Danny Trejo’s son says dad is ‘handcuffed’ to Ben Shapiro’s controversial ICE film: ‘People don’t know what goes into these contracts’
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Danny Trejo’s son is pushing back against the narrative that his father knew what he was getting into by signing onto the controversial Daily Wire film Pawn Shop. The 82-year-old Mexican actor came under fire after he was cast in the pro-Immigrations and Customs Enforcement movie, which is being produced by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro’s company. The film is set in Minneapolis in the aftermath of the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good. Danny denied being “pro-ICE” and said he was “pro immigrant” in a short statement shared last week. But now his son, Gilbert Trejo, is claiming that the Spy Kids actor is being forced to keep quiet due to his contract for the film — and that he was tricked into joining the movie in the first place. “My dad can’t really come out and say how he feels about any of this in any real way,” Gilbert, …
