Director Paul Feig Blames Trump For 'Ghostbusters' Misogyny Campaign

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Director Paul Feig Blames Trump For 'Ghostbusters' Misogyny Campaign
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Paul Feig, director of the 2016 reboot of 'Ghostbusters', believes Donald Trump played a role in the intense online misogyny campaign the film faced. Feig points to the political climate of the time and the presence of many Trump supporters among his critics on Twitter.

"There were a lot of dudes looking for a fight… I'd go back and see who they were. So many were Trump supporters."reboot became the target of one of the most intense misogyny campaigns in movie history — and the filmmaker thinks Donald Trump is partly to blame for it.

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