Anjelica Huston Rips Robert de Niro, Diane Keaton in Interview

Anjelica Huston Rips Robert de Niro, Diane Keaton in Interview
Anjelica Huston attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Feb. 24, 2019. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Jack Phillips
5/2/2019
Updated:
5/2/2019

Longtime actress Anjelica Huston slammed Robert de Niro and Diane Keaton for their recent work.

In an interview with New York Magazine, the “Addams Family” star said she is only interested in taking film roles that “aren’t apologetically humble or humiliating like ‘Band of cheerleaders gets back together for one last hurrah.’”

She was making a reference to Keaton’s upcoming film, “Poms,” which apparently features that plot device.

Robert De Niro (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images )
Robert De Niro (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images )

Huston said that other Hollywood luminaries such as de Niro are taking lesser roles to make money. In 2016, de Niro appeared in “Dirty Grandpa” alongside Zac Efron.

“Although, how big can this nut be?” she asked of De Niro. “I guess he has maybe a couple of ex-wives, right? Not many, but what does this fellow spend his money on? He’s got Nobu. He’s got the Tribeca Film Festival—he’s not spending the film money on that.”

According to Yahoo News, de Niro has built a business empire worth approximately $1 billion via his Nobu Hospitality company and has a net worth of over $300 million.

Huston added, “I don’t want to see Jack [Nicholson] doing ‘Meet the Fockers.’”

Oprah Winfrey speaks after accepting the Cecil B. Demille Award at the 75th Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Jan. 7, 2018. (Paul Drinkwater/Courtesy of NBC/Handout via Reuters)
Oprah Winfrey speaks after accepting the Cecil B. Demille Award at the 75th Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Jan. 7, 2018. (Paul Drinkwater/Courtesy of NBC/Handout via Reuters)

Al Pacino “does some schlock,” but he’s “ more experimental,” she said.

Keaton, de Niro, and Pacino all appeared in “The Godfather Part II.”

She also spoke about Oprah Winfrey, Huston saying, “She never had me on her show, ever. She won’t talk to me.”

“The only encounter I’ve had with Oprah was when I was at a party for the Academy Awards, (at) a private residence. I was talking to Clint Eastwood, and she literally came between us with her back to me. So all of (a) sudden, I was confronted with the back of Oprah’s head,” she also said.

Huston took home an Oscar award for “Prizzi’s Honor,” which was the same year Winfrey received a nomination for her role in the “The Color Purple.”

Notable Celebrity Deaths in 2019

John Singleton
John Singleton attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, Calif., on March 4, 2018. He died in late April after a stroke. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
John Singleton attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, Calif., on March 4, 2018. He died in late April after a stroke. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle and Lauren London in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2019. The rapper was shot dead in late March. (Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images)
Nipsey Hussle and Lauren London in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2019. The rapper was shot dead in late March. (Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images)
Luke Perry
Undated file photo of Luke Perry. (Newsmakers)
Undated file photo of Luke Perry. (Newsmakers)
Peter Tork
Peter Tork of the Monkees passed away at 77 in February 2019. (Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
Peter Tork of the Monkees passed away at 77 in February 2019. (Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
Albert Finney
British actor Albert Finney died in February 2019 at the age of 82. (Lucy Nicholson/AFP/Getty Images)
British actor Albert Finney died in February 2019 at the age of 82. (Lucy Nicholson/AFP/Getty Images)
James Ingram
Longtime R&B singer James Ingram died in late January. Quincy Jones, a collaborator of his, wrote, “With that soulful, whisky sounding voice, James Ingram was simply magical ... every beautiful note that James sang pierced your essence and comfortably made itself at home.”
Singer James Ingram died at the age of 66 after a battle with brain cancer, according to reports on Jan. 29. (Getty Images)
Singer James Ingram died at the age of 66 after a battle with brain cancer, according to reports on Jan. 29. (Getty Images)
Fatima Ali

“Top Chef” alum Fatima Ali died on Jan. 25, after a battle with terminal cancer. She was 29.

Former “Top Chef” contestant Bruce Kalman paid tribute to her: “It’s with a heavy heart we say goodbye to Fatima Ali today, as she has lost her battle with cancer,” he wrote.

“Top Chef” star Fatima Ali died at the age of 29 after battling a form of bone cancer, said her family. (Instagram)
“Top Chef” star Fatima Ali died at the age of 29 after battling a form of bone cancer, said her family. (Instagram)
Carol Channing
Carol Channing, whose career spanned decades on Broadway and on television, died at age 97. Publicist B. Harlan Boll said Channing died of natural causes early in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2019. (Jim Cole/AP Photo, File)
Carol Channing, whose career spanned decades on Broadway and on television, died at age 97. Publicist B. Harlan Boll said Channing died of natural causes early in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2019. (Jim Cole/AP Photo, File)
Bob Einstein
Bob Einstein in Hollywood, Calif., on June 27, 2018. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
Bob Einstein in Hollywood, Calif., on June 27, 2018. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
Comedian and actor Bob Einstein died on Jan. 2 after a battle with cancer. He was 76.

Daryl Dragon

Daryl 'The Captain' Dragon beside his ex-wife, Toni Tennille, wearing his signature captain's hat. (Hillel Italie/AP)
Daryl 'The Captain' Dragon beside his ex-wife, Toni Tennille, wearing his signature captain's hat. (Hillel Italie/AP)

Daryl Dragon, or “Captain,” of pop group Captain and Tennille, died on Jan. 2 of renal failure.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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