Actor John Rhys-Davies has never been one to shy away from expressing politically incorrect opinions — but now the Lord of the Rings star says he’s been blacklisted by certain people in Hollywood for speaking out on controversial issues.
“I know there are certain people in Hollywood who would not work with me because I have said things that are not PC,” the 72-year-old actor told Fox411 in an interview this week. “I have lost friends and that saddens me.”
Rhys-Davies — who is perhaps best known for playing Gimli in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and Salah in Raiders of the Lost Ark — has lashed out at the concept of political correctness in several interviews over the past year, including one with this reporter in October. – READ MORE
