Hollywood would rather you forget its fangirling for Anthony Fauci

Hollywood’s love affair with disgraced Dr.Anthony Fauci was bad enough at the time.

In the wake of his shameful Fifth Amendment performance in the Senate this week, it looks even worse.Celebrities cheered the diminutive doc during the lockdowns, assuring us he was the expert we needed in troubled times.Some expert.Many Americans saw the doublespeak of the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for what it was, in real time.Don’t wear a mask.Wear a mask.

Take the vaccine at all costs (what’s a side effect?).Stay home (but feel free to protest systemic racism).Now, between Kentucky Sen.

Rand Paul’s release of the “Fauci diaries,” and the doctor’s humiliating Capitol Hill non-testimony, everyone else should know the truth.Long before he took the Fifth, Dr.Fauci had a lot to say — on any network, anytime.He single-handedly helped shatter our trust in medical science.

His lockdown mania also crushed businesses, crashed student test scores and left millions isolated from their dying loved ones.He dined with journos while we were told to eat TV dinners alone.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story The media deserves plenty of blame for not asking tougher questions about Fauci’s flip-floppery.So does Celebrity, Inc.“Saturday Night Live” hired the most handsome actor in La La Land to portray him on the sketch comedy show.Brad Pitt’s Dr.

Fauci impression torched President Donald Trump but couldn’t lay a glove on the not-so-good doctor.The worst part? Pitt broke character, took off his silver wig and addressed Fauci directly.“Thank you for your calm and your clarity in this unnerving time.”Stephen Colbert invited Dr.Fauci on “The Late Show” in 2022 to get his vaccine booster on-a...