Breitbart Reports: The only time the far-left Hollywood Reporter (THR) reached out to me was nearly ten years ago. It was after I’d argued that Seth Rogen’s divisive political ranting had damaged the box office of the highly anticipated biopic Steve Jobs (which flopped). THR basically called me on the carpet to explain myself — to defend the commonsense belief that divisive celebrities damage their box office appeal.

Thankfully, I was interviewed by the only good guy over there, Paul Bond (who’s since moved to Newsweek), so the Q&A was reported accurately. But the premise of the interview was obvious: explain yourself, Nolte! So, I did — and did so using facts, logic, and THR’s own reporting. I also brazenly predicted that Quentin Tarantino’s grotesque patronizing of the black community by trashing cops would hurt The Hateful Eight’s box office appeal (the movie then flopped).

Needless to say, THR has ignored me ever since.

I don’t mean to brag, but as someone who winces a whole lot more often than not at his past work, that interview is something I’m proud of. Oh, and if you’ve noticed, Seth Rogen isn’t making headlines with his political insults anymore. Nor is Tarantino.

But my point is that THR is so bubbled and corrupted that I was publicly challenged to explain the commonsense idea that if the spokesperson for your product — be it Ronald McDonald, Captain Crunch, or a movie star — offends half the customers, it will hurt the bottom line.

THR refused to admit such a thing was true because to admit it would hurt the leftist cause. Dumb stars and celebrities could no longer be fooled into believing it was good PR to trash half the country.