Comedian Larry the Cable Guy, whose real name is Daniel Whitney, blasted Hollywood celebrities this week over a viral video featuring more than a dozen celebrities signing John Lennon’s hit song “Imagine.”
Whitney highlighted the hypocritical nature of the video because Hollywood celebrities have largely ignored the homelessness epidemic in Los Angeles.
“Here’s a message from people with a lot of possessions that can take a year off of work and not flinch telling everyone outa work to imagine a world with no possessions while people are living in the street a half mile away from ’em,” Whitney said.
Responding to a fan who said the video really “pisses me off,” Whitney called the celebrities “clueless.”
On Friday, Whitney clarified that he does not harbor ill-will toward Hollywood celebrities, but said the video was made in “bad taste — and said the founder of communism would approve of it.
I appreciate all the awesome tweets today. Sorry I couldn’t respond to all. I have no animosity toward these folks. The song was in bad taste. Marx would be proud of that song. And I’m not imagining no heaven. Jesus gives hope. Government can’t give people a heart change or hope.
— Larry The Cable Guy (@GitRDoneLarry) March 20, 2020