Actor Michael Rapaport criticized TikTok as a 'dirty' and 'biased' platform before the app briefly went dark for US users over the weekend due to its ties to the Chinese Communist government. Rapaport's video was posted before the app shutdown, which occurred following a law passed last year requiring TikTok to be sold to an American company or be banned in the U.S.
Actor and comedian Michael Rapaport slammed TikTok as a 'dirty' and 'biased' platform as the video app went dark for U.S. users over the weekend. Rapaport's video was posted before the app shut off due to its ties to the Chinese Communist government via parent company ByteDance. Congress passed a law last year that forced TikTok to be sold to an American company or be banned in the U.S. with a deadline of Jan. 19.
Rapaport is an avid TikTok user, with his account boasting 4.5 million followers. The 'True Romance' star recently went viral after posting a rant about California Gov. Gavin Newsom's handling of the Los Angeles fires. Rapaport slammed 'Gavin with the good hair Newsom' for talking about 'Trump-proofing' California when he should have been focused on 'fire-proofing' the state.
You’re talking about Trump this, Trump that. He’s not even president,' the 54-year-old said in a video he posted to Instagram on Jan. 14 about the Southern California fires, which destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. 'Get the f--- out of here!' he said of Newsom. ''We’ll do better next time. We need to learn from our mistakes,'' he mocked. 'You’re not running for sixth-grade class president,' he added. 'Them days are over.
Fox News Digital's Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
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