. In a statement provided to Yahoo Entertainment, Brian Powers, executive director of the Arnold Sports Festival, sought to return the emphasis to the event's competitors rather than the sponsors. In the meantime, the Arnold Classic is moving forward with its planned Sept. 13 essay for The Atlantic, he described his "Screw your freedom" quip as "a little much," adding: "There is nothing that I’m more passionate about than keeping America great and it’s the only subject that can make me lose my temper." We elected to discontinue support due to Arnold’s comment, 'Screw Your Freedoms.'"Įven before REDCON1 withdrew its sponsorship from the Arnold Classic, Schwarzenegger had sought to clarify his rhetoric. These are unprecedented times and we’re aligned with public safety for all.
We understand the importance of public safety as well as the responsibilities all event organizers. "To be clear we did not pull out of the event because of a mask issue. In a statement later provided to Fox News, a REDCON1 spokesperson noted that Schwarzenegger's pro-masking stance wasn't at the root of their choice either. That trial is set to begin in October and Singerman is named as defendant.) (Prior to founding REDCON1, Singerman was part of Blackstone Labs, which was charged with distributing illegal dietary supplements in a Department of Justice lawsuit.
"When somebody says 'Screw your freedom,' I can't and REDCON1 can't in good conscience continue to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars sponsoring that person or show," he continued, adding that it wasn't a "partisan" decision. (Photo: Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Schwarzenegger said wearing masks to stem the spread of COVID-19 shouldn't be "a political issue." He added, "Anyone making it a political issue is an absolute moron who can’t read.Arnold Schwarzenegger addressing the crowd at the Arnold Sports Festival on Main Columbus, Ohio. economy, refused to wear masks in a number of public settings. Mask matters have been rendered political after former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, who pushed for a fast restart of the U.S. "The science is unanimous: if we all wear masks, we slow down the spread and can reopen safely." "This will help us beat this terrible virus," tweeted Schwarzenegger, the state's governor from 2003 to 2011. Gavin Newsom issued a state order in June 2020 mandating face coverings in public spaces, Schwarzenegger said his decision was "100% the right move."Īrnold Schwarzenegger: Anyone making COVID-19 masks a 'political issue is an absolute moron' This isn't the first time Schwarzenegger has been outspoken about COVID-19. “You cannot say, ‘No one is going tell me that I’m going to stop here at this traffic light here, I’m going to go right through it.’ Yeah, then you kill someone else and then it is your doing.”
“We put the traffic light at the intersection so someone doesn’t kill someone else by accident,” Schwarzenegger said. Schwarzenegger then compared the opposition to face masks to traffic laws, arguing that neither are infringements on our rights. 'A failed leader': Arnold Schwarzenegger blasts Trump as 'worst president ever' in powerful video rebuke Because you are supposed to protect your fellow Americans around you.” “You have the freedom to wear no mask - but you know something? You’re a schmuck for not wearing a mask. It kills people and the only way we prevent it is: get vaccinated, wear masks, do social distancing, washing your hands all the time, and not just to think about, ‘Well my freedom is being kind of disturbed here.’ No, screw your freedom," Schwarzenegger said. The "Terminator" star and former governor of California addressed Americans who are still "in denial" about the severity of the pandemic during an interview with CNN's Bianna Golodryga on Wednesday. Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't mincing words when calling out anti-maskers.
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