Adam Driver's US Army intent & 'islamophobia' row resurfaces again despite clarification

Adam Driver, who is known for being vocal about his views, recently hit headlines for remarks he had made citing on the 9/11 terror attack. During that past interview with a leading daily, Driver said that he wanted to join the US marines and fight terrorists who attacked the US. Adding to the same, he spoke about 9/11 and remarked that after 9/11, he desired retribution against ‘anyone’ who attacked the country. However, netizens now raised umbrage over the actor's remarks.

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Adam Driver criticised on social media 

The debate around terrorism in the US has been polarised in two directions - between those who seek to delink terror from religion, and those like US President Donald Trump who insist on calling it Radical Islamic terror. However, Adam Driver in his interview, clearly mentioned that his remarks don't aim any particular religion or race, though some still called it Islampohobic. It is important to note here that Driver had at that time itself clarified that his remarks needn't be construed as being against any religion.

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Adam Driver was last seen in Marriage Story. He was also nominated for the Academy Awards for the same. Marriage Story follows the life of an about-to-be-divorced couple and their take on family life post-separation. Helmed by Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story has been heaping praises from moviegoers across the globe, as the much-acclaimed film is ironically a love story told through the lens of a divorce.

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