Bill O'Reilly Boycotts Sean Penn, Calls MSNBC 'Hateful'- "Do we really care what he thinks?"

Bill O’Reilly has never been one to hold his tongue. A recent interview was no exception, especially when it came to actor Sean Penn.

Insisting that Penn’s politics are far too left for his taste, O’Reilly states that he simply cannot bring himself to patronize a Penn film. He does, however, appreciate the actor’s talents. Says O’Reilly to The Hollywood Reporter:

"He’s a great actor, and if you hire him, you’ll get a good performance. I’m just not going to give a guy who gives aid and comfort to people like [Iran president Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad, Hugo Chávez and Saddam Hussein, when he was alive, my ten bucks. That’s my right as an American."

Penn isn’t the only celebrity O’Reilly disdains. The newsman, who got his journalistic start on the show "Inside Edition," tells The Hollywood Reporter that he’s no fan of Bruce Springsteen, who he says spouts nonsense. Such famous people, says O’Reilly, have a duty to use their platform responsibly. Though he claims that he would attack right-wing celebrities, O’Reilly seems to most often take on those who oppose his strident opinion. Meanwhile, O’Reilly definitely doesn’t restrain himself when discussing rival news station MSNBC, about which he remarks, "They’re dishonest people who do a lot of damage. They put out a product — MSNBC — that is hateful, and they’re doing it solely to make money."