Twitter Attempts To Cancel Jeff Goldblum

Ah yes, cancel culture strikes again. In a recent interview with the British newspaper iNEWS, the enigmatic and beloved Jeff Goldblum discussed his relationship with Woody Allen while promoting his new jazz album I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This.

Goldblum, who had a minor role in Annie Hall told the interviewer that it was Woody Allen who inspired him to pursue his love of music after working with him on the film, and performing with the director's jazz band. When asked if Goldblum would consider working with Allen again even though the director's own daughter accused him of sexual misconduct, the actor stated that ,"even though I feel like this cultural shift [the #MeToo movement] is very, very positive and long overdue and I support it wholeheartedly and take it very seriously, I also admire his body of work. So I would consider working with him again, until I learned something more (negative)."

After this interview hit Twitter, a debate about whether or not Jeff Goldblum should be cancelled by association, became a hot topic, and soon the actor's name began to trend.

 
First came his demotion from the Hollywood Holy Trinity.

Sadly Jeff Goldblum has left the Holy Trinity.Paul Rudd has ascended, joining Tom Hanks and Keanu Reeves.

— Pats A' Tweetin (@PatsATweetin) November 8, 2019

 
And the mourning soon followed.

Jeff Goldblum. Why’d it have to be you? pic.twitter.com/U3deB40ReY

— ⚒Jawn (@stabatme) November 7, 2019

 

Jeff Goldblum did what now? pic.twitter.com/NwlrWrDTwq

— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) November 7, 2019

 
Many were shocked that his name would ever be associated with cancel culture.

Jeff Goldblum is cancelled.Never thought it would happen.Used to think to myself "Imagine if Jeff Goldblum got cancelled"And here it is. https://t.co/huVTjiuaXX

— twitch.tv/Limmy (@DaftLimmy) November 7, 2019

 

Me, reading what Jeff Goldblum just said pic.twitter.com/gbeWAyWB1Y

— X (@XLNB) November 7, 2019

 

Sees Jeff Goldblum trendingIt's always so good and refreshing when Jeff Goldblum is trendi-Sees why Jeff Goldblum is trendingMe: pic.twitter.com/tH1kZHgKUJ

— Schrodinger's Gender (@raffy_regulus) November 7, 2019

 
New nicknames were even given to the actor.

Jeff goldblum you HOE. pic.twitter.com/pxA1v3Gw1F

— kenny♊️ (@kendalljoyo) November 7, 2019

 
Several users pointed out that negative stories regarding Woody Allen preceded the #MeToo movement.

Jeff Goldblum can say what he wants and work with whom he wants, but to suggest that it's unknowable whether Woody Allen is a repulsive human being with a decades-long history of sexual predation is vacuous, fatuous, and insulting.

— Angus Johnston (@studentactivism) November 7, 2019

 
The crushes were killed.

unfortunately my lifelong crush on jeff goldblum has come to a bitter end. life may find a way but love doesn’t pic.twitter.com/wdxtNjbj8c

— mia vicino-pitt (@BRATPlTT) November 8, 2019

 

when you see that Jeff Goldblum is trending for defending Woody Allen pic.twitter.com/qPGqEkeHuC

— Maddie Crichton (@maddiecrichton) November 7, 2019

 

Checking Twitter this morning and reading about Jeff Goldblum pic.twitter.com/lWuRx4KxzZ

— jer (@tiredlefty) November 8, 2019

 
The disappointment was deafening.

So disappointing#JeffGoldblum pic.twitter.com/UUfbBKxzHZ

— Veronkah Benet (@VeronkahBenet) November 8, 2019

 

jeff goldblum defending woody allen is like your really cool uncle saying something racist around you for the first time. you expected better of him bc you liked him, but in the end you're not really all that surprised

— eldritch dumpster fire☠️ (@KarenLynn911) November 8, 2019

 
Of course, many reactions rolled in judging all of the users attempting to cancel the actor.

it’s embarrassing that anyone thinks they even have the ability to ‘cancel’ Jeff Goldblum. All he’s done is voiced, rather sensibly, that he supports #MeToo but also believes in innocent until proven guilty which literally everyone on this planet should

— craig revel horwood stan account (@gIittoris) November 8, 2019

 
There was mostly relief that the actor was still alive, despite his name trending, which ususally causes alarm.

When you see #JeffGoldblum trending…But it’s ok. pic.twitter.com/VIRWxPn12z

— ΔRΔVELLE (@aravelle) November 5, 2019

 

Sexual predators, not coolDefending said predators, not coolTrying to cancel Jeff Goldblum for stating Woody Allen’s constitutional rights of being presumed innocent until proven guilty, also not very cool

— Mike Bunting (@mikebunting14) November 8, 2019

 

So people are wanting to cancel Jeff Goldblum for defending Woody Allen which all he said was that he was innocent until proven guilty which that's what any rational person would say. Seriously #fuckcancelculture

— Thankful PιɾαƚҽCαɳʋαʂ – *Music Commissions Open * (@CanvasPirate) November 7, 2019

 
Some were just plain fed up with this newfound art of cancelling.

Imagine trying to cancel people (Jeff Goldblum) with twitter. You people are honestly pathetic and live pretty cushioned lives if this is the shit you spend your time doing. You aint "cancelling" shit except making cancel culture even more of a joke.

— Steven Mark Bowman (@Steven_Bowman54) November 8, 2019

 
And others found it hypocritcal that Whoopi Goldberg and Meryl Streep had not been cancelled yet.

If you are #cancelling Jeff Goldblum for THAT, you need to stay consistent and cancel everyone who talked nice about Roman Polanski too, including but not limited to Q Tarantino, Whoopi and Meryl Streep #notraperape #jeffgoldblum

— Chris Cloud (@thatChrisCloud) November 8, 2019

 

As this debate carries on, we remain extremely anxious about who might be next.