Meryl Streep lambastes Trump in Golden Globes speech


  • World
  • Monday, 09 Jan 2017

Meryl Streep holds the Cecil B. DeMille Award during the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) - Actress Meryl Streep turned a Golden Globe acceptance speech into a scathing attack on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, saying she had been heartbroken by his imitation of a disabled reporter during his campaign.

"There was one performance this year that stunned me," Streep, 67, said as she was honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award Sunday night.

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