{"id":251247,"date":"2026-07-10T17:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/james-woods-hides-after-allegations-of-inviting-teens-to-vegas\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T17:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:25:07","slug":"james-woods-hides-after-allegations-of-inviting-teens-to-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/james-woods-hides-after-allegations-of-inviting-teens-to-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"James Woods Hides After Allegations of Inviting Teens to Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Why is anyone discussing James Woods, of all people, in 2026?<\/p>\n<p>The actor has made his social media profile private after being bombarded with allegations of attempting to pick up teen girls whom he knew to be underage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2017\/11\/james-woods-named-by-elizabeth-perkins-number-metoo-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Woods is infamous<\/a> for multiple reasons, both political and personal.<\/p>\n<p>As for why people are talking about him now, there\u2019s actually a <em>very <\/em>good reason.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_01-1024x648.jpg\" alt=\"James Woods in 2013.\" class=\"wp-image-558808 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_01-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_01-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_01-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_01-2048x1296.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_01-960x608.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_01-1080x684.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_01-1200x760.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor James Woods at Pacific Design Center on April 9, 2013.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jason Merritt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-m-16-i-said-even-better-he-said\">\u2018\u201dI\u2019m 16\u2033 I said. \u201cEven better\u201d he said\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>In the summer of 2017, Woods was posting what would be the precurser to the more recent \u201cgroomer\u201d anti-LGBTQ+ smears. He was discussing an age gap among fictional characters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJames Woods tried to pick me and my friend up at a restaurant once,\u201d actress Amber Tamblyn wrote on what was then Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wanted to take us to Vegas. \u2018I\u2019m 16\u2019 I said. \u2018Even better\u2019 he said,\u201d she tweeted. Woods would go on to deny that the event ever took place. <\/p>\n<p>This prompted Tamblyn to pen an open letter, which <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/amber-tamblyn-open-letter-james-woods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teen Vogue<\/a><\/em> published that September, recalling the incident as having happened just after she got her driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon leaving the restaurant we were stopped by you and your friend, who both seemed very nice,\u201d Tamblyn described.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_twitter_01.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of James Woods' Twitter profile in 2026, set to private, with the pwease no steppy libertarian snake flag as his banner.\" class=\"wp-image-558809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_twitter_01.png 597w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_twitter_01-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_twitter_01.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of James Woods' Twitter profile in 2026, set to private, with the pwease no steppy libertarian snake flag as his banner.\" class=\"wp-image-558809 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_twitter_01.png 597w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_twitter_01-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0710_jameswoods_twitter_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In early July 2026, James Woods once again set his X\/Twitter account to private amidst hard-earned backlash.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAt one point you suggested we should all go to Las Vegas together,\u201d Tamblyn wrote. \u201c\u2018It\u2019s such a great place, have you ever been?\u201d You tried to make it sound innocent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She observed: \u201cThis is something predatory men like to do, I\u2019ve noticed. Make it sound innocent. Just a dollop of insinuation. Just a hair of persuasion. Just a pinch of suggestion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018It will be so much fun, I promise you. Nothing has to happen, we will just have a good time together,\u201d Tamblyn recalled Woods telling them. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told you my age, kindly and with no judgment or aggression,\u201d she continued. \u201cI told you my age because I thought you would be immediately horrified and take back your offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tamblyn wrote: \u201cYou laughed and said, \u2018Even better. We\u2019ll have so much fun, I promise.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amber Tamblyn Is Asked About James Woods | WWHL\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XRloeCjD8pU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-are-people-talking-about-james-woods-now\">Why are people talking about James Woods now?<\/h2>\n<p>Most of us have lived with the knowledge that the actor, who has had a number of solid roles during his career, is a dreadfully awful person in a number of ways.<\/p>\n<p>But why is this story from nearly 9 years ago making the rounds on social media?<\/p>\n<p>For one thing, it\u2019s because some people didn\u2019t know. There are, to be blunt, so many horrible men on the internet that not everyone can keep track.<\/p>\n<p>But it also has to do with a seemingly different and yet not-so-dissimilar man, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/stephen-king-defends-graham-platner-after-rape-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graham Platner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The disgraced Senate candidate from Maine dropped out amidst sexual assault allegations following nearly a year of scandals, including his totenkopf tattoo, his use of the r-slur on social media, and more. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Republican actor James Woods is now facing child predator allegations after trying to take a 16-year-old on a private trip to Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>When the young girl informed him of her age, he replied: \u201cEven better.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hIypz3qGEa\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/hIypz3qGEa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GOP Ls (@GOP__Ls) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GOP__Ls\/status\/2075354352047321105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">July 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On Wednesday night, Woods \u2014 like many Americans, including his own political adversaries \u2014 celebrated Platner ending his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Nazi is done,\u201d he tweeted, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/07\/09\/graham-platner-senate-campaign-james-woods\/90859187007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Providence Journal<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Woods is an avowed fan of Donald Trump. He has even declared that he is an Independent, believing that the GOP is not radically in Trump\u2019s corner <em>enough<\/em>. So decrying his own political foes as a \u201cNazi,\u201d true or not, seems hypocritical.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, a man accused of sexual misconduct (Tamblyn is not his only accuser; she is simply relevant to the topic that has seemingly driven Woods underground yet again) celebrating a politician stepping down after allegations of sexual assault seems \u2026<em> less than overly self-aware<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re sure that Woods believes that he and Trump are both entirely unlike Platner, and that these comparisons and this topic of discussion are all unfair. People seldom see themselves the way that the world perceives them.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/james-woods-goes-private-amber-tamblyn-teen-allegations-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Why is anyone discussing James Woods, of all people, in 2026? The actor has made his social media profile private after being bombarded with allegations of attempting to pick up teen girls whom he knew to be underage. Woods is infamous for multiple reasons, both political and personal. As for why [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":251249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-251247","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}