{"id":2078446,"date":"2025-10-09T01:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T01:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2078446"},"modified":"2025-10-09T01:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T01:31:28","slug":"actor-jeff-bridges-tells-ice-to-get-off-our-streets-as-the-dude-character-on-jimmy-kimmel-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/actor-jeff-bridges-tells-ice-to-get-off-our-streets-as-the-dude-character-on-jimmy-kimmel-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Jeff Bridges tells ICE to get &#8216;off our streets&#8217; as &#8216;The Dude&#8217; character on &#8216;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Actor Jeff Bridges briefly reprized his role as &#8220;The Dude&#8221; from the movie &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/the-big-lebowski-celebrates-25th-anniversary-cast-then-now\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Big Lebowski;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Big Lebowski<\/a>&#8221; in what turned into an attack against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While promoting his latest film, &#8220;Tron: Ares,&#8221; the 75-year-old actor was asked about his iconic role from the 1998 film. Kimmel prompted Bridges to &#8220;summon the Dude&#8221; to share some &#8220;words of wisdom&#8221; for the current times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In response, Bridges donned a cardigan and held a White Russian cocktail as he addressed the audience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/kim-kardashian-condemns-trump-ice-raids-targeting-people-who-build-our-country\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kim Kardashian Condemns Trump Ice Raids Targeting People Who 'Build Our Country';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Kim Kardashian Condemns Trump Ice Raids Targeting People Who &#8216;Build Our Country&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jeff Bridges on &quot;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rIBgmDRxcKJjOIOl2T5CmQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/d0e5da239dda38b71944f7a31312f033\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Actor Jeff Bridges reprized his role as &#8220;The Dude&#8221; on &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Hey, world. The Dude here,&#8221; Bridges said. &#8220;Can we just all calm the f&#8212; down? I mean, come on, I\u2019m talking about all the wars, the fighting, the cancelling, I mean, let\u2019s just chill out man, come on. Tone it down. We\u2019re at like, what, a nine? We ought to be at zero. Or zero and a half max, right?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bridges then turned his attention to the ICE operations across the country, saying they need to get &#8220;off our streets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;ICE! Let\u2019s get ICE off our streets and into our beverages. This aggression will not stand, right? So let\u2019s just abide together. Yes, we can do this. Now that\u2019s just, like, my opinion, but it\u2019s a good one, don\u2019t you think?&#8221; Bridges said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;That\u2019s a pretty great opinion,&#8221; Kimmel agreed. &#8220;Thank you, Dude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a comment to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fox News Digital,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fox News Digital,<\/a> Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin joked she &#8220;had to Google&#8221; who Jeff Bridges was and called his comments about ICE &#8220;disgusting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/john-leguizamo-torches-dean-cain-loser-joining-ice-superman-actor-offers-gentle-reply\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:John Leguizamo Torches Dean Cain As A 'Loser' For Joining Ice, But Superman Actor Offers Gentle Reply;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>John Leguizamo Torches Dean Cain As A &#8216;Loser&#8217; For Joining Ice, But Superman Actor Offers Gentle Reply<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Anti-ICE protest in Los Angeles\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/fpykhAQCQO27LT4Wkh44Lw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/255b0b94581852be7144c20ddd814031\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Several celebrities came out against ICE operations after officers began immigration raids in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The media, sanctuary politicians, and Hollywood elites must stop demonizing our brave law enforcement who are having terrorists shoot at them, cars being used a weapons against them, online doxing of their families, and even bounties placed on their heads by criminal gangs. Knock it off before you get someone killed,&#8221; McLaughlin said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Jeff Bridges hasn\u2019t been relevant since the 20th century. It makes complete sense that low-ratings loser Jimmy Kimmel would have Jeff Bridges on his show to cope with their Trump Derangement Syndrome,&#8221; White House assistant press secretary Liz Huston also told Fox News Digital when reached for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bridges is among several Hollywood celebrities who have spoken out against ICE operations, particularly the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/36-chinese-taiwanese-nationals-arrested-after-ice-raids-underground-nightclub-los-angeles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:raids in Los Angeles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">raids in Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kimmel, who tapes his show in Los Angeles, also gave a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=baR4logaaOQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:monologue against ICE raids;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">monologue against ICE raids<\/a> and President Donald Trump in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/latin-music-icon-bad-bunny-records-ice-operations-agents-sons-b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Latin Music Icon Bad Bunny Records Ice Operations, Calls Agents \u2018Sons Of B-------\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Latin Music Icon Bad Bunny Records Ice Operations, Calls Agents \u2018Sons Of B&#8212;&#8212;-\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"ice-agents-march-city\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/oHU7b9vozC6_lyXxzgzHMA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/258c3abbd91f110277d3f00ea01d1339\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel also called out ICE operations on his show in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I\u2019m very angry,&#8221; Kimmel said. &#8220;I have to say, I cannot believe what\u2019s going on. I knew it was gonna be bad. I did not know it was gonna be this bad\u2026 People who\u2019ve lived here their whole lives, people who\u2019ve been in this city longer than I have, the vast majority of whom have never done anything wrong, are being abducted, which is the correct word to use, by agents in masks, hiding their identities; grabbing people off the street and at work and sending people to detention centers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He continued, &#8220;And to protest that, which is not only our right as Americans, it\u2019s our responsibility. Los Angelenos have been gathering to demonstrate, and with very few exceptions, peacefully demonstrate, to voice their opposition to this disgusting and unnecessary abuse of power instigated by our mentally ill President, who is dead set on exacerbating this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Original article source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/actor-jeff-bridges-tells-ice-get-off-our-streets-the-dude-character-jimmy-kimmel-live\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Actor Jeff Bridges tells ICE to get 'off our streets' as 'The Dude' character on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Actor Jeff Bridges tells ICE to get &#8216;off our streets&#8217; as &#8216;The Dude&#8217; character on &#8216;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Jeff Bridges briefly reprized his role as &#8220;The Dude&#8221; from the movie &#8220;The Big Lebowski&#8221; in what turned into an attack against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; Tuesday night. While promoting his latest film, &#8220;Tron: Ares,&#8221; the 75-year-old actor was asked about his iconic role from the 1998 film. 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