Robert De Niro says his speech was censored at Gotham Awards — so he read it anyway: 'How dare they'

Or take them out of his mouth, for that matter.

That’s when he went back and read his original speech off of his phone.

I just want to say one thing,De Niro said.

The beginning of my speech was edited, cut out, and I didnt know about it.

And I want to read it."

He continued, “History isnt history anymore.

Truth is not truth.

Even facts are being replaced by alternative facts and driven by conspiracy theories and ugliness.

And hes keeping up the pace in his current campaign of retribution.”

How dare they do that, actually.

But now I will go to accepting the award."

Apple and the Gotham Awards did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.

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