The news that President Donald Trump effectively greenlit Rush Hour 4 at Paramount has had liberal Hollywood cycling through predictable stages of disbelief: awe, disgust, shame, rage and senselessness. All of which is understandable.

After all, the deal — for a long-forsaken project, an action-comedy franchise starring two aging stars — underscores the servile fealty of new Paramount owners Larry and David Ellison amid their recent maneuvering to take control of TikTok and Warner Bros. Discovery (the latter seemingly futile ). It also showcases Trump’s fondness for rehabilitating the careers of alleged sexual predators, in this case Rush Hour series director Brett Ratner, who’s recently been at work on his comeback project: an upcoming First Lady doc, Melania , which Trump an

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