TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) —The team behind the Netflix hit “Peaky Blinders” is slamming Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for using a clip from the show in a recent political ad that appears to target the LGBTQ+ community.
Posted on Twitter on June 30, the last day of Pride Month, the ad takes shots at DeSantis’ ally-turned-rival, former President Donald Trump, for allegedly being soft on the LGBTQ+ community.
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The The video was posted by the “DeSantis War Room” Twitter account.the governor’s “Operation Rapid Response,” which shares posts about his campaign.
“To close out ‘Pride Month, we hear from the politician who did more than any other Republican to celebrate…'” the Twitter caption read.
The ad includes interview clips and headlines from Trump that suggest he might support the LGBTQ+ community, depending on one’s interpretation.
Halfway through the video, it cuts to DeSantis, who has not been shy about supporting, even signing, anti-LBGTQ+ legislation. Florida’s highly controversial bill“The Parental Rights in Education Act,” known by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
The governor’s montage also features headline stories about his support for anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and several times cuts to prominent film and television figures, such as Cillian Murphy’s character in “Peaky Blinders,” Brad Pitt in “Troy” and Christian. Bale in “American Psycho.”
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On July 5, a week after DeSantis released his campaign announcement, the “Peaky Blinders” team shared a statement on Twitter, he said the clip of Murphy’s character used in the ad was “obtained without official permission or license,” adding that the team does not support or endorse the narrative in the video.
“On behalf of the partners of Peaky Blinders: Steven Knight, Cillian Murphy, Caryn Mandabach, Productions, Tiger Aspect Productions and Banijay Rights, we confirm that the images of the Tommy Shelby character used in the video released by the Ron DeSantis campaign were obtained without permission. or official license. We do not support or endorse video narration and strongly disapprove of using the content in this way,” the “Peaky Blinders” team said in a statement.
