Monty Python star Terry Gilliam said that he’s tired of white men being “blamed for everything” and claimed, “There’s no room for modern masculinity.”
Gilliam, a former member and writer of the comedy troupe Monty Python, also called the #MeToo movement a “witch hunt.”
“Yeah, I said #MeToo is a witch hunt,” stated Gilliam. “I really feel there were a lot of people, decent people, or mildly irritating people, who were getting hammered. That’s wrong. I don’t like mob mentality.”
Gilliam, 79, helmed several critically acclaimed films, including the Hunter S. Thompson adaptation Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and the La Jetee reboot 12 Monkeys. He made the comments during an interview with the Independent.
“I’m now referring to myself as a melanin-light male,” said Gilliam, director of the Oscar-nominated film Brazil. “I can’t stand the simplistic, tribalistic behavior that we’re going through at the moment.”
Gilliam was a lead performer in Monty Python, who produced several smash-hit films including The Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
“I understand that men have had more power longer, but I’m tired, as a white male, of being blamed for everything that is wrong with the world. I didn’t do it!”
