A documentary going behind the scenes of Donald Trump‘s 2024 campaign contains an unexpected moment between the president and Brian Grazer.
The Oscar-winning producer and longtime Democratic donor is shown schmoozing with Trump inside the V.I.P. box at a football game, according to The New York Times‘ coverage of a Fox Nation documentary series titled Art of the Surge.
In the documentary, Grazer gets his photo taken with Trump and informs people in the room he voted for the Republican, as well. But when Grazer told “some women he knows” that he wasn’t voting for Democrat Kamala Harris, the effect was almost like “getting canceled,” the Times quotes him saying.
“All the women looked in and go, ‘You mean, you’re not voting for Kamala?’ And I go, ‘I just can’t do that.’ And then, one of them leaned in further, and said, ‘Are you voting for Trump?’ And I said, ‘I am.’ I swear!”
The Times also reached out to Grazer, who explained his Trump vote thusly: “As a centrist, it was because I could feel and see Biden’s deterioration and the lack of direction in the Democratic Party at that time.”
Art of the Surge season two is currently streaming on Fox Nation. The documentary is produced by former Tucker Carlson Tonight executive producer Justin Wells, who was accused of sexual assault and harassment in a 2023 lawsuit. Wells denied the claims and the suit was settled by Fox News for $12 million.
Grazer reportedly donated to Harris in the past as well as raised money for other Democrats. The Imagine Entertainment co-founder was also among those signing an open letter thanking Joe Biden in 2023 for his efforts to release hostages in Gaza.
Last month, Grazer and his producing partner Ron Howard attended the The Wall Street Journal‘s The Future of Everything conference where he predicted that AI wouldn’t be replacing Hollywood writers anytime soon.
“No one can point to where AI could produce soul, or life essence, or the best entertainment storytelling. Movies and television usually become memorable because you feel the soul or energy of something that is another dimension,” Grazer said.
