Actor and comedian Michael Rapaport slammed TikTok arsenic a "dirty" and "biased" level arsenic the video app went acheronian for U.S. users implicit the weekend.
Rapaport's video was posted earlier the app unopen disconnected owed to its ties to the Chinese Communist authorities via genitor institution ByteDance. Congress passed a instrumentality past twelvemonth that forced TikTok to beryllium sold to an American institution oregon beryllium banned successful the U.S. with a deadline of Jan. 19.
"You did it yourself, TikTok, TikTok-ers," Rapaport said arsenic helium launched into his rant. "You tin accidental what you privation astir Elon Musk. You tin accidental what you privation astir Zuckerberg. At slightest we person a face. At slightest we person radical to kick to. We tin tweet astatine them. We tin DM them. We could enactment our look connected wax and shriek and outcry astatine them."
Michael Rapaport went aft TikTok, which precocious returned work to U.S. users aft going acheronian for astir 12 hours. (Greg Doherty/Bravo via Getty Images)
"We don't cognize who the f--- has been moving this platform," helium added. "This level is dirty. This level is biased. It's d--- adjacent brushed p--- connected here. I've seen immoderate brainsick s--- connected TikTok. You did it to yourself."
However, TikTok service was reinstated for U.S. users connected Sunday aft going acheronian for astir 12 hours.
Before TikTok discontinue working, a connection shared connected the app stated that President Trump had indicated helium would enactment with the Chinese-owned institution for a "solution" to the nationalist information issue. In his rant, Rapaport pointed retired that it's unclear who precisely is the look down the video app.
A screenshot of an update connected the TikTok app connected Jan. 18. (Fox News Digital)
"We don't cognize who the f--- has been moving this platform. This level is dirty. This level is biased. It's d--- adjacent brushed p--- connected here. I've seen immoderate brainsick s--- connected TikTok. You did it to yourself."
— Michael Rapaport"Say what you privation astir Facebook, Instagram, X, WhatsApp, Snapchat," Rapaport continued. "At slightest we cognize who's moving the joint. We don't cognize what the f--- and who the f--- is doing what astatine TikTok and the vile antisemitic, anti-Jewish, anti-Israel brushed p--- … bye, bye TikTok."
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Michael Rapaport antecedently slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his effect to the L.A. fires successful a video shared to TikTok. (Getty Images)
Rapaport is an avid TikTok user, with his relationship boasting 4.5 cardinal followers.
The "True Romance" prima precocious went viral aft posting a rant astir California Gov. Gavin Newsom's handling of the Los Angeles fires.
Rapaport slammed "Gavin with the bully hairsbreadth Newsom" for talking astir "Trump-proofing" California erstwhile helium should person been focused connected "fire-proofing" the state.
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Michael Rapaport criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom, above, for focusing connected Donald Trump alternatively of "fire-proofing" California. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
"You’re talking astir Trump this, Trump that. He’s not adjacent president," the 54-year-old said successful a video helium posted to Instagram connected Jan. 14 astir the Southern California fires, which destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.
"Get the f--- retired of here!" helium said of Newsom. "'We’ll bash amended adjacent time. We request to larn from our mistakes,'" helium mocked.
"You’re not moving for sixth-grade people president," helium added. "Them days are over."
"What a bully aged lad you turned retired to be, you small bulls--- artist," Rapaport said.
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Fox News Digital's Brie Stimson contributed to this report.