W. Kamau Bell Slams Fellow Stand Up Comedian Nate Bargatze for Attending White House's UFC Event: 'Don't Be in a Photo with Fascists' - Just Jared - Celebrity News and Gossip

Stand up comedian W. Kamau Bell is calling out fellow stand up Nate Bargatze for attending the White House’s UFC event earlier this month, which was held on Donald Trump‘s 80th birthday.

There were several celebrities who were in attendance at the event, but Bargatze‘s presence quickly went viral when he released a statement explaining why he attended. His rep explained that Nate is apparently not political and also enjoys UFC.

W. Kamau Bell published an essay calling out Bargatze‘s rep’s statement

He shared his Substack essay, titled “It Is So Easy To Not Do This,” where he wrote, “Recently, some people who want us to think of them as ‘nice’ and ‘good’ have acted ‘surprised’ when the public has been surprised to see evidence of these ‘nice’ and ‘good’ people willingly associating with proud fascists,” he wrote, before adding “Don’t be in a photo with fascists.”

He then captioned a pic of Bargatze with RFK Jr. and his wife Cheryl Hines: “Notorious nice and good guy comedian Nate Bargatze at the UFC Freedom 250 cage fights at the White House. If you ever saw me in a photo with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., you can be guaranteed that my family was being threatened.”

“The easiest way to not be photographed with fascists is to not go to places where fascists coagulate…If you do go to a place where fascists are coagulating, then you had better have a good reason… like a John Brown/’Inglorious Basterds’ good reason.”

“No one cares how much you wanted to see the fights at the White House. The White House is currently registered as the home of a fascist… If you don’t want to be a member of Team Fascism, then after we see you with fascists, it is up to you to actively and immediately begin digging yourself out of the fascism hole and working your way back to the correct side of history. For the record, a statement from your rep or a social media post–or really anything short of immediate real world action doesn’t count,” he continued.

Which other celebrities went to the UFC event at the White House alongside Donald Trump?

We have the full list of celebs who went to the event, and the four who turned down the invite.

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