Glen Powell Is Staying Quiet on Politics Because ‘I Do Not Like the Discourse,’ Says ‘Running Man’ Flopped After Paramount Laid Off ‘Entire Marketing Department’

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Glen Powell Is Staying Quiet on Politics Because ‘I Do Not Like the Discourse,’ Says ‘Running Man’ Flopped After Paramount Laid Off ‘Entire Marketing Department’WorldPing
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What happened

Glen Powell is the latest Hollywood heavyweight to express a disinterest in talking about politics in press interviews.

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  • Reported by Variety and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:02:10 UTC.

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  1. Glen Powell Is Staying Quiet on Politics Because ‘I Do Not Like the Discourse,’ Says ‘Running Man’ Flopped After Paramount Laid Off ‘Entire Marketing Department’

  2. David Krumholtz Joins ‘The Trial Of Louise Woodward’ At HBO After Mulling “Indefinite Break” From Acting

  3. Pixar, Lionsgate and Paramount Nab $100 Million in California Tax Credits

  4. As New York Comic Con Turns 20, Organizer Teases Coney Island Team-Up, After 3 p.m. Ticket and Possibility of Expanding to Five Days Next Year

  5. DEVO Frontman Mark Mothersbaugh on 1970s Pop Band Predicting Today’s Politics: “It’s Gone Really Dark Again”

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