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The team behind Peaky Blinders issued a statement condemning Florida governor and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis after he used allegedly footage from the show in a campaign video without their permission.
The video, which was reshared by DeSantis’ campaign, included a clip of Cillian Murphy’s character, Tommy Shelby. It showcased the governor’s recent track record of anti-LGBTQ policies and positioned him against former president Donald Trump, who is also running for president in 2024.
“We confirm the footage of Tommy Shelby’s character used within the video posted by Ron DeSantis’ campaign was obtained without permission of official license,” the show said in a statement shared to Twitter Wednesday (July 5). “We do not support nor endorse the video’s narrative and strongly disapprove of the use of the content in this manner.”
The statement was written on behalf of Murphy, series creator Steven Knight, and executive producer Caryn Mandabach.
DeSantis’ video featured headlines and soundbites of Trump voicing his support for the LGBTQ community and Disney while highlighting the Florida governor’s recent “crusade” against LGBTQ rights. It also included images of bodybuilders, as well as clips of Christian Bale in American Psycho, Brad Pitt in Troy, and Leonardo Dicaprio in Wolf of Wall Street.
DeSantis isn’t the first politician to get in trouble for using unauthorized footage in a campaign video for the 2024 presidential race.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s production company, Artists Equity, issued a statement in early June condemning Trump for using a monologue from their 2023 movie Air in a campaign video that urged his supporters to donate.
“We had no foreknowledge of, did not consent to and do not endorse or approve any footage or audio from Air being repurposed by the Trump campaign as a political advertisement or for any other use,” the statement said.
The statement went on to maintain that the company did not “not grant such consent” for “any use of material from Air by the Trump campaign.”
Peaky Blinders is now streaming on Netflix.
