{"id":2284731,"date":"2026-02-16T22:08:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2284731"},"modified":"2026-02-16T22:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:08:46","slug":"baz-luhrmann-weighs-in-on-celebrities-talking-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/baz-luhrmann-weighs-in-on-celebrities-talking-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Baz Luhrmann Weighs in on Celebrities Talking Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Baz Luhrmann has weighed in on whether celebrities should speak out about politics after a number of artists have used their platform to discuss a number of issues, in particular ICE.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bad-bunny-grammys-speech-ice-out-90463\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bad Bunny<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/billie-eilish-song-of-the-year-wildflower-grammys-2026-90477\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Billie Eilish<\/a> both criticised ICE agents during their Grammy-winning speeches earlier this month; Tom Morello and Bruce Springsteen played a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bruce-springsteen-tom-morello-protest-minneapolis-setlist-90407\/\" target=\"_blank\">benefit in Minneapolis<\/a> for the families of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/renee-good\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Renee Good<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/renee-good\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Pretti<\/a>; and just last week at their Super Bowl pre-game show, Green Day\u2019s Billie Joe Armstrong encouraged ICE agents to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/billie-joe-armstrong-ice-agents-green-day-pre-super-bowl-gig-90774\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">quit their \u201cshitty ass job.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Appearing on the latest episode of the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/movies\/movie-news\/baz-luhrmann-elvis-rolling-stone-uncut-interview-91008\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rolling Stone Uncut podcast<\/a> while promoting his new film,\u00a0EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, Luhrmann discussed a particular scene in the movie where Elvis pushes back on a journalist asking about his political views, insisting he is just an entertainer but that others should be able to if they wish.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Baz Luhrmann\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4Fr4dTbxpLAnlQGy3yKIX6\/video?si=S1GQxgOzRQ-m1XC7WYvEWA&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the whole point of the documentary. [Presley\u2019s manager, Colonel Tom Parker] taught Elvis from very early on,\u201d Luhrmann said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen [Presley] was young, he was very outspoken\u2026 but he was taught to just back off. But in his songs, he expressed himself. The Colonel had nothing to do with that. So when he went to sing \u2018In the Ghetto,\u2019 everyone\u2019s like, \u2018Do not do that song.\u2019 And it was his number one hit. I\u2019m very proud when he does the song \u2018Walk a Mile in My Shoes\u2019. \u2018There are people on reservation and out in the ghetto\u2026 but for the grace of God go you and I\u2026 before you abuse, criticise and accuse walk a mile in my shoes.\u2019 That\u2019s a song of empathy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cAs an artist, you have to express yourself, no matter what form you do it in. And some do it through their work, and some also stand up and have a political view. You want to ask me my point of view about certain things going on? I think citizens in Iran who are protesting, or citizens in America who are protesting [against] a government shooting them? I\u2019m thinking that\u2019s probably friggin\u2019 absolutely, totally, morally wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Music?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-r2-2.thebrag.com\/common\/spinner.gif\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Watch or listen to the full podcast out now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rolling Stone Uncut: Baz Luhrmann\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IUP1hHAfkZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','243859349395737');fbq('track','PageView');fbq.disablePushState=true;<\/script><\/p>\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 au.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baz Luhrmann has weighed in on whether celebrities should speak out about politics after a number of artists have used their platform to discuss a number of issues, in particular ICE. 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