Fox News Slams Jamie Lee Curtis for Using Gun in 'Halloween'

Jamie Lee Curtis, also known as Hollywood's "Scream Queen," encountered criticism from Fox News for playing a gun-wielding character in the upcoming Halloween remake. Due to the actor's publicized stance on gun control, the publication slammed her by suggesting "she apparently isn't entirely anti-gun."

Curtis, 59, plays Laurie Strode in the fictional Halloween franchise. The horror-thriller series is being revisited by director David Gordon Green, who developed a film that serves as the franchise's eleventh installment and a sequel to the 1978 movie. Halloween occurs four decades after the original film took place, where Laurie succeeded in surviving Michael Myers' attack. Michael manages to flee captivity and he has his eyes set on Haddonfield, Illinois, once more.

"Do you know that I prayed every night that he would escape?" Curtis's character Laurie said in the film's trailer before adding, "So I can kill him." Laurie is then shown sharpening her shooting skills, a scene that proved to catch the attention of Fox News.

"Jamie's got a gun in the latest Halloween reboot," the Fox News story began, "In the 11th installment of the horror film series, Jamie Lee Curtis's character, Laurie Strode, is seen wielding firearms in her quest to kill the film's legendary villain, Michael Myers...But Curtis's on-screen actions stand in contrast to her real-life persona as an advocate for gun control—one of several Hollywood actors who use firearms in their films while preaching against them away from the set."

Fox News' article went on to list examples of previous roles where Curtis was seen toting a gun on-screen. The news outlet cited Blue Steel, Halloween II, True Lies and Virus as movies where the actress is featured using "firearms multiple times."

"The conundrum applies to other Hollywood A-listers like George Clooney, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Julianne Moore, Sally Field and Jim Carey, who have all made their living portraying gun-toting characters while calling for stricter gun reform," the Fox News article continued.

Fox's commentary on Curtis's role didn't amuse Twitter users. In response to the Fox News report's criticism over Curtis, fans took to the social media platform to mock the news outlet in return.

Matthew Gertz, a reporter for Media Matters for America, tweeted: "Every Hollywood actor who has ever played a Nazi character should be grilled over whether they are actually fascists."

"Movies are pretend," Judd Legum, founder of ThinkProgress, tweeted. "There is not really a masked madman stalking a small town in Illinois. Let me know if you have any other questions."

Comedy writer Jason O. Gilbert hit Twitter with a joke, tweeting: "Tim Allen murders Santa Claus in 1994 movie despite advocating for [the] celebration of Christmas."

Curtis has frequently expressed her stance on gun legislation. After a school shooting occurred at Texas' Santa Fe High School in May, Curtis took to Twitter to advocate for stricter gun safety laws.

"All previous light-hearted tweets get dismissed immediately as the heavy heart reality of another school shooting takes us back to the need for stronger gun legislation," Curtis wrote. "Assault weapons ban now! Assault weapons ban now! Assault weapons ban now! Assault weapons ban now! Assault weapons ban now!"

In 2015, the actress even suggested the word "control" should be "out of the debate." Instead, recommending it be referred to as "gun safety."

Halloween hits theaters October 19.