Arnold Schwarzenegger, known worldwide as one of the most beloved characters in ’80s action cinema, is in the midst of controversy over the resurface of a miniseries about his life, one of the biggest scandals of her career. According to a report published in the Los Angeles Times, in the run-up to the 2003 California gubernatorial election, the actor was accused of abusing six women for at least three decades. Back then, with the election campaign ahead of us, Shwarzenegger denied the allegations; However, he later not only admitted his mistake and apologized for his “bad behavior”.
Without giving any details, the “Terminator” protagonist said at the time that these events happened during the making of some of his films and that although he took it as a joke at the time, he is now aware that it wasn’t, it was in order.
“It’s true that I was on noisy film sets and did things that weren’t right, which I thought was a joke,” he told various international media outlets at the time. Now, 20 years later, the subject is brought back to the table thanks to “Arnold”, the series that offers a tour of his life, and in one of the sections of this project he confessed that he had a lot of He took his time to reflect on his past actions and, despite the time, apologized to anyone offended by his actions.
“These people I insulted. “I want to tell you that I am deeply sorry and I apologize,” he said. According to Rolling Stone magazine, the former politician stepped onto the camera and reiterated that whatever the time, what he had done was a totally reprehensible act: “My reaction at first was a bit defensive. Today I can look at it and say: It doesn’t matter what time it is; Whether it was in the Muscle Beach days 40 years ago or now, that was wrong.”
He was also completely surprised that this scandal had not dampened his political ambitions, as he believed that many more people would blame him and withdraw his support as a voter, which ultimately did not happen: ” Personally I was surprised that he didn’t have a major impact on elections. I thought more people would be offended,” he concluded.
“Arnold” was released in the Netflix catalog on June 7th and as per the description, the actor’s biography will be divided into three episodes allowing users to learn more about the character and witness the before and then in his life, after the events that shaped him.