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A man walks past movie posters at at AMC Theater in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)
Hollywood reacted with skepticism on Monday to US President Donald Trump's announcement of 100 percent tariffs on foreign films, with movie insiders calling it a policy made up on the fly by a president who fails to understand how the industry works.
"It makes no sense," entertainment lawyer Jonathan Handel said of Trump's idea.
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