Muppets Director Hits Back At Eric Bolling: ‘No, The Muppets Are Not Communist’

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter‘s Kevin Cassidy, The Muppets director James Bobin responded to Eric Bolling‘s charges on Fox Business Network that the film is anti-capitalist. “It’s a very strange turn of events to hear a question like that,” Bobin exclaimed. “Cable news is 24 hours long so you have to fill it up with something. No, the Muppets are not communist.”

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“The character of Tex Richman is not an allegory for capitalism in any way,” Bobin continued. “The character is called Tex Richman. It’s a joke. Clearly he is a classic, old school bad guy. He’s bad not because he works for an oil company but because he’s evil. No, it’s not a communist movie in any way.”

Watch Bolling’s original segment bashing The Muppets for allegedly being anti-capitalist:

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