Ever hear that phrase “say it forget it, write it regret it?” Well, in this day and age where everything one posts can be the subject of public scrutiny, many more should take this phrase to heart because it looks like it has put another high-profile person in the headlines.
Nick Vallelonga, co-writer of awards season favorite Green Book, deleted his Twitter account after an old tweet resurfaced in which he echoed then-candidate Donald Trump’s view that Muslims in New Jersey were seen celebrating when the World Trade Center towers fell on September 11, 2001. Even though he deleted his account, the internet was able to pull the tweet faster than Vallelonga could make it disappear:
According to numerous outlets, that claim has since been debunked so the tweet has more negative weight today. Nick Vallelonga is riding high at the moment as the co-writer of Green Book, which won the Best Screenplay award at the Golden Globes. Green Book has been an awards season darling and is likely to score several Oscar nominations when they are announced. Co-penned by Vallelonga, Brian Currie and director Peter Farrelly, Green Book also won two other Golden Globes on Sunday: Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali, who played a black jazz pianist who goes on a concert tour of the Jim Crow South in 1962. At the Academy Awards two years ago, Ali became the first Muslim to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. I’m guessing this is the main reason someone made a point unearth this tweet and do it at a very crucial time for the film. Ali has yet to comment on the Tweet and Vallelonga has also not made a statement since the post resurfaced.
